Edward Withrow

5 of the Largest Container Shipping

Companies in the World

Nippon Yusen or NYK

Nippon Yusen was founded

in 1885.

The company is

headquartered in Tokyo,

Japan.

Before it switched to

container shipping, the

organization operated

passenger ships.

Evergreen Marine

Based in Luzhu District, Taoyuan City,

Taiwan

Evergreen delivers to 240 ports around

the world.

The company paints most of its

containers green.

CMA CGM

CMA CGM is the third largest

container shipping company in

operation.

It's based in Marseille, France.

CMA CGM stands for Maritime

Freighting Company ­ General

Maritime Company.

Mediterranean

Shipping Company

Mediterranean Shipping Company is

based in Geneva, Switzerland.

In 2015 the company's revenue was

28.19 billion.

The company's MSC Maya is one of

the largest container ships in the world.

Maersk

For the past 20 years Maersk

has been the largest container

shipping company in the world.

The company's headquarters is

in Copenhagen, Denmark.

In 2009 pirates attacked one of

its ships near the Somali coast.

The film Captain Phillips is

based on the events.