Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd is in fifth place with just under 270 ships. Maersk ranks No. 5 and Hapag-Lloyd No. 13 on Transport Topics’ Top 50 global freight companies list.

Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen expects the proposed U.S. port fees on Chinese ships to add "considerable" additional costs to U.S. consumers, and "make life a lot more difficult" for American ...