List of freight ship companies
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, and tankers.
For a list of companies that own and operate passenger ships, see List of passenger ship companies.
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, TK - Tankers
Africa
Ethiopia
South Africa
Asia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
China
Mainland China
- China COSCO Shipping "COSCO"
- Sinotrans (HK) Shipping "Sinotrans"
Hong Kong
- Anglo-Eastern Group
- Fleet Management Limited
- The China Navigation Company
- Jinhui Shipping and Transport
- Orient Overseas Container Line "OOCL"
- Pacific Basin Shipping Limited
India
Indonesia
Iran
Israel
Japan
- Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha "K Line" - BC, CC, RR, TK
- Mitsui O.S.K. Lines "MOL" - BC, CC, RR, TK
- Nippon Yusen Kaisha "NYK Line" - BC, CC, RR, TK
- Nissan Motor Car Carrier
- Ocean Network Express "ONE" - CS
- Toyofuji Shipping
Singapore
- BW Offshore
- Hong Lam Marine
- Masterbulk
- Tanker Pacific
- Neptune Orient Lines "NOL"
- Pacific International Lines "PIL"
- X-Press Feeders
South Korea
- EUKOR
- Hanjin Shipping - BC, CS, RR, TK, CC
- Hyundai Glovis
- Hyundai Merchant Marine "HMM" -CC, BC, CS, RR, TK
- STX Pan Ocean
Malaysia
Pakistan
Philippines
- 2GO Group "2GO" - CC, RR
- Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation > Sulpicio Lines - CS
- Carlos A. Gothong Lines "Gothong Shipping" - CC, RR
- Gothong Southern - CS
- Asian Marine Transport Corporation "Super Shuttle RORO" - CC, RR
Saudi Arabia
- Bahri (company) "formerly NSCSA"
Taiwan
Turkey
Europe
Austria
DefunctBelgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
- Dampskibsselskabet Norden "D/S Norden"
- Dampskibsselskabet Torm "Torm"
- DFDS Tor Line
- East Asiatic Company
- J. Lauritzen A/S
- Maersk Line
- Martin Bencher (Scandinavia) A/S
Estonia
Finland
- Finnlines
- SeaRail (Tallink, Estonia / VR Group, Finland / Green Cargo
France
DefunctGermany
- F. Laeisz
- Hamburg Süd
- Hapag-Lloyd
- H. Vogemann
- Deutsche Afrika-Linien
- K Line European Sea Highway Services "KESS"
- Oldendorff Carriers
Greece
DefunctIceland
Italy
Latvia
Monaco
Netherlands
Norway
- Aker American Shipping
- Awilco LNG
- Belships
- Bergesen Worldwide
- Borgestad
- Camillo Eitzen & Co ASA
- Christensen Canadian African Lines
- Color Group AS
- Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab "DSD"
- Norwegian Car Carriers AS "NOCC"
- Eitzen Chemical
- Eitzen Maritime Services ASA
- 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"
- Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA "Wilhelmsen"
- Western Bulk
- Wilson ASA
Poland
- Polsteam > Polish Steamship Company >>Polska Żegluga Morska "PŻM"
Portugal
Romania
Russia
- Far East Shipping Company "FESCO"
- Sakhalin Shipping Company " SASCO"
- Sovcomflot "SCF" >Sovtorgflot
- Volgotanker
Spain
Defunct- Compañía Transatlántica Española "Spanish Line"
Sweden
DefunctSwitzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
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
- Elder Dempster Line
- Ellerman Line
- Evan Thomas Radcliffe
- Fyffes Line
- Harrison Line
- Hong Kong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Company
- Loch Line
- London & Overseas Freighters
- Manchester Liners
- New Zealand Shipping Company
- Olau Line
- Orient Steam Navigation Company "Orient Line"
- OT Africa Line
- Overseas Containers Limited
- Pacific Steam Navigation Company
- Palm Line
- Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company "P&O"
- P&O Nedlloyd
- Port Line
- Red Star Line
- Royal Mail Lines
- Sea Containers "SEACO"
- Shaw, Savill & Albion Line
- Silver Line
- Union-Castle Line
- United Africa Company
North America
Bermuda
Canada
United States
- American President Lines
- American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier
- Crowley Maritime
- Matson Navigation Company
- Overseas Shipholding Group
- Pasha Hawaii
- SeaLand
- Waterman Steamship Corporation