What the data say

Of that capacity, 47,917 TEU (23 ships) is owned and 11,585 TEU (7 ships) is chartered from other owners: 19.5% of its fleet is chartered, below the 37.3% average for the top 100.

It has no ships on order at shipyards, according to the source.

Figures are for the consolidated group, which includes Westwood Shipping, Tasman Orient Line and Pacifica Shipping.

In the ranking it sits behind SM Line Corp., which operates 7,299 TEU more, and ahead of Zhonggu Logistics Corp., with 3,777 TEU less.

Fleet breakdown

Owned, chartered and on order

TEU

Owned47,917 TEU · 23 ships

Chartered11,585 TEU · 7 ships

Orderbook0 TEU · 0 ships

In the ranking

Carriers of similar size

#	Carrier	TEU	Ships	Share
31	Shanghai Jin Jiang Shipping	67,125	56	0.2%
32	SM Line Corp.	66,801	15	0.2%
33	Swire Shipping	59,502	30	0.2%
34	Zhonggu Logistics Corp.	55,725	60	0.2%
35	FESCO	54,568	38	0.2%

About this data

Nominal capacity of the container ships Swire Shipping 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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