April 7, 2025 | Page 47

Gulf Trade: Top Carriers and Ports

Special Report

Journal of Commerce Top 10 Container Carriers by US Gulf Coast Imports

Annual containerized imports to US Gulf Coast ports, in laden TEUs

1 A. P. Møller- Maersk * 19.1 % 414,817 454,712 502,153 515,657 513,016 23.7 % 12.8 % 2.2 %-0.5 %

2 MSC 17.8 % 390,011 474,178 556,876 440,055 476,387 22.1 % 0.5 %-14.5 % 8.3 %

3 CMA CGM / APL 15.2 % 360,376 407,483 369,334 347,766 407,626 13.1 % 0.0 % 10.4 % 17.2 %

4 Cosco Shipping / OOCL 10.1 % 170,535 159,216 181,233 241,970 270,340 58.5 % 69.8 % 49.2 % 11.7 %

5 Hapag-Lloyd 8.8 % 181,805 211,996 240,237 216,002 234,939 29.2 % 10.8 %-2.2 % 8.8 %

6 Ocean Network Express 5.6 % 29,356 92,819 145,068 135,647 149,397 408.9 % 61.0 % 3.0 % 10.1 %

7 Evergreen Line 4.8 % 54,944 81,166 109,284 119,328 129,105 135.0 % 59.1 % 18.1 % 8.2 %

8 Zim Integrated Shipping Services 4.6 % 64,766 86,856 88,062 121,258 123,000 89.9 % 41.6 % 39.7 % 1.4 %

9 Dole / Tropical Fruit Americas 2.9 % 67,293 67,227 78,750 80,635 78,863 17.2 % 17.3 % 0.1 %-2.2 %

10 Del Monte 2.1 % 31,587 47,812 53,960 52,437 55,046 74.3 % 15.1 % 2.0 % 5.0 %

TOTAL TOP 10 CARRIERS BY US GULF COAST IMPORTS 1,765,490 2,083,464 2,324,958 2,270,754 2,437,718 38.1 % 17.0 % 4.8 % 7.4 %

TOTAL US GULF COAST IMPORTS 1,932,616 2,332,049 2,654,184 2,503,133 2,682,075 38.8 % 15.0 % 1.1 % 7.1 %

Journal of Commerce Top 10 Container Carriers by US Gulf Coast Exports

Annual containerized exports from US Gulf Coast ports, in laden TEUs

1 MSC 24.1 % 393,428 280,687 356,329 401,400 459,789 16.9 % 63.8 % 29.0 % 14.5 %

2 A. P. Møller- Maersk * 22.7 % 373,872 343,928 400,311 418,689 433,483 15.9 % 26.0 % 8.3 % 3.5 %

3 CMA CGM / APL 16.2 % 282,056 281,246 261,781 311,410 309,079 9.6 % 9.9 % 18.1 %-0.7 %

4 Hapag-Lloyd 9.6 % 241,647 206,144 208,233 197,708 182,686-24.4 %-11.4 %-12.3 %-7.6 %

5 Cosco Shipping / OOCL 7.1 % 114,813 95,548 100,714 131,020 135,858 18.3 % 42.2 % 34.9 % 3.7 %

6 Ocean Network Express 5.3 % 24,564 35,999 60,048 79,381 100,883 310.7 % 180.2 % 68.0 % 27.1 %

7 Zim Integrated Shipping Services 3.5 % 39,665 35,053 30,204 60,408 67,280 69.6 % 91.9 % 122.7 % 11.4 %

8 Evergreen Line 2.7 % 79,752 45,366 37,211 49,766 51,948-34.9 % 14.5 % 39.6 % 4.4 %

9 Seaboard Marine 2.5 % 71,234 66,864 66,459 49,707 47,754-33.0 %-28.6 %-28.1 %-3.9 %

10 HMM 1.2 % 0 7,542 25,154 23,179 22,164 193.9 %-11.9 %-4.4 %

TOTAL TOP 10 CARRIERS BY US GULF COAST EXPORTS 1,621,030 1,398,377 1,546,444 1,722,666 1,810,923 11.7 % 29.5 % 17.1 % 5.1 %

TOTAL US GULF COAST EXPORTS 1,736,002 1,510,307 1,681,852 1,841,388 1,910,806 10.1 % 26.5 % 13.6 % 3.8 %