This list of freight ship companies is arranged by country. Companies listed own and/or operate bulk carriers, car carriers, container ships, Roll-on/roll-off (for freight), and tankers. For a list of companies that own and operate passenger ships (cruise ships, cargo-passenger ships, and ferries), see List of passenger ship companies.
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Key
" " - Call sign or common name, ( ) - Parent company or conglomerate, > - Previous company name, >> - Company name in local language
BC - Bulk carriers, CC - Car carriers, CS - Container ships, RR - Roll-on/Roll-off (for freight), TK - Tankers
Africa edit
Ethiopia edit
South Africa edit
- Safmarine (A. P. Moller-Maersk Group, Denmark)
Asia edit
Azerbaijan edit
Bangladesh edit
China edit
Mainland China edit
- China COSCO Shipping "COSCO" (State-owned enterprise)
- Sinotrans (HK) Shipping "Sinotrans" (State-owned enterprise)
Hong Kong edit
- Anglo-Eastern Group
- Fleet Management Limited
- The China Navigation Company (Swire Group, UK)
- Jinhui Shipping and Transport (Jinhui Holdings)
- Orient Overseas Container Line "OOCL"
- Pacific Basin Shipping Limited
India edit
- Mercator Limited
- Shipping Corporation of India (State-owned enterprise)
- Dredging Corporation of India (State-owned enterprise)
Indonesia edit
Iran edit
- Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines "IRISL" (IRISL Group)
Israel edit
Japan edit
- Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha "K Line" - BC, CC, RR, TK
- Mitsui O.S.K. Lines "MOL" (Mitsui Group) - BC, CC, RR, TK
- Nippon Yusen Kaisha "NYK Line" (Mitsubishi Group) - BC, CC, RR, TK
- Nissan Motor Car Carrier
- Ocean Network Express "ONE" (K Line, MOL, and NYK Line) - CS
- Toyofuji Shipping
Singapore edit
- BW Offshore
- Hong Lam Marine
- Masterbulk
- Tanker Pacific
- Neptune Orient Lines "NOL" (Temasek Holdings)
- Pacific International Lines "PIL"
- X-Press Feeders
South Korea edit
- EUKOR
- Hanjin Shipping (Hanjin Group) - BC, CS, RR, TK, CC
- Hyundai Glovis
- Hyundai Merchant Marine "HMM" (Hyundai Group) -CC, BC, CS, RR, TK
- STX Pan Ocean
Malaysia edit
Pakistan edit
Philippines edit
- Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation
- Carlos A. Gothong Lines
- Gothong Southern
- Asian Marine Transport Corporation
Saudi Arabia edit
- Bahri (company) "formerly NSCSA"
Taiwan edit
- Evergreen Marine (Evergreen Group)
- Wan Hai Lines
- Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation (China Merchants Group)
Turkey edit
Europe edit
Austria edit
Defunct
Belgium edit
- Compagnie Maritime Belge "CMB"
- Delphis
- Euro Marine Logistics
- Regie voor Maritiem Transport (State-owned enterprise)
Bulgaria edit
Croatia edit
Denmark edit
- Dampskibsselskabet Norden "D/S Norden"
- Dampskibsselskabet Torm "Torm"
- DFDS Tor Line (DFDS A/S)
- East Asiatic Company
- J. Lauritzen A/S
- Maersk Line (A. P. Moller-Maersk Group)
- Martin Bencher (Scandinavia) A/S
Estonia edit
Finland edit
- Finnlines (Grimaldi Group, Italy)
- SeaRail (Tallink, Estonia / VR Group, Finland / Green Cargo
France edit
Defunct
Germany edit
- F. Laeisz
- Hamburg Süd (From 1 December 2017 under ownership of Maersk)
- Hapag-Lloyd
- H. Vogemann
- Deutsche Afrika-Linien
- K Line European Sea Highway Services "KESS"
- Oldendorff Carriers
Defunct
Greece edit
Defunct
Iceland edit
Italy edit
- Grimaldi Group
- Italia Marittima >Lloyd Triestino (Evergreen Group, Taiwan)
- Messina Line
Latvia edit
Monaco edit
Netherlands edit
Norway edit
- Aker American Shipping (Aker Group)
- Awilco LNG
- Belships
- Bergesen Worldwide (BW Group)
- Borgestad
- Camillo Eitzen & Co ASA (Eitzen Group)
- Christensen Canadian African Lines
- Color Group AS
- Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab "DSD"
- Norwegian Car Carriers AS "NOCC"
- Eitzen Chemical (Eitzen Group)
- Eitzen Maritime Services ASA (Eitzen Group)
- Farstad Shipping
- First Olsen Tankers
- Fred. Olsen & Co.
- GC Rieber Shipping
- Golar LNG
- Green Reefers
- Grieg Shipping
- Havila Shipping
- I. M. Skaugen
- J. J. Ugland
- J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi
- Knutsen O.A.S. Shipping AS
- Kristian Jebsens Rederi "Jebsens"
- Leif Höegh & Co
- Nor Lines
- Odfjell
- Siem Shipping
- Solvang
- Solstad Offshore
- Grieg Star Shipping
- Stolt-Nielsen
- United European Car Carriers
- Waterfront Shipping
- Westfal-Larsen
- Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics "WW" (Wallenius Lines AB, Sweden, and Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA, Norway)
- Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA "Wilhelmsen"
- Western Bulk
- Wilson ASA
Defunct
Poland edit
- Polsteam > Polish Steamship Company >>Polska Żegluga Morska "PŻM"
Portugal edit
Romania edit
Russia edit
- Far East Shipping Company "FESCO"
- Sakhalin Shipping Company " SASCO"
- Sovcomflot "SCF" >Sovtorgflot
- Volgotanker
Defunct
Spain edit
Defunct
- Compañía Transatlántica Española "Spanish Line"
Sweden edit
- Brostrom (from 2008 a part of A.P. Moller-Maersk)
- Johnson Line (Nordstjernan)
- Stena Sphere
- Wallenius Lines AB, (Soya Group)
Defunct
Switzerland edit
Ukraine edit
United Kingdom edit
Defunct
- African & Eastern Trade Corporation
- African Steamship Company
- Anchor Line
- Alfred Holt and Company "Blue Funnel Line"
- Blue Star Line
- Bristol City Line
- British India Steam Navigation Company "British India Line"
- Clan Line
- Douglas Steamship Company (Hong Kong)
- Elder Dempster Line
- Ellerman Line
- Evan Thomas Radcliffe
- Fyffes Line
- Harrison Line
- Hong Kong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Company (Hong Kong)
- Loch Line
- London & Overseas Freighters
- Manchester Liners
- New Zealand Shipping Company
- Olau Line
- Orient Steam Navigation Company "Orient Line"
- OT Africa Line (CMA CGM, France)
- Overseas Containers Limited
- Pacific Steam Navigation Company
- Palm Line
- Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company "P&O" (DP World, UAE)
- P&O Nedlloyd (Merged into A. P. Moller-Maersk Group, )
- Port Line
- Red Star Line
- Royal Mail Lines
- Sea Containers "SEACO" (Headquarter in UK, and Bermuda)
- Shaw, Savill & Albion Line
- Silver Line
- Union-Castle Line
- United Africa Company
North America edit
Bermuda edit
- Frontline Ltd. (Hemen Holding, Norway) - TK
- Golden Ocean Group (Hemen Holding, Norway)
Canada edit
United States edit
Oceania edit
Australia edit
Fiji edit
Nauru edit
New Zealand edit
Defunct
Samoa edit
South America edit
Argentina edit
Brazil edit
Chile edit