Market share of the largest container ship alliances 2012-2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Oct 24, 2023
The global container shipping market has consolidated into three main alliances over the last decade. While between 2012 and 2013, around 70 percent of the market was divided into independent shipping companies, their market share decreased to just about 20 percent between 2017 and 2021. 2M Alliance, OA Alliance, and THE Alliance dominated the global container shipping market from 2017 to 2021 with a combined market share of some 75 percent.

Market share of the leading container shipping alliances from 2012 to 2021

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March 2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2012 to 2020

Supplementary notes

G6 Aliance: APL, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine, MOL, NYK Line, and Orient Overseas Container Line.
CKHYE Alliance: Cosco Shipping, K-Line, Yang Ming, Hanjin, and Evergreen Line.
O3 Alliance: CMA CGM, China Shipping, and United Arab Shipping Co.
2M: Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Co.
Ocean Alliance: CMA, COSCO Shipping, and Evergreen Line.
THE Alliance: Ocean Network Express, Yang Ming, and Hapag Lloyd.

* The remaining five percent of the market are not accounted for by the source.

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