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Maersk

Maersk is the world’s 2nd largest container carrier by fleet capacity, according to Alphaliner as of 13 October 2026. It operates 750 container ships with 4,728,084 TEU, 13.7% of the world liner fleet.
Rank 2DenmarkData as of 13 October 2026
Top 100Corporate website
World rank2ndof the 100 largest carriers
Existing fleet4.73m TEU750 ships
Share of world fleet13.7%According to Alphaliner
Orderbook1,764,122 TEU131 ships · 37.3% of its fleet

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Of that capacity, 2,943,996 TEU (359 ships) is owned and 1,784,088 TEU (391 ships) is chartered from other owners: 37.7% of its fleet is chartered, in line with the top 100 average (37.3%).

It has a further 131 ships on firm order, with 1,764,122 TEU, equivalent to 37.3% of the fleet it operates today.

Figures are for the consolidated group, which includes Maersk A/S and Alianca.

In the ranking it sits behind MSC, which operates 2,724,610 TEU more, and ahead of CMA CGM Group, with 256,756 TEU less.

Fleet breakdown

TEU
Owned2,943,996 TEU · 359 ships
Chartered1,784,088 TEU · 391 ships
Orderbook1,764,122 TEU · 131 ships

In the ranking

#CarrierTEUShipsShare
1MSC7,452,6941,01621.5%
2Maersk4,728,08475013.7%
3CMA CGM Group4,471,32872912.9%
4COSCO Group3,656,29556510.6%

Nominal capacity of the container ships Maersk 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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