5 Biggest Shipping Companies in the World Ranked by Tonnage

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In this article we are going to list the 5 biggest shipping companies in the world. For a detailed coverage of this topic and a more comprehensive list please take a look at the 16 biggest shipping companies in the world.

5. Hapag-Loyd

Total TEU of the company in 2022: 1,795,217

Total number of ships of the company (both owned and chartered): 248

Hapag-Loyd is a German shipping company which specializes in dangerous goods, special cargo projects and reefer cargo, and has over 400 offices in 135 countries. Currently, Hapag-Loyd is collaborating with Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL) where the latter will provide the former with LNG to ultra large dual-fuel container vessels, with these ships to be deployed on Europe-Far East routes calling at most major ports.

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