MSC – Mediterranean Shipping Company
🇨🇭 Geneva, Switzerland
The world’s largest container line by fleet capacity; operates independently (no alliance since 2025).
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Shipping lines · Express · Forwarders
International shipping
Major container lines, express carriers and freight forwarders, shipping alliances and Vietnam’s main ports – reference information for importers and exporters.
Container shipping lines (12)
A.P. Moller – Maersk
🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Denmark
Integrated container shipping and logistics group; since February 2025 operates services with Hapag-Lloyd in the Gemini Cooperation.
Gemini Cooperation
CMA CGM
🇫🇷 Marseille, France
French container shipping and logistics group, member of the Ocean Alliance; owns CEVA Logistics.
Ocean Alliance
COSCO Shipping Lines
🇨🇳 Shanghai, China
Container line of the COSCO Shipping group (which also owns OOCL), member of the Ocean Alliance.
Ocean Alliance
Hapag-Lloyd
🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany
German container line; since February 2025 partners with Maersk in the Gemini Cooperation.
Gemini Cooperation
ONE – Ocean Network Express
🇸🇬 Singapore
Container line formed by the merger of three Japanese carriers (NYK, MOL, K Line), member of the Premier Alliance.
Premier Alliance
Evergreen Line
🇹🇼 Taiwan (China)
Taiwanese container line, member of the Ocean Alliance.
Ocean Alliance
HMM
🇰🇷 Seoul, Korea
Korea’s largest container line, member of the Premier Alliance.
Premier Alliance
ZIM
🇮🇱 Haifa, Israel
Israeli container line operating independently with route-by-route partnerships.
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Yang Ming
🇹🇼 Keelung, Taiwan (China)
Taiwanese container line, member of the Premier Alliance.
Premier Alliance
Wan Hai Lines
🇹🇼 Taipei, Taiwan (China)
Container line focused on intra-Asia trades with a dense South-East Asia network.
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PIL – Pacific International Lines
🇸🇬 Singapore
Singapore container line strong in Asia – Middle East – Africa trades.
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International express (3)
DHL Express
🇩🇪 Bonn, Germany (DHL Group)
International express for documents, samples and small shipments.
FedEx
🇺🇸 Memphis, USA
International express and air freight.
UPS
🇺🇸 Atlanta, USA
Express, air freight and logistics.
Freight forwarders & logistics (6)
Kuehne+Nagel
🇨🇭 Schindellegi, Switzerland
Global freight forwarder and logistics provider: sea, air, road, contract logistics.
DHL Global Forwarding
🇩🇪 Bonn, Germany (DHL Group)
DHL Group’s sea, air and project forwarding division.
DSV
🇩🇰 Denmark
Danish forwarding and logistics group; acquired DB Schenker (2025).
Expeditors
🇺🇸 Seattle, USA
Global freight forwarder and customs broker.
Nippon Express
🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan
Japanese logistics group: forwarding, warehousing, transport.
CEVA Logistics
🇫🇷 Marseille, France (CMA CGM group)
Logistics company of the CMA CGM group: forwarding, project cargo, contract logistics.
Shipping alliances
Alliance structure in effect since February 2025.
| Alliance | Members |
|---|---|
| Gemini Cooperation | Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd (since Feb 2025) |
| Ocean Alliance | CMA CGM, COSCO Shipping (incl. OOCL), Evergreen |
| Premier Alliance | ONE, HMM, Yang Ming (since Feb 2025) |
| Khai thác độc lập | No alliance |
Vietnam’s main seaports
Cái Mép – Thị Vải
TP. Hồ Chí Minh (Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu cũ)
Deep-water terminals receiving large mainline vessels direct to Europe and the Americas.
Tân Cảng – Cát Lái
TP. Hồ Chí Minh
Viet Nam’s busiest container terminal, serving intra-Asia trades.
Hải Phòng – Lạch Huyện
Hải Phòng
Northern gateway; Lach Huyen deep-water terminals handle large vessels.
Đà Nẵng – Tiên Sa
Đà Nẵng
Main seaport of central Viet Nam.
Quy Nhơn
Quy Nhơn
Central general-cargo and container port.
Estimate landed cost
Add freight and insurance to the customs value and calculate duties and VAT by HS code.
Reference only; confirm schedules, routes and rates with the carrier or its agent. No partnership with the listed companies is implied.