Operators & ship managers
A "ship operator" is the entity that has commercial control of a vessel — booking cargo, paying bunkers and port dues, handling the day-to-day commercial decisions — and is named on the AIS as the operator. A "ship manager" (or technical manager) is the entity contracted to provide technical management: maintenance, manning, compliance, dry-docking. The same company often does both. This index covers 389 companies that operate or manage ships, separately from manning agencies, which only supply crew.
By segment
All · 389Container · 38Tanker · 48Bulk · 39Offshore · 17Cruise / passenger · 9RoRo / car · 23
Top HQ countries
- Germany · 41
- United States · 39
- China · 22
- Norway · 20
- United Kingdom · 17
- Czechia · 14
- Japan · 14
- France · 12
- Denmark · 11
- Greece · 9
- Australia · 9
- Hong Kong · 8
All operators (389)
4-72 · Colombia
99minutos · Mexico- A.P. Moller-Maersk · Denmark · container, feeder
ABX Logistics · Belgium
ACE Logistics Group AS · Estonia
Aerocav · Venezuela
Agility Logistics · Kuwait- AiDeliv · United States
AlamTri Resources · Indonesia- Amazon Locker · Spain
- Amazon Locker · Italy
- Amazon Locker · United Kingdom
- Amazon Locker · United States
- Amazon Locker · Germany
América Latina Logística · Brazil
An Post · Ireland- Anangel Maritime Services · Greece · bulker
André Chenue · France- Anglo-Eastern Univan Group · Hong Kong · container, tanker, bulk, gas carrier, offshore
Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions · United States- Anthony Veder Group · Netherlands · gas-carrier
Apo.com Group GmbH · Germany- Aramex · Jordan
Armaguard · Australia
Arvato · Germany
Asciano Limited · Australia
Asia Airfreight Terminal · China
AsstrA · Switzerland- Atholl Highlanders · United Kingdom
Atrax Logistics · South Africa
AutoFetch · United States
Autopistas Urbanas SA · Argentina
Aves One · Germany
Azərpoçt · Azerbaijan- Bahri (National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia) · Saudi Arabia · tanker, dry bulk, chemical tanker, ro-ro
Belposhta · Belarus- Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement · Cyprus · tanker, container, bulk, LNG, offshore
BHS Logistics · Denmark- Bibby Ship Management Ltd. · United Kingdom · tanker, bulk, offshore
Blue Dart Express · India
Border Music Distribution AB · Sweden
BotswanaPost · Botswana- Bourbon Marine & Logistics · France · offshore-supply, ahts
- BP Shipping Ltd. · United Kingdom · tanker, LNG
Bring · Norway- Brink's · United States
BRT · Italy
Bubble Baba Challenge · Russia- Bulgarian Posts · Bulgaria
Bulkhaul Limited · United Kingdom- BW Group · Singapore · LNG, LPG, tanker, VLGC
C. H. Robinson Worldwide · United States- Canadian Pacific Kansas City · United States
- Canadian Pacific Kansas City · Mexico
- Canadian Pacific Kansas City · Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway · United States- Canadian Pacific Railway · Canada
- Cargus · Romania
- Carnival Corporation & plc · United States · cruise
CDEK · Russia
Celadon Group · United States
Central Warehouse Solution · Czechia- Cevital · Algeria
Chainalytics · United States- CHEP · Australia
- Chevron Shipping Company LLC · United States · tanker, LNG
- Chilexpress · Chile
China Logistics Group · China
China Merchants Port · China- China Post · China
China Shipping Group · China- CMA CGM Group · France · container, ro-ro
- Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd. · Cyprus · tanker, bulk, container, cruise, LNG
Coordinadora Mercantil S.A. · Colombia
- COSCO Shipping Lines · China · container, bulk, tanker
- COSCO Shipping Ports · China
- Costamare Inc. · Greece · container, dry bulk
ČSAD Hodonín · Czechia
CTL Logistics · Poland- Dachser Group SE & Co. KG · Germany
Dago Express · Germany- Dagrofa · Denmark
DB Cargo · Germany
DB Mobility Logistics · Germany- DB Schenker · Germany
- Delivery · Ukraine
- Deutsche Bahn · Germany
Deutsche Bundespost · Germany
Deutsche Post AG · Germany
Deutsches Verkehrsforum · Germany
Devy · Mexico- DFDS A/S · Denmark · ferry, ro-ro, ro-pax
- DHL · Germany
- DHL Supply Chain · Germany
- DHT Holdings Inc. · Bermuda · tanker
Direct Parcel Distribution CZ · Czechia
DocMorris AG · Switzerland
DoDo Group · Czechia
Domesa · Venezuela
DoorDash · United States
DP World · United Arab Emirates- DPD · Germany
- DPDgroup · Germany
- DSV · Denmark
Ecolet · Romania
Eesti Post · Estonia
Eimskip · —
ELPRO-BUCHS AG · Switzerland- Eltanin Marine Co. Ltd. · Poland
- Equinor ASA · Norway · tanker, LNG, offshore
Eurasia Group Ltd. · Hong Kong · bulk, tanker, container- Euronav NV · Belgium · tanker
Euroseas Ltd. · Greece · container, multi-purpose
Ever Flow River Group · Myanmar
Evergreen Group · Taiwan
Evergreen Marine Corporation · Taiwan · container
Executive Ship Management Pte. Ltd. · Singapore · tanker, bulk, container, chemical tanker- Expeditors International · United States
- F2 Logistics · Philippines
FAN Courier · Romania
Favor Delivery · United States- FedEx · United States
- FedEx · Canada
- FESCO Transportation Group · Russia · container, bulk, multi-purpose
Fjord Line · Norway- Fleet Management Limited · Hong Kong · bulk, tanker, container, offshore
FM Logistic · France- Freightos · China
- Freightquote.com · United States
- Frontline Ltd. · Norway · tanker
- Fugro N.V. · Netherlands · survey, offshore support
Galenica · Switzerland
GasLog Ltd. · Monaco · LNG
Gebrüder Weiss · Austria
GEFCO · France- General Logistics Systems Czech Republic · Czechia
Getlink · France
Girteka Logistics · Lithuania- GLS General Logistics Systems Slovakia · Slovakia
Green Cargo · Sweden- Grimaldi Group · Italy · ro-ro, car carrier, ro-pax
Group Van Elsen Cargo Care · Belgium
Grupo Puntacana · Dominican Republic
Grupo RBS · Brazil
H.L. Boulton · Venezuela- Hapag-Lloyd AG · Germany · container
HapiHyper Technologies · Nigeria- HayPost · Armenia
HCT Logistics · Taiwan
Hellenic Post · Greece
Hellenic Train · Greece
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics · Germany- Hermes · Germany
- Hermes Germany · Germany
HHLA · Germany- HHLA · —
- HMM Co., Ltd. · South Korea · container, bulk
- Hoegh Autoliners · Norway · car carrier, PCTC
- Höegh LNG Holdings · Norway · lng-carrier, fsru
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited · Hong Kong
Hrvatska pošta · —
HT Transport & Spedition A/S · Denmark- Ifri Group · Algeria
- Iino Kaiun Kaisha · Japan · tanker, chemical-tanker, gas-carrier
- Imperial Logistics International · Germany
Inex Partners · Finland
InPost · Poland
Íslandspóstur · —- J. Lauritzen A/S · Denmark · bulker, gas-carrier
J. Müller · Germany
Jakarta International Container Terminal · Indonesia
James Irlam · United Kingdom- Jebsens Maritime AS · Norway · bulk, tanker, container
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha · Japan · container, bulk, car carrier, tanker
Kintetsu World Express · Japan- Klaveness Ship Management AS · Norway · bulk, combination carrier
Koninklijke Carabiniers 1830 Lembeek · Belgium
Korea Post · South Korea
KS-Europe · Czechia- Kuehne + Nagel · Switzerland
Kvikkas · Norway
LBC Express · Philippines
Lekkerland · Germany
Linfox · Australia
Liwathon E.O.S. · Estonia
LLamasoft · United States- LOCURA Consulting · Poland
Logifie · Poland
LOGISTEED · Japan
Logity Dispatch · United States
Maersk Supply Service · Denmark · AHTS, PSV, offshore support- Magyar Posta · Hungary
Mail Boxes Etc. · Italy- MaltaPost · Malta
- Mammoet · —
MANIDASO · United Kingdom- Mano Maritime Ltd. · Latvia · bulk, tanker
- Maran Gas Maritime · Greece · lng-carrier
- Maran Tankers Management · Greece · tanker
Mariupol Investment Group · Ukraine
Marlow Navigation Co. Ltd. · Cyprus · container, bulk, tanker, car carrier
Matkahuolto · Finland- Matson Navigation Company · United States · container, ro-ro
Md Abir Meer · United Kingdom- Mediterranean Shipping Company · Switzerland · container
Metrans · Czechia
- MISC Berhad · Malaysia · LNG, tanker, offshore
Mitsui & Co. · Japan- Mitsui O.S.K. Lines · Japan · container, bulk, tanker, car carrier, LNG
MRW · Venezuela
MSC Group · Switzerland
Nagel-Group · Germany- Nakilat (Qatar Gas Transport Company) · Qatar · LNG, LPG
National Logistics Cell · Pakistan
Natural Le Coultre · Switzerland
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. · Greece · dry bulk, tanker, container- Necotrans · France
Nepal Can Group · Nepal
Nippon Express · Japan- Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha · Japan · container, bulk, tanker, car carrier, cruise
Nor-Cargo · Norway- Norden A/S · Denmark · bulker, tanker
- Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings · United States · cruise
Nova Post · Ukraine- Novorossiysk Shipping Company (Novoship) · Russia · tanker, bulk
- NRS Corporation · Japan
Nurminen Logistics · Finland- NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers · Japan · bulker, heavy-lift
- Oboronlogistics · Russia
- Ocean Network Express · Singapore · container
- Odfjell SE · Norway · chemical-tanker
ODOL World Services · Turkey
- Oldendorff Carriers GmbH & Co. KG · Germany · dry bulk
OLTIS Group · Czechia
OM Logistics · India
- OSM Thome · Norway · tanker, container, bulk, offshore, LNG
Österreichische Post · Austria- P&O Ferries · United Kingdom · ferry, ro-pax
Pacific Basin Shipping Limited · Hong Kong · dry bulk
Pacific International Lines · Singapore · container, ro-ro- Packeta · Czechia
ParkinGO · Italy
Patrick Corporation · Australia- Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG · Germany · container, bulk, tanker
- Pfenning group (KMP Holding) · Germany
- PGK Groupe · Ukraine
Phlatbed · United States
Post Danmark · Denmark- Post- und Telegraphenverwaltung · Austria
Pošta Crne Gore · Montenegro- Posta Shqiptare · Albania
Poste Italiane · Italy
Poste San Marino · San Marino
PostEurop · Belgium
Postmates · United States
PPL CZ · Czechia
PRIME360 · United States
PSS International Removals · United Kingdom
Q110185548 · Argentina
Q115310618 · Israel
Q115859554 · Guinea
Q123487943 · Nigeria
Q1236100 · —
Q123739842 · Belarus
Q132181747 · Germany- Q133232791 · Czechia
Q134250177 · Hungary- Q134250177 · Netherlands
- Q134250177 · Germany
- Q135508887 · France
Q135913204 · France
Q1375020 · Germany
Q137516189 · Poland- Q16536146 · Belarus
Q4050645 · Russia
Q63518055 · China
Qube Logistics · Australia
Quiqup · United Kingdom
Rail Logistics Europe · France
RAILVIS · Czechia
Rhenus SE & Co. KG · Germany
Rise Logistics Group · United States
River Trade Terminal · China
Roadie · United States- Rodnie Polya · Russia
Röhlig Logistics · Germany- Royal Caribbean Group · United States · cruise
Royal Gibraltar Post Office · Gibraltar
Ryder · United States
S.C. Delivery Solutions S.A. · Romania
Sagawa Global Logistics · Japan- Saipem S.p.A. · Italy · offshore, pipelay, crane vessel, FPSO
Saltens Bilruter · Norway
Samsung Electronics Logitech · South Korea- Schenker AG · Germany
Schneider National · United States- Scorpio Tankers Inc. · Monaco · tanker
SCS Global Group · Hong Kong
SCT Logistics · Australia- Seaspan Corporation · Canada · container
SEC Group · United Kingdom
Sendle · Australia
SF Express · China- Shell Shipping and Maritime · United Kingdom · tanker, LNG, LPG
Shenzhen International Holdings · China
ShipBob · United States
ShipShop · Canada
ShipSigma · United States
Simon Hegele · Germany- Sinotrans Changhang Group · China
Sinotrans Limited · China- Sinotrans Shipping · China
Slovak Parcel Service · Slovakia
SmartPost · Estonia- Solvang ASA · Norway · gas-carrier
- Spliethoff Group · Netherlands · multi-purpose, heavy-lift
Staf Transports · France- Star Bulk Carriers Corp. · Greece · dry bulk
- Stena Line · Sweden · ferry, ro-pax
Stolt-Nielsen · Bermuda- Subsea 7 S.A. · United Kingdom · offshore, pipelay, DSV
Sumitomo Warehouse · Japan
Suzue Corporation · Japan- Synergy Marine Group · Singapore · tanker, bulk, container, LNG
Syrian Post · Syria
TanQuid · Germany
TCDD Taşımacılık · Turkey- TCS Courier · Pakistan
- Teekay Corporation · Bermuda · tanker, LNG, FPSO
Telelift · Germany
Telemark Bilruter · Norway
Telemark Godslinjer · Norway
Telemark Transportservice · Norway
Terrestrial logistics (Thailand) · Thailand
TFI International · Canada
Thai Nexus Point Co., Ltd. · Thailand- The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. · India · tanker, bulk, offshore
- Thome Ship Management Pte. Ltd. · Singapore · tanker, bulk, container, gas carrier
time:matters · Germany
TNT N.V. · —
Toll Group · Australia- TORM plc · Denmark · tanker
- Torvald Klaveness Group · Norway · bulker, chemical-tanker
Total Quality Logistics · United States
Transammiak · Russia
Transferd · Norway
Transportify · Philippines
TruckingOffice · United States
Ukrposhta · Ukraine- United Parcel Service · United States
- Univan Ship Management Ltd. · Hong Kong · container, bulk, tanker
- Urgent Curier · Romania
- V.Group · Monaco · tanker, bulk, container, cruise, offshore, LNG
- V.Ships Americas Inc. · United States · tanker, bulk, offshore, container
va-Q-tec · Germany- Van Oord · Netherlands · dredger, offshore
Vatican Post · Holy See
Veyseloglu Group of Companies · Azerbaijan- Wallem Group · Hong Kong · tanker, bulk, container, gas carrier
- Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA · Norway · ro-ro, car carrier, PCTC
- Wan Hai Lines · Taiwan · container
WAPI · Estonia
Warp · United States- WE|DO · Czechia
WeShipCars · United States
Willi Betz · Germany
Wilson, Sons · Brazil- Wincanton plc · United Kingdom
- Xin Hwa Holdings · Malaysia
- XPO, Inc. · United States
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation · Taiwan · container
Yodel · United Kingdom- YTO Express · China
- Yunda Express · China
- Zásilkovna · Czechia
- ZIM Integrated Shipping Services · Israel · container
Zipline International · United States- Zodiac Maritime Ltd. · United Kingdom · tanker, bulk, container, car carrier
- Zouari Group · Tunisia
- ZTO Express · China
See also
- · Manning agencies — companies that supply crew.
- · Ship database — vessels by IMO, with operator and manager links.
- · Ship types — taxonomy of vessel segments.
- · Flag states — registries each operator's tonnage flies.