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Company name Headquarters Total TEU Ships Market share Notes Alliance 1 Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Switzerland: 6,408,597 889 20.2% [Note 1] 2 Maersk Denmark: 4,536,588 735 14.3% [Note 2] Gemini 3 CMA CGM France: 3,875,593 664 12.7% [Note 3] Ocean Alliance 4 COSCO Shipping Lines (COSCO) China: 3,351,669 519 10.6% [Note 4] Ocean Alliance 5
A cargo ship discharging ballast water into the sea. Ballast water discharges by ships can have a negative impact on the marine environment. [1] Cruise ships, large tankers, and bulk cargo carriers use a huge amount of ballast water, which is often taken on in the coastal waters in one region after ships discharge wastewater or unload cargo, and discharged at the next port of call, wherever ...
ISGOTT has its roots in the late 1960s and early 1970s when the shipping industry recognised the need for comprehensive guidelines to ensure the safety of oil tankers and terminals. During this time, there were increasing concerns about the safety and environmental risks associated with the transportation and handling of oil.
This list of freight ship companies is arranged by country. 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 .
2.20 m (7 ft 2 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) 5 t (4.92 long tons; 5.51 short tons) ... In North America, Australia and Saudi Arabia, ... Top 20 container shipping companies in order ...
Shipping containers at the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal in New Jersey, US A container-goods train on the West Coast Main Line near Nuneaton, England Double-stack Union Pacific container train crossing the desert at Shawmut, Arizona An ocean containership close to Cuxhaven, Germany A container ship being loaded by a portainer crane in Copenhagen Harbor, Denmark.
At the time of the merger, UASC was reported to be the world's 10th largest liner shipping company, with a fleet of 56 ships and a market share of 2.7 percent. [30] As a result of the merger, Hapag-Lloyd strengthened its position as the world's fifth-largest container transporter in terms of vessel capacity, ahead of Taiwan's Evergreen Line .
Ship pollution is the pollution of air and water by shipping. It is a problem that has been accelerating as trade has become increasingly globalized, posing an increasing threat to the world's oceans and waterways as globalization continues. It is expected that "shipping traffic to and from the United States is projected to double by 2020."