Report Overview
Container shipping is a cargo ship that carries all of its load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. Container ships are a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport and now carry most seagoing non-bulk cargo.
The global Container Shipping market size is projected to grow from US$ 106220 million in 2024 to US$ 131570 million in 2030; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.6% from 2024 to 2030.
Analytic Insights Hub' newest research report, the “Container Shipping Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Container Shipping sales in 2022, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Container Shipping sales for 2023 through 2029. With Container Shipping sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Container Shipping industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Container Shipping landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyses the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Container Shipping portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Container Shipping market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Container Shipping and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Container Shipping.
The container shipping market is a critical component of global trade, facilitating the transportation of goods across international borders. This market is influenced by various factors, including economic conditions, trade policies, and advancements in shipping technology. The container shipping market is dominated by a few large carriers that control a significant portion of the global capacity. These companies operate vast fleets of container ships, ranging from small feeder vessels to large-scale container ships capable of carrying tens of thousands of TEUs (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units). The surge in e-commerce has significantly increased demand for container shipping, as businesses seek to transport goods efficiently and quickly to meet consumer expectations. There is a growing emphasis on environmentally friendly shipping practices. Companies are investing in cleaner technologies, such as alternative fuels and energy-efficient vessels, to reduce their carbon footprint. The adoption of digital technologies, including blockchain for supply chain transparency and AI for optimizing shipping routes, is reshaping the industry. Automation in ports is also improving efficiency. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted vulnerabilities in global supply chains. As a result, companies are reevaluating their logistics strategies to enhance resilience, including diversifying suppliers and increasing inventory levels. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted vulnerabilities in global supply chains. As a result, companies are reevaluating their logistics strategies to enhance resilience, including diversifying suppliers and increasing inventory levels. The container shipping market is expected to grow steadily, driven by ongoing globalization and trade expansion. However, companies will need to navigate challenges related to sustainability, regulatory compliance, and evolving consumer expectations. Innovations in technology and logistics will play a crucial role in shaping the future of the industry. The container shipping market is at a transformative juncture, influenced by e-commerce growth, sustainability efforts, and technological advancements. Stakeholders must adapt to the changing landscape to leverage opportunities and mitigate challenges in this dynamic sector.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Container Shipping market by product type, application, key players and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Above 30ft
Below 30ft
Segmentation by Application:
Food Transport
Industrial Product Transport
Consumer Goods Transport
Other
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
Segmentation by Type:
Above 30ft
Below 30ft
Segmentation by Application:
Food Transport
Industrial Product Transport
Consumer Goods Transport
Other
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analyzing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
Maersk
MSC
CMA-CGM
Hapag-Lloyd
COSCO
Ocean Network Express
Evergreen Line
Hyundai Merchant Marine
Yang Ming Marine Transport
Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd
Table Of Contents
Table of Content
1 Introduction
1.1 Objective of the Study
1.2 Definition of the Market
1.3 Market Scope
1.3.1 Market Segment by Type, Application and Marketing Channel
1.3.2 Major Regions Covered (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Mid East & Africa)
1.4 Years Considered for the Study (2017-2029)
1.5 Currency Considered (U.S. Dollar)
1.6 Stakeholders
2 Key Findings of the Study
3 Market Dynamics
3.1 Driving Factors for this Market
3.2 Factors Challenging the Market
3.3 Opportunities of the Global Container Shipping Market (Regions, Growing/Emerging Downstream Market Analysis)
3.4 Technological and Market Developments in the Container Shipping Market
3.5 Industry News by Region
3.6 Regulatory Scenario by Region/Country
3.7 Market Investment Scenario Strategic Recommendations Analysis
4 Value Chain of the Container Shipping Market
4.1 Value Chain Status
4.2 Upstream Raw Material Analysis
4.3 Midstream Major Company Analysis (by Manufacturing Base, by Product Type)
4.4 Distributors/Traders
4.5 Downstream Major Customer Analysis (by region)
5 Global Container Shipping Market-Segmentation by Type
5.1 Type 1
5.2 Type 2
5.3 Type 3
6 Global Container Shipping Market-Segmentation by Application
6.1 Application 1
6.2 Application 2
6.3 Application 3
7 Global Container Shipping Market-Segmentation by Marketing Channel
7.1 Traditional Marketing Channel (Offline)
7.2 Online Channel
8 Competitive Intelligence A Company Profiles
8.1 Company 1
8.1.1 Company 1 Profile
8.1.2 Company 1 Sales, Growth Rate and Global Market Share from 2017-2023
8.1.3 Company 1 Product/Solution Launches and Enhancements Analysis
8.1.4 Company 1 Business Overview/Recent Development/Acquisitions
8.2 Company 2
8.2.1 Company 2 Profile
8.2.2 Company 2 Sales, Growth Rate and Global Market Share from 2017-2023
8.2.3 Company 2 Product/Solution Launches and Enhancements Analysis
8.2.4 Company 2 Business Overview/Recent Development/Acquisitions
8.3 Company 3
8.3.1 Company 3 Profile
8.3.2 Company 3 Sales, Growth Rate and Global Market Share from 2017-2023
8.3.3 Company 3 Product/Solution Launches and Enhancements Analysis
8.3.4 Company 3 Business Overview/Recent Development/Acquisitions
8.4 Company 4
8.4.1 Company 4 Profile
8.4.2 Company 4 Sales, Growth Rate and Global Market Share from 2017-2023
8.4.3 Company 4 Product/Solution Launches and Enhancements Analysis
8.4.4 Company 4 Business Overview/Recent Development/Acquisitions
8.5 Company 5
8.5.1 Company 5 Profile
8.5.2 Company 5 Sales, Growth Rate and Global Market Share from 2017-2023
8.5.3 Company 5 Product/Solution Launches and Enhancements Analysis
8.5.4 Company 5 Business Overview/Recent Development/Acquisitions
8.6 Company 6
8.6.1 Company 6 Profile
8.6.2 Company 6 Sales, Growth Rate and Global Market Share from 2017-2023
8.6.3 Company 6 Product/Solution Launches and Enhancements Analysis
8.6.4 Company 6 Business Overview/Recent Development/Acquisitions
8.7 Company 7
8.7.1 Company 7 Profile
8.7.2 Company 7 Sales, Growth Rate and Global Market Share from 2017-2023
8.7.3 Company 7 Product/Solution Launches and Enhancements Analysis
8.7.4 Company 7 Business Overview/Recent Development/Acquisitions
8.8 Company 8
8.8.1 Company 8 Profile
8.8.2 Company 8 Sales, Growth Rate and Global Market Share from 2017-2023
8.8.3 Company 8 Product/Solution Launches and Enhancements Analysis
8.8.4 Company 8 Business Overview/Recent Development/Acquisitions
8.9 Company 9
8.9.1 Company 9 Profile
8.9.2 Company 9 Sales, Growth Rate and Global Market Share from 2017-2023
8.9.3 Company 9 Product/Solution Launches and Enhancements Analysis
8.9.4 Company 9 Business Overview/Recent Development/Acquisitions
8.10 Company 10
8.10.1 Company 10 Profile
8.10.2 Company 10 Sales, Growth Rate and Global Market Share from 2017-2023
8.10.3 Company 10 Product/Solution Launches and Enhancements Analysis
8.10.4 Company 10 Business Overview/Recent Development/Acquisitions
8.11 Company 11
8.11.1 Company 11 Profile
8.11.2 Company 11 Sales, Growth Rate and Global Market Share from 2017-2023
8.11.3 Company 11 Product/Solution Launches and Enhancements Analysis
8.11.4 Company 11 Business Overview/Recent Development/Acquisitions
8.12 Company 12
8.12.1 Company 12 Profile
8.12.2 Company 12 Sales, Growth Rate and Global Market Share from 2017-2023
8.12.3 Company 12 Product/Solution Launches and Enhancements Analysis
8.12.4 Company 12 Business Overview/Recent Development/Acquisitions
8.13 Company 13
8.13.1 Company 13 Profile
8.13.2 Company 13 Sales, Growth Rate and Global Market Share from 2017-2023
8.13.3 Company 13 Product/Solution Launches and Enhancements Analysis
8.13.4 Company 13 Business Overview/Recent Development/Acquisitions
8.14 Company 14
8.14.1 Company 14 Profile
8.14.2 Company 14 Sales, Growth Rate and Global Market Share from 2017-2023
8.14.3 Company 14 Product/Solution Launches and Enhancements Analysis
8.14.4 Company 14 Business Overview/Recent Development/Acquisitions
8.15 Company 15
8.15.1 Company 15 Profile
8.15.2 Company 15 Sales, Growth Rate and Global Market Share from 2017-2023
8.15.3 Company 15 Product/Solution Launches and Enhancements Analysis
8.15.4 Company 15 Business Overview/Recent Development/Acquisitions
9 Global Container Shipping Market-Segmentation by Geography
10 North America
10.1 North America Container Shipping Production, Ex-factory Price, Revenue, Gross Margin (%) and Gross Analysis from 2017-2023
10.2 North America Container Shipping Consumption, Terminal Price, Consumption Value and Channel Margin Analysis from 2017-2023
10.3 North America Container Shipping Production Analysis from 2017-2023
10.4 North America Container Shipping Consumption Analysis from 2017-2023
10.5 North America Container Shipping Import and Export from 2017-2023
10.6 North America Container Shipping Value, Production and Market Share by Type (2017-2023)
10.7 North America Container Shipping Consumption, Value and Market Share by Application (2017-2023)
10.8 North America Container Shipping by Country (United States, Canada)
10.8.1 North America Container Shipping Sales by Country (2017-2023)
10.8.2 North America Container Shipping Consumption Value by Country (2017-2023)
10.9 North America Container Shipping Market PEST Analysis
11 Europe
11.1 Europe Container Shipping Production, Ex-factory Price, Revenue, Gross Margin (%) and Gross Analysis from 2017-2023
11.2 Europe Container Shipping Consumption, Terminal Price, Consumption Value and Channel Margin Analysis from 2017-2023
11.3 Europe Container Shipping Production Analysis from 2017-2023
11.4 Europe Container Shipping Consumption Analysis from 2017-2023
11.5 Europe Container Shipping Import and Export from 2017-2023
11.6 Europe Container Shipping Value, Production and Market Share by Type (2017-2023)
11.7 Europe Container Shipping Consumption, Value and Market Share by Application (2017-2023)
11.8 Europe Container Shipping by Country (Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Netherlands, Turkey, Switzerland, Sweden, Poland, Belgium)
11.8.1 Europe Container Shipping Sales by Country (2017-2023)
11.8.2 Europe Container Shipping Consumption Value by Country (2017-2023)
11.9 Europe Container Shipping Market PEST Analysis
12 Asia-Pacific
12.1 Asia-Pacific Container Shipping Production, Ex-factory Price, Revenue, Gross Margin (%) and Gross Analysis from 2017-2023
12.2 Asia-Pacific Container Shipping Consumption, Terminal Price, Consumption Value and Channel Margin Analysis from 2017-2023
12.3 Asia-Pacific Container Shipping Production Analysis from 2017-2023
12.4 Asia-Pacific Container Shipping Consumption Analysis from 2017-2023
12.5 Asia-Pacific Container Shipping Import and Export from 2017-2023
12.6 Asia-Pacific Container Shipping Value, Production and Market Share by Type (2017-2023)
12.7 Asia-Pacific Container Shipping Consumption, Value and Market Share by Application (2017-2023)
12.8 Asia-Pacific Container Shipping by Country (China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, India, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia)
12.8.1 Asia-Pacific Container Shipping Sales by Country (2017-2023)
12.8.2 Asia-Pacific Container Shipping Consumption Value by Country (2017-2023)
12.9 Asia-Pacific Container Shipping Market PEST Analysis
13 Latin America
13.1 Latin America Container Shipping Production, Ex-factory Price, Revenue, Gross Margin (%) and Gross Analysis from 2017-2023
13.2 Latin America Container Shipping Consumption, Terminal Price, Consumption Value and Channel Margin Analysis from 2017-2023
13.3 Latin America Container Shipping Production Analysis from 2017-2023
13.4 Latin America Container Shipping Consumption Analysis from 2017-2023
13.5 Latin America Container Shipping Import and Export from 2017-2023
13.6 Latin America Container Shipping Value, Production and Market Share by Type (2017-2023)
13.7 Latin America Container Shipping Consumption, Value and Market Share by Application (2017-2023)
13.8 Latin America Container Shipping by Country (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Columbia, Chile)
13.8.1 Latin America Container Shipping Sales by Country (2017-2023)
13.8.2 Latin America Container Shipping Consumption Value by Country (2017-2023)
13.9 Latin America Container Shipping Market PEST Analysis
14 Middle East & Africa
14.1 Middle East & Africa Container Shipping Production, Ex-factory Price, Revenue, Gross Margin (%) and Gross Analysis from 2017-2023
14.2 Middle East & Africa Container Shipping Consumption, Terminal Price, Consumption Value and Channel Margin Analysis from 2017-2023
14.3 Middle East & Africa Container Shipping Production Analysis from 2017-2023
14.4 Middle East & Africa Container Shipping Consumption Analysis from 2017-2023
14.5 Middle East & Africa Container Shipping Import and Export from 2017-2023
14.6 Middle East & Africa Container Shipping Value, Production and Market Share by Type (2017-2023)
14.7 Middle East & Africa Container Shipping Consumption, Value and Market Share by Application (2017-2023)
14.8 Middle East & Africa Container Shipping by Country (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa)
14.8.1 Middle East & Africa Container Shipping Sales by Country (2017-2023)
14.8.2 Middle East & Africa Container Shipping Consumption Value by Country (2017-2023)
14.9 Middle East & Africa Container Shipping Market PEST Analysis
15 Future Forecast of the Global Container Shipping Market from 2023-2029
15.1 Future Forecast of the Global Container Shipping Market from 2023-2029 Segment by Region
15.2 Global Container Shipping Production and Growth Rate Forecast by Type (2023-2029)
15.3 Global Container Shipping Consumption and Growth Rate Forecast by Application (2023-2029)
16 Appendix
16.1 Methodology
16.2 Research Data Source