List of ship companies

This is a list of the world's ship operating companies listed alphabetically by continent and country. This list includes companies both operating now and in the past.

Africa

Algeria

*Algerie Ferries
*hyproc

Egypt

*El Salam Maritime
*International Shipping Enterprise (INTERSHIP)

Libya

*General National Maritime Transport Company

Morocco

*COMANAV
*COMARIT
*Ferrimaroc
*Limadet

South Africa

*Safmarine
*South African Marine Corporation

Tunisia

*COTUNAV
*Laurel Navigation Company

Americas

Canada

*BC Ferries
*Canadian National Steamships
*Canadian Pacific Lines
*Coopérative de transport maritime et aérien (CTMA)
*CP Ships (formerly Canadian Pacific Steamships)
*Incan Marine
*Northern Cruise
*Northern Navigation Company
*Voyageur Marine Transport

Greenland

*Arctic Umiaq Line

Mexico

*Baja Ferries
*Linea Peninsular
*Sematur
*Transbordadores

United States

*Action Pack And Ship
*Aker American Shipping
*American Line
*American Palestine Line
*Atlantic Transport Line
*Carnival Cruise Lines
*Disney Cruise Lines
*Global Container Lines
*Independent Container Line Ltd. (ICL)
*Ingram Barge Company
*International Mercantile Marine Co.
*Lake Express
*Landmark Shipping Company
*Los Angeles Steamship Company
*Matson Navigation Company
*Moore McCormack Lines
*Neptune Steamship Company
*Panama Pacific Line
*Princess Cruises
*Royal Caribbean
*Staten Island Ferry
*Titan International Shipping
*TransAtlantic Lines LLC
*United American Lines
*United States Mail Steamship Line
*United States Lines
*Ward Line
*Washington State Ferries

Uruguay

*Buquebus

Chile

*Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV)

Asia

China

*China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO)
*China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL)

Hong Kong

*Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL)
*Sinotrans
*Emirates Shipping Line

India

*Marinetrans India Pvt. Ltd.,
*GRT Shipmanagement Pvt. Ltd.
*Shipping Corporation of India
*Great Eastern Shipping co.
*Mercator Lines
*Tradex Shipping
*kutch shipping agency pvt.ltd
*Marinetrans India Pvt. Ltd.,

Indonesia

*Bumi Laut Group
*PT Meratus Line
*Samudera Shipping Service

Iran

*Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL)
*Valfajr
*BOSCO
*PARS LV Shipping Co. (LV)

Israel

*Zim Integrated Shipping Services

Japan

*Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line)
*Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL)
*Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK)
*Meiji Shipping Group (MS)

Kuwait

*United Arab Shipping Company

qatar

*QATAR SHIPPING COMPANY Q.S.C

Malaysia

*MISC Berhad

Pakistan

*Pakistan National Shipping Corporation

Saudi Arabia

*National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA)

Singapore

*Anson Marine International
*Samudera Shipping Line
*American President Lines (APL)
*Neptune Orient Lines (NOL)
*Pacific International Lines (PIL)

South Korea

*Hanjin
*Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM)

Taiwan

*Evergreen Marine
*Yang Ming
*Wan Hai Lines

Turkey

*Istambul Fast Ferries
*Turkish Marmara Lines
*TURKON LINE

Australasia

Australia

*TT-line
*Patrick Shipping
*Toll Shipping
*Australian National Lines

New Zealand

*Union Company or Union Steam Ship Company (USS Co), Union Line (later British owned)
*New Zealand Line (later British owned)
*The Interislander
*Bluebridge
*Foytt Shipping
*Top Cat (defunct)
*Fullers Ferries

Samoa

*Pacific Forum Line

Tahiti

*Aremiti Pacific Cruises

Europe

Belgium

*Oostende Lines
*Overseas Containers Limited

Bulgaria

*Balkan and Black Sea Shipping (UK-based)
*Navibulgar

Croatia

*Blue Line
*Jadrolinija
*Maritimus Consultant - Surveyors
*Maritimus Broker- S&P Specialists

Cyprus

*Louis Cruise Lines

Denmark

*Alcatel Submarine Networks Marine A/S
*A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S
**Maersk Line
**Maersk Sealand
**Youship
*Arctic Umiaq Line A/S
*A/S Dampskibsselskabet Torm
*Atlas Shipping A/S
*Bornholmstrafikken
*Bugser og Bjergning Danmark AS
*Camillo Eitzen & Co ASA
*Clipper Group A/S
*Corral Line
*Dampskibsselskabet Norden A/S
*Dannebrog Rederi A/S
*Dansk Rederi A/S
*DFDS
*Difko Selskaberne
*DONG Energy Generation A/S
*East Asiatic Company
*Fabricius Marine A/S
*J. Lauritzen A/S
*Mols Linien
*North Atlantic Lines Operation A/S
*Olau Line
*O.W. Bunker & Trading A/S
*Rederiet Erik Winther
*Rederiet Otto Danielsen
*RN Dredging B.V.
*Royal Arctic Line A/S
*Scandlines
*SvitzerWijsmuller A/S
*Tankskibsrederiet Herning A/S
*T.K.B. Shipping A/S
*Unifeeder A/S
*Vattenfall Danmark A/S

Estonia

*ESCO
*EstLine "(closed in 2000, ships transferred to Tallink)."
*Estonian New Line
*Hansatee
*Linda Line
*Tallink

Faroe Islands

*Smyril Line

Finland

*Birka Line
*Bore Steamship Company
*Botnia Link
*Delfin Cruises
*Eckerö Line
*Eckerö Linjen
*Effoa
*Finnlines
*Folkline
*Jakob Lines
*KG-Line
*Kristina Cruises
*Nordic Jet Line
*Rederi Ab Sally
*RG Line
*Sally Cruise
*Sally Line UK
*SeaWind Line
*Silja Line
*SuperSeaCat
*Viking Line
*Wasa Line
*Ålandstrafiken

France

*Brittany Ferries
*CMA CGM
*Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
*Campagnie Navigation du Sud-Atlantique
*Corsica Ferries
*Delmas
*Emeraude Lines
*LD Lines
*Messageries Maritimes
*SeaFrance
*SNCM

Germany

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*Deutsche Atlantik Line
*Elbe Ferries
*Ernst Russ
*Euroseabridge
*German-East Africa Line
*Hamburg Atlantik Line
*Hamburg America Line (HAPAG)
*Hamburg Süd
*Hanseatic Tours
*Hapag-Lloyd
*North German Lloyd
*Phoenix Reisen
*Poseidon Schiffahrts
*Prinzen Line
*Reederei Peter Deilmann
*TT-Line

Greece

*AMNEZ
*ANEK Lines
*ANEZ Lines
*Arkadia Line
*Blue Star Ferries
*Carras Group
*Ceres Hellenic Shipping Enterprises
*DANE Sea Line
*Efthymiades Lines
*Endeavor Lines
*Epirotiki Lines
*European Seaways
*Fast Ferries
*Five Star Lines
*Fraglines Ferries
*G.A. Ferries
*Greek Line
*Hellenic Mediterranean Lines
*Hellenic Seaways
*Latsis Line
*Louis Hellenic Cruises
*Minoan Lines
*Navios Maritime
*Project Shipping Inc
*Royal Cruise Lines
*Royal Olympic Cruises
*Strintzis Ferries
*Strintzis Lines
*Superfast Ferries
*Ulysses Line

Iceland

*Atlantsskip
*Eimskip
*Hafskip
*Nesskip
*Samskip
*Víkur

Ireland

*B&I Line
*Irish Ferries
*Norse Merchant Ferries
*Swansea Cork Ferries

Italy

*Bluvia
*CAREMAR
*Caronte Shipping
*Costa Crociere
*Cosulich Line
*Gruppo Grimaldi
*Home Lines
*Ignazio Messina
*Italian Line
*Lauro Line
*Lloyd Triestino
*Maritime Way
*Moby Lines
*MSC Cruises
*Siosa Lines
*SNAV
*Starlauro Cruises
*Tirrenia di Navigazione

Latvia

*Rīgas Jūras Līnija

Lithuania

*LISCO

Netherlands

*Holland America Line
*Netherland Line
*Norfolkline
*Royal Rotterdam Lloyd
*Stoomvaart Maatschappij Zeeland (SMZ)

Norway

*Belships
*Bergesen Worldwide
*Borgestad
*Bourbon Offshore
*Color Line
*Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab
*Deep Ocean
*Eidsiva Rederi
*Farstad Shipping
*Fosen Trafikklag
*Finnmark Fylkesrederi
*Fjord1
*Fjord Line
*Flagship Cruises
*Fred. Olsen & Co.
*Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
*Fred. Olsen Lines
*Frontline
*Fylkesbaatane
*GC Rieber Shipping
*Golar LNG
*Green Reefers
*Grieg Shipping
*Havila Shipping
*Helgelandske
*Hurtigruten
*Hoegh, Leif & Co
*Interocean Line
*Jahre Line
*Kristian Jebsens Rederi
*Kloster Cruise
*Knutsen OAS Shipping
*Kystlink
*Larvik Line
*Master Ferries
*Møre og Romsdal Fylkesrederi
*Namsos Trafikkselskap
*Norway Line
*Norwegian America Line
*Norwegian Cruise Line
*Odfjell
*Royal Viking Line
*Skaugen, I.M.
*Stolt-Nielsen
*Thoresen Car Ferries
*Tide
*Torghatten Trafikkselskap
*Solvang
*Star Shipping
*Stavangerske
*Westfal-Larsen
*Viking Supply Ships
*Wilhelmsen Lines
*Wilson
*Ostensjøs Rederi

Poland

*Euroafrica
*Polferries
*Polish Ocean Lines
*Unity Line
*Zegluga Gdanska

Portugal

*Portline
*Porto Santo Line

Russia

*Baltic Line
*SovComFlot
*Primorsk Shipping Corporation
*St. Petersburg Shipping

Soviet Union

*Baltic Shipping Company
*Black Sea Shipping Company (BLASCO)
*Estonian Shipping Company (ESCO)
*Far East Shipping Company (FESCO)

Slovenia

*Splošna Plovba

Spain

*ARMAS
*Balearia Eurolines
*Euroferrys
*Lineas Fred. Olsen
*Acciona Transmediterranea

Sweden

*Ahlmark Lines
*Atlantic Container Line
*Broström
*Destination Gotland
*Donsötank
*Euroway
*Furetank
*Gotlandslinjen
*Johnson Line
*Lion Ferry
*Nordström & Thulin
*Nordö Link
*Rederi AB Slite
*Rederi AB Svea
*Sessan Line
*Stena Line
*Sirius Rederi
*Swedish America Line
*Swedish Lloyd
*Swedish Orient Line
*Tor Line
*Transatlantic
*Trave Line
*Veritas ankers
*Wallenius Lines
*Waxholmsbolaget
*Ålandspilen
*Ånedin Linjen

Switzerland

*Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)

United Kingdom

*British India Line
*British Railways
*BP Shipping
*Caledonian MacBrayne
*Cunard Line
*Dominion Line
*Ellerman's Wilson Line
*Furness-Bermuda Line
*Hoverspeed
*Hovertravel
*Isle of Man Steam Packet
*Loch Line
*Mac Andrews
*Normandy Ferries
*Ocean Village
*Orient Steam Navigation Company
*P&O Ferries
*P&O Nedlloyd
*Pacific Steam Navigation Company
*Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
*Red Star Line
*SeaContainers
*Shaw, Savill & Albion Line
*Swan Hellenic
*Thomson Cruises
*Townsend Bros. Ferries
*Townsend Thoresen
*Union-Castle Line
*White Star Line