The Top Ten Shipping Companies for Latin America

Maersk Line Group was established in 1904 and is based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Its Maersk Line is the world's largest container shipping company, accounting for 17% of the global container shipping market. In 2017, Maersk acquired another South American shipping giant: Hamburg Sud (HBS), which now has 738 container ships and more than 4.2 million TEUS.

2. Mediterranean Shipping (MSC)
Founded in 1970, Mediterranean Shipping (MSC) is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, second only to Maersk, and is the second largest container shipping company in the world, with a global business network. MSC currently has 616 container ships and more than 4.1 million international standard containers and more than 200 routes.

3. CMA CGM (CMA)
CMA CGM was founded in 1978. It is the largest container shipping company in France and the third largest in the world, based in Marseille, France. The CMA CGM Group operates a fleet of 539 ships and more than 3 million international standard TEU worldwide, with more than 200 routes.

4. China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO)
China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company was established in 1961, headquartered in Beijing, and is the fourth largest container shipping company in the world. The autonomous fleet includes 488 container ships with a capacity of 2.9 million TEU and 264 international routes.

5. Hapag-Lloyd Corporation (HPL)
Hapag-Lloyd is a German container shipping company dedicated to transportation and logistics. Based in Hamburg, the world's fifth largest shipping company was established in 1970. It has 260 modern ships and 1.78 million containers.

6. Ocean Network Express (ONE)
In 2017, KLINE, MOL and NYK LINE jointly funded the establishment of Ocean Network Shipping Co., Ltd., which is the sixth largest shipping company in the world. It has 217 ships and 1.58 million containers.

7.Evergreen Shipping Co., Ltd. (EMC)
Evergreen Shipping Co., Ltd. was established in 1968, the world's seventh largest shipping company, based in Taiwan. It has 204 ships and 1.4 million containers. And it owns the world's largest container ship "Ever Ace" that can carry 24,000 containers.

8. YangMing Marine Transport Corp. (YML)
YangMing Marine Transport Corp was established in 1972, the world's ninth largest shipping company, based in Taiwan. It has 87 ships and 620,000 containers.

9. Wanhai Lines Ltd (WANHAI)
Wanhai Lines Ltd was established in 1965, the 10th largest shipping company in the world, based in Taiwan. It has 150 ships and 420,000 containers.

10. ZIM Integrated Shipping Co., Ltd. (ZIM)
ZIM Integrated Shipping Co., Ltd. was established in 1945 and is based in Israel and is the 11th largest shipping company in the world. It has 107 ships and 420,000 containers.