3. Shipping & Liner shipping
Shipping originally referres to transport by sea.
Liner shipping is the service of transporting
goods by means of high-capacity, ocean-going
ships that transit regular routes on fixed
schedules.
4. About Liner Shipping
• Transportation by sea in the early days was
done by sailing ships, which depended on wind
and weather.
• There are approximately 400 liner services in
operation today,
• Most providing weekly departures from all the
ports that each service calls.
5. Impact of Liner Shipping
Positive:
• Lowering of Costs
• Increases in Availability
• Economic Growth
• Large Loads
• Global Economic Engine
Negative:
• Time
• Environmental Costs
6. Mega Shippers - The World’s 5
Biggest Shipping Companies
• From Danish major Møller-Maersk to
German shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K.
Lines, Ship-technology.com profiles
the world’s top 5 biggest shipping
companies based on TEU or weight
carrying capacity of their
containerships.
7. 1. A.P. Møller-Maersk
Capacity: 2.8m TEU
2. Mediterranean Shipping Company
Capacity: 2.43m TEU
3. CMA CGM
Capacity: 1.55m TEU
4. American President Lines (APL)
Capacity: 1.1m TEU
5. Hapag-Lloyd
Capacity: 1m TEU
