Data includes the 30 largest ship owners by segment, which led to 94 companies being surveyed. 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.
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HQ location of the largest ship owners globally by region 2021
At the end of 2021, the world's largest shipping companies had their headquarters located mostly in Asia and Europe. ** shippers were based in Europe and ** shipping companies operated out of Asia that year.
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