World rank4thof the 100 largest carriers

Existing fleet3.66m TEU565 ships

Share of world fleet10.6%According to Alphaliner

Orderbook1,908,966 TEU156 ships · 52.2% of its fleet

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What the data say

Of that capacity, 2,202,330 TEU (210 ships) is owned and 1,453,965 TEU (355 ships) is chartered from other owners: 39.8% of its fleet is chartered, above the 37.3% average for the top 100.

It has a further 156 ships on firm order, with 1,908,966 TEU, equivalent to 52.2% of the fleet it operates today.

Figures are for the consolidated group, which includes COSCO Shipping Co Ltd, OOCL, Shanghai Pan Asia Shipping, New Golden Sea Shipping, Coheung and Diamond Line GmbH.

In the ranking it sits behind CMA CGM Group, which operates 815,033 TEU more, and ahead of Hapag-Lloyd, with 1,246,172 TEU less.

Fleet breakdown

Owned, chartered and on order

TEU

Owned2,202,330 TEU · 210 ships

Chartered1,453,965 TEU · 355 ships

Orderbook1,908,966 TEU · 156 ships

In the ranking

Carriers of similar size

#	Carrier	TEU	Ships	Share
2	Maersk	4,728,084	750	13.7%
3	CMA CGM Group	4,471,328	729	12.9%
4	COSCO Group	3,656,295	565	10.6%
5	Hapag-Lloyd	2,410,123	289	7.0%
6	ONE (Ocean Network Express)	2,191,058	271	6.3%

About this data

Nominal capacity of the container ships COSCO Group 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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