What are the international shipping lines? The following is an introduction to major international shipping companies.
1. (MAERSK) Maersk Line
Founded in 1904 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Maersk has a global network covering major trade lanes in Asia, Europe, and the transatlantic region. It also offers extensive port calls between South America, Europe, and Africa.
2. (MSC) Mediterranean Shipping Company, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. MSC's network spans the globe, covering numerous ports in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
3. (CMA-CGM) CMA CGM, headquartered in Marseille, France. It primarily operates on routes to Europe, the Mediterranean, North-West Africa, and Australia-U.S. lines.
4. (COSCO) China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited - Merger of COSCO Container Lines and China Shipping Container Lines
Founded in 1961, China's largest shipping enterprise and one of the world's largest ocean transportation companies. COSCO has formed a global structure centered in Beijing, with radiation points in nine major regional companies including Hong Kong, Americas, Europe, Singapore, Japan, Australia, South Korea, West Asia, and Africa.
5. (HPL) Hapag-Lloyd Container Line, with operations covering Southern Europe, Northern Europe, North America, Latin America, and Asia. Its advantageous routes include Europe, Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asian base ports, and Singapore.
6. (ONE) Ocean Network Express (China) Co., Ltd., formed by the merger of K Line, MOL, and NYK.
7. EMC (EVERGREEN) Evergreen Marine Corporation, from Taiwan, China. Its full-container liner services cover five global regions: Asia-North America / Asia-Caribbean; Asia-Europe / Asia-Mediterranean; Europe-U.S. East Coast Atlantic; Asia-Australia / Asia-Mauritius, South Africa, South America; and Asia regional routes / Asia-Middle East, Red Sea / Asia-Indian Subcontinent.
8. (YML) Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation, headquartered in Keelung City, Taiwan. Yang Ming mainly operates routes to Europe, America, the Middle East, and near-sea regions.
9. (HMM) Hyundai Merchant Marine, from South Korea, is one of the world's largest intermodal shipping companies.
10. (WHL) Wan Hai Lines, from Taiwan, China. Its route network covers almost the entire Asia-Pacific region. Advantageous routes include European base ports, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Middle East-India-Pakistan.
11. (ZIM) ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., from Israel. ZIM's advantageous routes include Southeast Asia, Central and South America, European inland points, and special containers (reefer and dangerous goods).
12. (MATSON) Matson Navigation Company, from the United States. Advantageous routes include Los Angeles, Oakland, etc.
13. (APL) American President Lines, from Singapore, formed by the merger of American President Lines and Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
14. (PIL) Pacific International Lines, from Singapore. Main routes include the Middle East, India-Pakistan-Red Sea, Southeast Asia, and transshipment via Singapore to West Africa, East Africa, and Australia.
15. (OOCL) Orient Overseas Container Line Limited, from Hong Kong, China. Its routes connect Asia, Europe, North America, the Mediterranean, India, and other regions.
There are many other shipping companies offering maritime transport services. If you need shipping services, please contact us for specific carrier bookings and transportation. Contact number: 130-7567-8958.
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