World rank21stof the 100 largest carriers

Existing fleet114,852 TEU25 ships

Share of world fleet0.3%According to Alphaliner

Orderbook42,510 TEU3 ships · 37.0% of its fleet

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What the data say

Of that capacity, 0 TEU (0 ships) is owned and 114,852 TEU (25 ships) is chartered from other owners: 100.0% of its fleet is chartered, above the 37.3% average for the top 100.

It has a further 3 ships on firm order, with 42,510 TEU, equivalent to 37.0% of the fleet it operates today.

In the ranking it sits behind TS Lines, which operates 10,932 TEU more, and ahead of China United Lines (CULines), with 5,419 TEU less.

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Owned, chartered and on order

TEU

Owned0 TEU · 0 ships

Chartered114,852 TEU · 25 ships

Orderbook42,510 TEU · 3 ships

In the ranking

Carriers of similar size

#	Carrier	TEU	Ships	Share
19	Sinokor Merchant Marine	132,526	69	0.4%
20	TS Lines	125,784	45	0.4%
21	Emirates Shipping Line	114,852	25	0.3%
22	China United Lines (CULines)	109,433	47	0.3%
23	RCL (Regional Container L.)	95,921	33	0.3%

About this data

Nominal capacity of the container ships Emirates Shipping Line 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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