The 10 Largest Container Shipping Companies in the World

10. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK)

Country: Japan

Founded: 1880

Total Capacity (TEU): 412,859

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, a core Mitsubishi company in Japan, presently manages around 776 major ocean ships, including 155 container ships, 286 bulk carriers, 113 car shippers, 21 reefer carriers, 55 wood-chip carriers, 30 LNG carriers, 78 tankers and 3 travel ships, in addition to its fleet of planes, trains and trucks. This company has 240 office locations in 27 countries, storehouses on almost every continent and marine operations around the world. It is popularly recognized as one of the ten largest container shipping companies in the world, and in fact, it is!