Maersk

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S
Company typeAktieselskab
IndustryFreight transport
Predecessor
  • Dampskibsselskabet Svendborg
  • Dampskibsselskabet af 1913
Founded16 April 1904 (1904-04-16), Svendborg, Denmark
FoundersArnold Peter Møller
Peter Mærsk Møller
HeadquartersEsplanaden 50 55°41′14.81″N 12°35′53.28″E / 55.6874472°N 12.5981333°E / 55.6874472; 12.5981333, ,
Denmark
Key people
Vincent Clerc (CEO)
ProductsContainer shipping and terminals, logistics and freight forwarding, ferry and tanker transport, semi-submersible drilling rigs and FPSOs
RevenueIncreaseUS$55.5 billion (2024)[2]
IncreaseUS$6.5 billion (2024)[2]
IncreaseUS$6.2 billion (2024)[2]
Total assetsIncreaseUS$87.7 billion (2024)[2]
Total equityIncreaseUS$57.9 billion (2024)[2]
OwnerPublicly traded
Number of employees
108,160 (2024)[2]
Subsidiaries900+
Websitewww.maersk.com
A Maersk Line 40ft container being lifted by a crane.

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (Danish: [ˈɛˀ ˈpʰe̝ˀ ˈmølɐ ˈmɛɐ̯sk]), usually known simply as Maersk (English: /mɛərsk/ MAIRSK),[3] is a Danish shipping and logistics company founded in 1904 by Arnold Peter Møller and his father Peter Mærsk Møller.

Maersk's business activities include port operation, supply chain management, warehousing and air freight. The company is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, with subsidiaries and offices across 130 countries and over 100,000 employees worldwide in 2024.[2]

It is a publicly traded family business, as the company is controlled by the namesake Møller family through holding companies.[4] The company's 2024 annual revenue was US$55.5 billion.[2]

Maersk has faced several challenges, including the global economic downturn, a malware attack, and the Red Sea crisis.

  1. ^ "OMX Copenhagen 25 (OMXC25CAP)" (PDF). Nasdaq OMX. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "APMM Annual Report 2024". Maersk. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
  3. ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
  4. ^ "Shipping group Maersk continues shopping spree after strong earnings". Reuters. 2021-08-06. Archived from the original on 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-09-01.

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