This chart represents the ranking of the world's leading container ship operators as of May 3, 2017, based on the number of twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) owned and chartered. With more than three million TEUs in total, APM-Maersk was in first place in this ranking at that date.
APM-Maersk is a Danish conglomerate operating in various sectors, primarily transportation and energy. The main business area of the Maersk group is container shipping and related activities. These activities include: container shipping services worldwide, logistics and chartering solutions, as well as terminal operations under the brand names Maersk Line, Safmarine, and Damco. The Maersk group headquarters is located in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Alphaliner. (May 3, 2017). Twenty-foot equivalent units owned and chartered by the world's leading container ship operators as of May 3, 2017 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1639512/main-container-ship-operators-teu-owned-and-chartered-worldwide/
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Twenty-foot equivalent units owned and chartered by the world's leading container ship operators as of May 3, 2017 [Graph], Alphaliner, May 3, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1639512/main-container-ship-operators-teu-owned-and-chartered-worldwide/
