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China United Lines (CULines)

China United Lines (CULines) is the world’s 22nd largest container carrier by fleet capacity, according to Alphaliner as of 13 October 2026. It operates 47 container ships with 109,433 TEU, 0.3% of the world liner fleet.
Rank 22ChinaData as of 13 October 2026
Top 100Corporate website
World rank22ndof the 100 largest carriers
Existing fleet109,433 TEU47 ships
Share of world fleet0.3%According to Alphaliner
Orderbook91,693 TEU18 ships · 83.8% of its fleet

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Of that capacity, 18,120 TEU (10 ships) is owned and 91,313 TEU (37 ships) is chartered from other owners: 83.4% of its fleet is chartered, above the 37.3% average for the top 100.

It has a further 18 ships on firm order, with 91,693 TEU, equivalent to 83.8% of the fleet it operates today.

In the ranking it sits behind Emirates Shipping Line, which operates 5,419 TEU more, and ahead of RCL (Regional Container L.), with 13,512 TEU less.

Fleet breakdown

TEU
Owned18,120 TEU · 10 ships
Chartered91,313 TEU · 37 ships
Orderbook91,693 TEU · 18 ships

In the ranking

#CarrierTEUShipsShare
20TS Lines125,784450.4%
21Emirates Shipping Line114,852250.3%
22China United Lines (CULines)109,433470.3%
23RCL (Regional Container L.)95,921330.3%
24Ningbo Ocean Shipping Co87,650870.3%

Nominal capacity of the container ships China United Lines (CULines) operates, owned or chartered, according to the Alphaliner Top 100 (AXS Marine) of 13 October 2026. It does not measure cargo carried. El Estrecho Digital stores a daily snapshot to track its trend.

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