Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has become the first container shipping line in the world to operate a fleet of 1,000 vessels, according to data from consultancy Linerlytica.
The milestone was reached after the delivery of the 11,480 TEU MSC Migsan from Zhoushan Changhong shipyard in China.
With this, MSC has moved further ahead as the world’s largest container carrier. Its total fleet capacity now stands at around 7.3 million TEU, making it about 57% larger than its closest competitor, Maersk.
The company’s capacity is also nearly equal to the combined fleets of Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express (ONE), Evergreen Marine, and HMM.
The growth has been particularly strong since 2020, when the container shipping market saw one of its strongest phases.
Industry analysts noted that MSC expanded its fleet during this period mainly through organic growth rather than large acquisitions.
The container shipping sector is facing uncertainty linked to ongoing tensions in the Middle East, which continue to affect global
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