World rank5thof the 100 largest carriers

Existing fleet2.41m TEU289 ships

Share of world fleet7.0%According to Alphaliner

Orderbook489,224 TEU62 ships · 20.3% of its fleet

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What the data say

Of that capacity, 1,455,918 TEU (134 ships) is owned and 954,205 TEU (155 ships) is chartered from other owners: 39.6% of its fleet is chartered, above the 37.3% average for the top 100.

It has a further 62 ships on firm order, with 489,224 TEU, equivalent to 20.3% of the fleet it operates today.

Figures are for the consolidated group, which includes NileDutch, DAL and integrates the former UASC fleet.

In the ranking it sits behind COSCO Group, which operates 1,246,172 TEU more, and ahead of ONE (Ocean Network Express), with 219,065 TEU less.

Fleet breakdown

Owned, chartered and on order

TEU

Owned1,455,918 TEU · 134 ships

Chartered954,205 TEU · 155 ships

Orderbook489,224 TEU · 62 ships

In the ranking

Carriers of similar size

#	Carrier	TEU	Ships	Share
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%
7	Evergreen Line	2,040,081	243	5.9%

About this data

Nominal capacity of the container ships Hapag-Lloyd 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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