The 30 largest ship owners in each segment were identified based on their fleets capacity in dead weight tons (DWT).
Some companies are represented in more than one segment, resulting in a total of 94 companies included in the analysis.
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Market share of the 30 largest ship owners globally by segment 2021
At the end of 2021, deadweight capacity of the global fleet was unevenly distributed depending on the shipping segment. In the container shipping segment, the ** largest companies controlled ** percent of the market, thus showing a high level of concentration. In the bulk shipping segment, on the other hand, the ** largest companies operated only ** percent of the global bulk carrier fleet.
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Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping. (May 31, 2022). Market share of the 30 largest shipping companies in terms of dead weight tonnage (DWT) worldwide in 2021, by segment [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/1365397/market-share-largest-ship-owners-worldwide-by-segment/
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