Largest Maritime Shipping Companies by Market Cap

Maritime transport handles over 80% of international trade, carried by a global merchant fleet of more than 106,700 vessels — including container ships, tankers, bulk carriers, and general cargo ships. The publicly listed companies behind this fleet trade on exchanges from Nasdaq Copenhagen and Frankfurt to the Tokyo Stock Exchange and NYSE.

The sector breaks down into several distinct sub-sectors:

  • Container shipping: A.P. Møller – Mærsk (founded in 1904 in Denmark), Hapag-Lloyd (formed from a 1970 merger of two 19th-century German shipping lines), Evergreen Marine (established in Taiwan in 1968), COSCO SHIPPING Holdings, and ZIM Integrated Shipping.
  • Integrated shipping: Japan’s Nippon Yusen (NYK Line), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), all listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, combine container operations with bulk, energy transport, and other services.
  • Tankers and LNG carriers: Companies transporting crude oil, refined products, chemicals, and liquefied natural gas aboard specialized vessels.
  • Dry bulk carriers: Firms moving heavy commodities such as coal, iron ore, and grain — cargoes where water transport is the most cost-effective option.

Shipping is a capital-intensive, highly cyclical industry. Companies fund large fleets through significant upfront investment and earn revenue through a mix of volatile spot rates and longer-term contract rates. Private giants like MSC and CMA CGM rank among the world’s largest carriers but are not publicly listed, so they do not appear in market cap rankings.

Geographically, listed maritime shipping companies cluster in Asia — particularly Japan, China, and South Korea — and in European shipping centers such as Denmark, Germany, Norway, and Greece. Greece alone accounts for nearly 18% of global carrying capacity by deadweight tonnage.

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The table below lists the largest publicly traded maritime shipping companies ranked by market capitalization, with live pricing data updated regularly.

Top maritime shipping companies
StockPriceChange %Marketcap
601919.SS
COSCO Shipping
601919.SS
CNY14.152.54%216.67B
HLAG.DE
Hapag-Lloyd
HLAG.DE
€114.800.88%20.18B
MAERSK-B.CO
Maersk
MAERSK-B.CO
DKK15,900.001.99%230.39B
9101.T
Nippon Yūsen
9101.T
¥5,203.000.99%2.10T
2603.TW
Evergreen Marine
2603.TW
TWD193.000.00%417.85B
9104.T
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
9104.T
¥5,293.000.55%1.82T
011200.KS
HMM
011200.KS
₩19,550.002.98%18.44T
0316.HK
Orient Overseas Container Line
0316.HK
HKD122.200.81%80.70B
9107.T
“K” Line
9107.T
¥2,523.001.90%1.60T
2609.TW
Yang Ming
2609.TW
TWD52.301.95%182.64B
3816.KL
MISC Berhad
3816.KL
$8.100.12%36.16B
0144.HK
China Merchants Port
0144.HK
HKD12.951.45%54.36B
QGTS.QA
Qatar Gas Transport Company
QGTS.QA
$4.480.04%24.83B
2615.TW
Wan Hai Lines
2615.TW
TWD80.500.12%225.89B
1308.HK
SITC International
1308.HK
HKD32.020.25%86.15B
KEX
Kirby Corporation
KEX
$140.930.20%7.54B
MATX
Matson
MATX
$196.672.84%5.95B
FRO
Frontline
FRO
$41.792.09%9.30B
WAWI.OL
Wallenius Wilhelmsen
WAWI.OL
NOK133.903.56%56.61B
QNNS.QA
Milaha - Qatar Navigation
QNNS.QA
$10.460.58%11.88B
TDW
Tidewater
TDW
$65.801.75%3.27B
HAFN
Hafnia Limited
HAFN
$7.564.57%3.78B
SEB
Seaboard
SEB
$4,825.970.65%4.62B
STNG
Scorpio Tankers
STNG
$82.812.77%4.12B
ZIM
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services
ZIM
$25.273.82%3.05B
CMBT
CMB.TECH NV
CMBT
$15.306.07%4.44B
DOFG.OL
DOF Group
DOFG.OL
NOK118.500.34%29.18B
INSW
International Seaways
INSW
$87.904.04%4.35B
TRMD
TORM
TRMD
$30.333.13%3.10B
SBLK
Star Bulk Carriers
SBLK
$26.482.58%2.95B
HAUTO.OL
Höegh Autoliners
HAUTO.OL
NOK153.703.92%29.32B
DHT
DHT Holdings
DHT
$19.613.81%3.16B
CKN.L
Clarkson PLC
CKN.L
GBp4,388.000.05%1.35B
WWI.OL
Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding
WWI.OL
NOK709.002.75%29.75B
DAC
Danaos
DAC
$127.231.02%2.32B
0OHK.L
Stolt-Nielsen Limited
0OHK.L
NOK309.503.34%0.00000000000000
TNK
Teekay Tankers
TNK
$78.084.88%2.70B
SFL
SFL Corp
SFL
$11.274.26%1.50B
FLNG
Flex Lng
FLNG
$30.382.15%1.64B
NMM
Navios Maritime Partners
NMM
$71.642.11%2.04B
CMRE
Costamare
CMRE
$15.361.12%1.85B
028670.KS
Pan Ocean
028670.KS
₩4,915.005.12%2.63T
GLOP-PA
GasLog
GLOP-PA
$25.450.79%0.00000000000000
NVGS
Navigator Holdings
NVGS
$21.941.06%1.35B
GULFNAV.AE
Gulf Navigation Holding
GULFNAV.AE
AED3.020.00%9.45B
2343.HK
Pacific Basin Shipping
2343.HK
HKD2.891.05%14.92B
LPG
Dorian LPG
LPG
$40.071.29%1.71B
DFDS.CO
DFDS A/S
DFDS.CO
DKK122.400.74%6.61B
DNORD.CO
D/S Norden (Dampskibsselskabet Norden)
DNORD.CO
DKK308.602.80%8.59B
MPCC.OL
MPC Container Ships
MPCC.OL
NOK25.272.47%11.21B
9119.T
IINO KAIUN KAISHA
9119.T
¥1,386.001.42%146.64B
EXM.BR
Exmar
EXM.BR
€11.000.45%874.68M
TK
Teekay
TK
$12.404.07%1.08B
ATTICA.AT
Attica Holdings
ATTICA.AT
€1.800.66%436.72M
9110.T
NS UNITED KAIUN KA
9110.T
¥6,820.000.73%160.72B
GNK
Genco Shipping & Trading
GNK
$23.520.70%1.02B
NAT
Nordic American Tankers
NAT
$6.195.81%1.31B
EIM.IC
Eimskipafélag Íslands
EIM.IC
ISK244.000.83%39.46B
ASC
Ardmore Shipping
ASC
$17.552.81%716.09M
T5N.F
Tallink Grupp
T5N.F
€0.5950.67%460.03M
ALC.TO
Algoma Central Corporation
ALC.TO
$22.210.41%901.01M
KCC.OL
Klaveness Combination Carriers
KCC.OL
NOK91.602.69%5.43B
VIK1V.HE
Viking Line Abp
VIK1V.HE
€20.500.97%354.24M
PANL
Pangaea Logistics Solutions
PANL
$7.531.96%492.25M
ESEA
Euroseas
ESEA
$69.090.71%487.49M
DSX
Diana Shipping
DSX
$2.131.43%263.14M
HSHP
Himalaya Shipping
HSHP
$14.314.88%674.41M
GASS
StealthGas
GASS
$8.370.97%311.24M
KNOP
KNOT Offshore Partners
KNOP
$10.461.95%361.42M
SMHI
SEACOR Marine
SMHI
$7.5813.40%205.00M
SHIP
Seanergy Maritime
SHIP
$15.153.55%328.27M
NEP.HM
Sloman Neptun
NEP.HM
€63.500.00%126.93M
IMPP
Imperial Petroleum
IMPP
$4.941.02%223.36M
TORO
Toro Corp.
TORO
$5.101.59%176.25M
WEST.OL
Western Bulk
WEST.OL
NOK21.301.43%716.10M
PXS
Pyxis Tankers
PXS
$4.451.60%45.56M
TOPS
Top Ships
TOPS
$0.8983.16%4.97M
PSHG
Performance Shipping
PSHG
$1.732.68%21.45M