Table 2-12  Concentration in the U.S. Container Shipping Industry,,,,,,,
Concentration Ratios,,,Rank,Shipping Line,2000 TEU*,,
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,,,1,Maersk Sealand    ,"2,940,138",,
,,,2,Evergreen Line    ,"1,419,726",,
,,,3,Hanjin Shipping    ,"1,396,608",,
Top 4 ,CR4,36%,4,American President Lines   ,"1,212,528",,
,,,5,China Ocean Shipping Company (Cosco) ,"962,995",,
,,,6,P&O Nedlloyd    ,"805,389",,
,,,7,Hyundai Merchant Marine   ,"750,112",,
Top 8,CR8 ,53%,8,Orient Overseas Container Line (Oocl) ,"689,858",,
,,,9,Yang Ming Line   ,"636,399",,
,,,10,Mediterranean Shipping Company (Msc)  ,"606,666",,
,,,,"Total, Top-10 Carriers","11,422,420",,
,,,,"Total, All Other Carriers","7,742,122",,
,,,,Grand Total,"19,164,542",,
Concentration  Ratios,,,Rank,Shipping Line,2006 TEU*,,
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,,,1,Maersk Line    ,"4,258,414",,
,,,2,Evergreen Line    ,"2,400,615",,
,,,3,Mediterranean Shipping Company (Msc)  ,"1,998,994",,
Top 4 ,CR4,36%,4,Hanjin Shipping    ,"1,854,583",,
,,,5,American President Lines   ,"1,777,850",,
,,,6,Hapag Lloyd    ,"1,736,333",,
,,,7,China Ocean Shipping Company (Cosco) ,"1,255,327",,
Top 8 ,CR8,57%,8,Orient Overseas Container Line (Oocl) ,"1,230,260",,
,,,9,China Shipping Container Lines  ,"1,159,530",,
,,,10,Nippon Yusen Kaisha (Nyk Line) ,"1,158,291",,
,,,,"Total, Top-10 Carriers","18,830,198",,
,,,,"Total, All Other Carriers","10,376,535",,
,,,,Grand Total,"29,206,732"
"* Number of laden containers carried, expressed in TEU. ",,,,,
KEY: TEU = Twenty-foot equivalent unit. CR = Concentration ratio. ,,,,,
"SOURCE:  Federal Maritime Commission, Office of Economics and Competition Analysis, calculated using annual 2006 data from Port Import/Export Reporting Service (PIERS). ",,,,,
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