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Global Maritime Focus
Special Report
Journal of Commerce Top 40 Container Carriers by US Imports
Ocean Carrier
Jan.-Sept. US Imports
Percentage Change
2025
Website
Market
From
From
From
Rank
World, US Headquarters
Share
2022
2023
2024
2025
2022
2023
2024
21
Sea Lead
0.4 %
64,377
2,327
23,105
80,854
25.6 % 3374.3 %
249.9 %
www. sea-lead. com
Singapore
22
Eimskip
0.3 %
1,202
14,763
19,487
71,368
5835.0 %
383.4 %
266.2 %
www. eimskip. com
Reykjavik; Virginia Beach, Va.
23
ACL / Grimaldi Group
0.3 %
87,008
58,882
63,206
66,897
-23.1%
13.6 %
5.8 %
www. aclcargo. com; www. grimaldi. napoli. it
Naples; Westfield, NJ
24
Swire Shipping
0.3 %
27,710
18,749
59,307
65,242
135.4 %
248.0 %
10.0 %
www. swireshipping. com
Singapore
25
King Ocean Services
0.2 %
44,204
38,102
39,893
48,192
9.0 %
26.5 %
20.8 %
www. kingocean. com
Doral, Fla.
26
Turkon Line
0.2 %
36,389
28,737
42,366
42,341
16.4 %
47.3 %
-0.1%
www. turkonamerica. com
Istanbul; Secaucus, NJ
27
World Direct Shipping
0.2 %
38,449
34,682
36,900
35,673
-7.2%
2.9 %
-3.3%
www. worlddirectshipping. com
Palmetto, Fla.
28
Tote Maritime
0.2 %
35,156
32,257
30,298
32,125
-8.6%
-0.4%
6.0 %
www. totemaritime. com
Jacksonville, Fla.
29
Seth Shipping Corp
0.1 %
14,943
27,773
21,048
26,881
79.9 %
-3.2%
27.7 %
www. sethshipping. com
Victoria MAHE, Seychelles
30 Tropical Shipping
0.1 %
26,731
25,805
23,587
24,880
-6.9%
-3.6%
5.5 %
www. tropical. com
Riviera Beach, Fla.
31
Trailer Bridge
0.1 %
14,873
12,089
13,925
15,848
6.6 %
31.1 %
13.8 %
www. trailerbridge. com
Jacksonville, Fla.
32
Agriculture Investment Export Inc.
0.1 %
11,725
11,513
7,931
11,576
-1.3%
0.5 %
46.0 %
www. agex. com
Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Port Everglades, Fla.
33
Linea Peninsular
0.1 %
24,017
13,852
10,205
11,019
-54.1%
-20.5%
8.0 %
www. lineaships. com
Panama City, Fla.
34
Antillean Lines
0.0 %
10,622
9,990
7,689
8,657
-18.5%
-13.3%
12.6 %
www. antillean. com
Miami
35
Polynesia Line
0.0 %
5,241
5,219
6,305
7,608
45.2 %
45.8 %
20.7 %
www. polynesialine. com
San Rafaeal, Calif.
36
Atlantic Ro-Ro Carriers
0.0 %
9,144
5,387
5,985
6,580
-28.0%
22.2 %
9.9 %
www. cisnav. com
Montreal; Hoboken, NJ
37
TS Lines
0.0 %
1,743
146
9,789
6,030
246.0 % 4036.1 %
-38.4%
www. tslines. com
Hong Kong
38
SeacatLine
0.0 %
1,471
1,351
2,916
6,014
308.9 %
345.3 %
106.2 %
www. seacatline. com
Tampa, Fla.
39
CG Railway
0.0 %
3,635
4,841
4,202
4,014
10.4 %
-17.1 %
-4.5%
www. cgrailway. com
Mobile, Ala.
40 Sinotrans Shipping
0.0 %
3,144
2,625
2,350
2,613
-16.9%
-0.5%
11.2 %
www. sinotrans. com
Hong Kong
TOTAL TOP 40 US IMPORT CARRIERS 99.8 % 21,214,401 17,589,854 20,656,655 21,347,431 0.6 % 21.4 % 3.3 % TOTAL US IMPORTS 100.0 % 21,633,451 17,701,693 20,700,452 21,395,569-1.1 % 20.9 % 3.4 % MARKET SHARE OF TOP 40 US IMPORT CARRIERS 98.1 % 99.4 % 99.8 % 99.8 %
* A. P. Møller-Maersk includes Maersk Line, Sealand, Safmarine, and Hamburg Süd. Source: S & P Global
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