Cold Chain
Special Report
Journal of Commerce Top 10 Container Carriers by US Reefer Imports
Containerized US refrigerated( reefer) imports, 2025 vs. 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in laden TEUs
The Journal of Commerce Top 10 Container Carriers by US Reefer Imports accounted for 85.5 %( 1.9 million TEUs) of the nearly 2.2 million TEUs in total refrigerated imports to the US in 2025, an increase of 2.4 % year over year and 16.6 % from 2021.
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1 A. P. Møller- Maersk * 14.6 % 286,465 290,539 262,637 295,311 320,775 12.0 % 10.4 % 22.1 % 8.6 % 2 Mediterranean Shipping Co.( MSC) 13.0 % 247,722 240,298 196,533 264,583 284,464 14.8 % 18.4 % 44.7 % 7.5 % 3 Dole / Tropical Fruit Americas 11.7 % 248,071 250,146 250,217 251,427 257,672 3.9 % 3.0 % 3.0 % 2.5 % 4 Great White Fleet 9.1 % 160,780 172,385 180,545 189,028 199,635 24.2 % 15.8 % 10.6 % 5.6 % 5 CMA CGM 7.7 % 137,459 154,335 157,995 176,192 168,074 22.3 % 8.9 % 6.4 %-4.6 % 6 Seaboard Marine 7.5 % 134,911 148,897 133,897 142,530 163,842 21.4 % 10.0 % 22.4 % 15.0 % 7 Del Monte 6.6 % 137,181 161,436 148,553 151,245 144,994 5.7 %-10.2 %-2.4 %-4.1 % 8 Cosco Shipping / OOCL 6.2 % 99,870 95,592 117,409 144,609 136,828 37.0 % 43.1 % 16.5 %-5.4 % 9 Hapag-Lloyd 5.0 % 80,595 85,715 91,922 107,355 109,285 35.6 % 27.5 % 18.9 % 1.8 % 10 Ocean Network Express( ONE) 4.2 % 76,857 77,145 86,117 110,863 92,241 20.0 % 19.6 % 7.1 %-16.8 %
MARKET SHARE OF TOP 10 |
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US REEFER IMPORT CARRIERS |
86.6 % |
85.7 % |
85.9 % |
86.3 % |
85.5 % |
TOTAL TOP 10 US REEFER IMPORT CARRIERS 1,609,911 1,676,488 1,625,824 1,833,145 1,877,809 16.6 % 12.0 % 15.5 % 2.4 % TOTAL US REEFER IMPORTS 1,857,965 1,955,552 1,893,504 2,123,316 2,196,338 18.2 % 12.3 % 16.0 % 3.4 %
* A. P. Møller- Maersk includes Maersk Line, Sealand, Safmarine and Hamburg Süd. © 2026 S & P Global
Journal of Commerce Top 10 Container Carriers by US Reefer Exports
Containerized US refrigerated( reefer) exports, 2025 vs. 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in laden TEUs
The Journal of Commerce Top 10 Container Carriers by US Reefer Exports accounted for 84.6 %( 648,959 TEUs) of the 766,889 TEUs in total refrigerated exports from the US in 2025, a decrease of 5.3 % year over year and 23.1 % from 2021.
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1 Ocean Network Express( ONE) 15.6 % 155,369 118,808 134,166 129,921 119,779-22.9 % 0.8 %-10.7 %-7.8 % 2 A. P. Møller- Maersk * 12.5 % 129,210 118,130 113,453 96,511 95,657-26.0 %-19.0 %-15.7 %-0.9 % 3 CMA CGM 11.1 % 147,285 127,760 104,965 93,946 84,822-42.4 %-33.6 %-19.2 %-9.7 % 4 Mediterranean Shipping Co.( MSC) 8.5 % 98,011 71,468 64,020 64,197 65,324-33.3 %-8.6 % 2.0 % 1.8 % 5 Cosco Shipping / OOCL 8.5 % 88,669 75,633 68,888 72,056 65,250-26.4 %-13.7 %-5.3 %-9.4 % 6 Crowley 7.0 % 69,740 62,017 64,974 69,655 53,434-23.4 %-13.8 %-17.8 %-23.3 % 7 Evergreen Line 6.7 % 57,319 46,265 47,962 47,587 51,604-10.0 % 11.5 % 7.6 % 8.4 % 8 TOTE Maritime 6.0 % 47,253 45,636 41,578 47,160 45,875-2.9 % 0.5 % 10.3 %-2.7 % 9 Tropical Shipping 4.7 % 22,784 23,524 27,339 31,912 36,127 58.6 % 53.6 % 32.1 % 13.2 % 10 HMM 4.1 % 28,610 25,874 31,510 32,477 31,086 8.7 % 20.1 %-1.3 %-4.3 %
MARKET SHARE OF TOP 10 |
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US REEFER EXPORT CARRIERS |
84.0 % |
83.9 % |
85.5 % |
85.4 % |
84.6 % |
TOTAL TOP 10 US REEFER EXPORT CARRIERS 844,249 715,115 698,856 685,424 648,959-23.1 %-9.3 %-7.1 %-5.3 % TOTAL US REEFER EXPORTS 1,005,346 852,636 816,987 802,179 766,889-23.7%-10.1 %-6.1%-4.4%
* A. P. Møller- Maersk includes Maersk Line, Sealand, Safmarine and Hamburg Süd. © 2026 S & P Global
50 Journal of Commerce | March 2, 2026 www. joc. com