Shipping can be categorized according to their containerization. A container is made according to standard dissensions (TEU- Twenty feet equivalent) and can be loaded, stacked, transported and unloaded easily around the world. The standard dimensions of a container is One TEU = 8 feet wide, 8 feet high and 20 feet long. A container can be easily loaded and unloaded, hence reducing the time required for transportation. A ship may contain many number of these containers, and hence a shipping company can be classified according to the total TEU's.
Top 10 Shipping companies according to their total TEU :
Shipping
Company
|
TEU
|
APM-Maersk
|
2,566,277 |
Mediterranean Shipping Co.
|
22,05,206
|
CMA CGM Group
|
13,36,868
|
COSCO Container Limited
|
6,51,149
|
Hapag-Lloyd
|
6,34,067
|
Evergreen Line
|
6,08,251
|
APL
|
6,03,514
|
CSCL
|
5,54,747
|
Hanjin Shipping
|
4,85,258
|
MOL
|
4,60,702
|
*Total world TEU capacity is : 15,899,687
* ( Data source : Alphaliner updated : Mar 2012 )
