Container shipping market growth in 2017.y. compared to the previous year. In total overseas traffic, container traffic participates with 15% of total commodity exchange. Accelerated economic growth and an increased demand for overseas transport also reveal rapid growth of container ports and container ships. Asian countries still held most of top ten world largest container port especially Shanghai port. The situation on the container market in the current year recorded a recovery compared to the previous year, and there is a tendency to equal supply and demand on the market. Maritime freight rates in the past period also recorded growth due to increased demand, but also there are other factors, such as rising oil prices. Seasonality and specific periods of the year still determine the periods of inequality of supply and demand for the ship's space. The top ten international container carriers continue to hold over 80% of the container market where they do not leave too much space for other shipping companies to achieve a significant result. The current situation in the container market is such that the shipping companies join an alliance to reduce operating costs and improve the supply. Current alliances are: 2M, The Alliance and Ocean Alliance.