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Top 25 Shipping line operators worldwide

Name: Shipping line operators worldwide
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 18, 2026 4,669 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 4,669 shipping line operators worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 332,776 professional contacts across them, including 63,979 with verified work emails and 0 with mobile numbers. The United States is the largest market and Istanbul the largest hub.

This list covers shipping line operators worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 18, 2026. Country and city lists for shipping line operators follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 18, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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332,776Contacts tracked

63,979Verified emails

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The 25 largest shipping line operators worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 4,669 shipping line operators worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 18, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to shipping line operators: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	DP World	Indirect evidence	Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	30,350 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
2	MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company	Partial evidence	Geneva, SwitzerlandHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	29,082 contacts →
	Partial evidence “MSC is a privately owned global shipping company founded in 1970 by Gianluigi Aponte.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
3	CMA CGM	Indirect evidence	Marseille, FranceHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	24,819 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The CMA CGM Group is a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, true to its corporate Purpose,"We imagine better ways to serve a world in motion".” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
4	Hapag-Lloyd AG	Partial evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	11,284 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With a fleet of 302 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of 2.5 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
5	APM Terminals	Indirect evidence	The Hague, NetherlandsHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	8,331 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “APM Terminals is lifting global trade and the standards of proactivity, connectivity, reliability, responsibility and efficiency.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
6	Fleet Management Limited	Indirect evidence	Wong Chuk Hang, Hong KongHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	6,559 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “More than 80% of global trade is transported by sea.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
7	DFDS	Indirect evidence	Copenhagen, DenmarkHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	6,229 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We operate a transport network in and around Europe with an annual revenue of DKK 30bn and 15,100 full-time employees.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
8	APL	Partial evidence	Arlington, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	4,548 contacts →
	Partial evidence “American President Lines, LLC (APL) is a subsidiary of the CMA CGM Group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
9	Ocean Network Express	Partial evidence	SingaporeHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	4,488 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At #ONE, we are one of the world's largest liner shipping companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
10	Crowley	Indirect evidence	Jacksonville, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	4,017 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As a privately held, U.S-owned and operated company, Crowley provides services to 36 nations and island territories.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
11	Wilson Sons	Indirect evidence	Rio De Janeiro, BrazilHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,873 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Com mais de 188 anos no mercado e abrangência nacional, a Wilson Sons é operador de logística portuária e marítima.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
12	Wilhelmsen Group	Indirect evidence	Lysaker, NorwayHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	3,712 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in Norway in 1861, Wilhelmsen is a global maritime industry group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
13	Inchcape Shipping Services	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,324 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Global trade has always depended on the port and since 1847 Inchcape Shipping Services has provided the local knowledge and means to deliver port calls that enable business to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
14	GAC Group	Partial evidence	Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,322 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With more than 7,500 employees working in 300 strategically located offices in more than 50 countries around the world, GAC delivers world-class shipping, logistics and marine…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
15	OOCL	Partial evidence	Hong KongHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,314 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is one of the world's largest, integrated international container transportation and logistics companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
16	Santos Brasil	Indirect evidence	Sao Paulo, BrazilHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,026 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A Santos Brasil é referência em operações portuárias e logísticas.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
17	Bram Offshore	Indirect evidence	Rio De Janeiro, BrazilHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,922 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Somos a Bram Offshore Transportes Marítimos, a maior empresa representante do Grupo Edison Chouest Offshore no Brasil, reconhecida como o fornecedor de soluções de transporte…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
18	Arkas Holding	Indirect evidence	Izmir, TürkiyeHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,537 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “1902 yılında temelleri atılan Arkas’ın ana iş kolları, Denizcilik ve Liman ve Terminal Hizmetleri ile birlikte deniz, kara, demiryolu ve hava taşımacılığını entegre ederek sunduğu…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
19	Wallenius Wilhelmsen	Partial evidence	Lysaker, NorwayHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,478 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Wallenius Wilhelmsen group is a market leader in roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) shipping and vehicle logistics, managing the distribution of cars, trucks, rolling equipment and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
20	P&o Maritime Logistics	Indirect evidence	Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,355 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “P&O Maritime Logistics is a leading provider of marine solutions with focus on offshore energy, port services and cargo transport.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
21	Pacific International Lines PTE LTD	Strong evidence	SingaporeHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	2,267 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Pacific International Lines (PIL) is among the top 12 container shipping lines in the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
22	Grimaldi Group	Indirect evidence	Napoli, ItalyHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	2,214 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 1947, Grimaldi is a fully integrated multinational logistics Group specialising in maritime transport of cars, rolling cargo, containers and passengers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
23	Meratus Group	Indirect evidence	Surabaya, IndonesiaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,987 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1957, Meratus pioneered Indonesia's dedicated Container liner service in 1990.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
24	Seaspan Corporation	Indirect evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,921 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Seaspan Corporation Pte.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026
25	PSA International	Partial evidence	SingaporeHQ checked Sep 18, 2026	10001+	1,891 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PSA International (PSA) is a leading global port operator and trusted partner to cargo stakeholders.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 18, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: shipping line operators. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names shipping line operators.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of shipping line operators, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name shipping line operators. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Shipping line operators worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 18, 2026

19.2%Verified-email coverage

71.3Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

3.3%Largest-city concentration · Istanbul

Sep 18, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

1,426

11-50

1,628

51-200

874

201-500

366

501-1,000

156

1,001-5,000

135

5,001-10,000

10001+

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among shipping line operators, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage: 38 countries, largest first: the United States, Türkiye, India, Italy, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, the Netherlands, Greece, the United Kingdom and 28 more. Country and city lists for shipping line operators are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “shipping line operators”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names shipping line operators), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among shipping line operators, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 63,979 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 18, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Shipping line operators by location

41 lists · largest first

Every Shipping line operators list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names shipping line operators, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many shipping line operators are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 4,669 shipping line operators worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

DP World, headquartered in Jebel Ali, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most shipping line operators?

The United States leads with 403 companies, followed by Türkiye (388) and India (379). Every shipping line operators list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most shipping line operators?

Istanbul leads with 152 headquartered companies, followed by Dubai (141) and Singapore (121).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 18, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.