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Tailwind Shipping Lines

Tailwind Shipping Lines is the world’s 41st largest container carrier by fleet capacity, according to Alphaliner as of 13 October 2026. It operates 12 container ships with 43,406 TEU, 0.1% of the world liner fleet.
Rank 41GermanyData as of 13 October 2026
Top 100
World rank41stof the 100 largest carriers
Existing fleet43,406 TEU12 ships
Share of world fleet0.1%According to Alphaliner
Orderbook42,000 TEU5 ships · 96.8% of its fleet

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Of that capacity, 6,330 TEU (2 ships) is owned and 37,076 TEU (10 ships) is chartered from other owners: 85.4% of its fleet is chartered, above the 37.3% average for the top 100.

It has a further 5 ships on firm order, with 42,000 TEU, equivalent to 96.8% of the fleet it operates today.

In the ranking it sits behind Meratus, which operates 632 TEU more, and ahead of Namsung Shipping, with 3,638 TEU less.

Fleet breakdown

TEU
Owned6,330 TEU · 2 ships
Chartered37,076 TEU · 10 ships
Orderbook42,000 TEU · 5 ships

In the ranking

#CarrierTEUShipsShare
39Akkon Lines44,793320.1%
40Meratus44,038660.1%
41Tailwind Shipping Lines43,406120.1%
42Namsung Shipping39,768300.1%
43Tanto Intim Line38,554570.1%

Nominal capacity of the container ships Tailwind Shipping Lines 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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