Maersk
Maersk head office | |
| Company type | Aktieselskab |
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| Industry | Freight transport |
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| Founded | 16 April 1904, Svendborg, Denmark |
| Founders | Arnold Peter Møller Peter Mærsk Møller |
| Headquarters | Esplanaden 50 55°41′14.81″N 12°35′53.28″E / 55.6874472°N 12.5981333°E, 1263 Copenhagen K , Denmark |
Key people | Vincent Clerc (CEO) |
| Products | Container shipping and terminals, logistics and freight forwarding, ferry and tanker transport, semi-submersible drilling rigs and FPSOs |
| Revenue | US$55.5 billion (2024) |
| US$6.5 billion (2024) | |
| US$6.2 billion (2024) | |
| Total assets | US$87.7 billion (2024) |
| Total equity | US$57.9 billion (2024) |
| Owner | Publicly traded |
Number of employees | 108,160 (2024) |
| Subsidiaries | 900+ |
| Website | www |
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A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (Danish: [ˈɛˀ ˈpʰe̝ˀ ˈmølˀɐ ˈmɛɐ̯sk]), usually known simply as Maersk (English: /mɛərsk/ MAIRSK), 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.
It is a publicly traded family business, as the company is controlled by the namesake Møller family through holding companies. The company's 2024 annual revenue was US$55.5 billion.
Maersk has faced several challenges, including the global economic downturn, a malware attack, and the Red Sea crisis.