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This is a list of the 30 largest container shipping companies as of March 2025, according to Alphaliner, ranked in order of the twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) capacity of their fleet. [1] In January 2022, MSC overtook Maersk for the container line with the largest shipping capacity for the first time since 1996. [ 2 ]
Southeastern Freight expanded into the Texas market by expanding in Tyler in 2005. [8] Eight years later Southeastern Freight further expanded in Texas with a Houston facility on February 21, 2013 and a Lubbock facility on May 11, 2015. [9] [10] International operations were expanded in October 2008 by offering four shipping options to Mexico. [11]
Companies listed own and/or operate bulk carriers, car carriers, container ships, Roll-on/roll-off (for freight), and tankers. For a list of companies that own and operate passenger ships ( cruise ships , cargo-passenger ships , and ferries ), see List of passenger ship companies .
Location; Country: United States: Location: Houston (Texas, USA): Coordinates: 1]: UN/LOCODE: USHOU [2]: Details; Operated by: Port of Houston Authority: Owned by: City of Houston: Type of harbour: Artificial / natural: Number of cargo container terminals: 2: Number of major general cargo terminals: 5: Statistics; Annual cargo tonnage: 212 million (2006) [3]: Annual container volume: 1.6 ...
The Bayport Container Terminal, or simply the Bayport Terminal, is a major deep water port in the Greater Houston area in Texas (United States). This relatively new terminal, part of the Port of Houston , is designed to handle standardized cargo containers and offload the nearby Barbours Cut Terminal , which has no further room for expansion. [ 2 ]
The Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) is a privately controlled US code used to identify vessel operating common carriers (VOCC). It is typically two to four letters long. It is typically two to four letters long.
Part of the larger Port of Houston complex, Barbours Cut is the largest of the terminals and the first port in Texas to handle standardized cargo containers. The terminal has six berths with 6,000 feet (1,800 m) of continuous wharfs. The loading area covers 230 acres (93 ha), with 255,000 square feet (23,700 m 2) of warehouse/storage space. The ...
This is a list of container ships, both those in service and those which have ceased to operate. Container ships are a type of cargo ship that transports containers . For ships that have sailed under multiple names, their most recent name is used and former names are listed in the Notes section.