Asian container lines remain firmly in control of the Transpacific container shipping trade, with Cosco Shipping Group, ONE, and Evergreen Marine operating the largest fleets on Far East-North America services at the start of 2026.
Around 532 ships operated on the Transpacific container shipping route in January 2026, offering about 5.2 million TEU of capacity, down 3.2% year on year, according to sector specialist Alphaliner.
Despite the dip, the competitive structure has remained largely unchanged.
Three major alliances now deploy 73.7% of all capacity on the route, compared with 74.6% a year earlier.
The OCEAN Alliance -comprising CMA CGM, Cosco and Evergreen - holds the largest share at 35.3%.
The Gemini Cooperation between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd accounts for around 884,500 TEU, or roughly 17% of the market, a similar level to Maersk’s former 2M partnership capacity.
The Premier Alliance grouping ONE, HMM and Yang Ming holds about 21.4% of capacity.
ONE increased its deployed capacity by 10.3% year on year, helping offset reductions elsewhere in the network.
MSC ranks fifth with about 10.3% market share after raising its standalone Transpacific capacity by 11.7% year on year. Partner ZIM holds around 7.3%.
Overall capacity has shifted between carriers, but the balance of power on the Transpacific looks much the same as a year ago, with Asian carriers still firmly in the lead.
