A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (commonly Maersk) is a Danish ship owner and integrated logistics company founded in 1904 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. It operates a fleet of 700+ container vessels with combined capacity over ~4.1–4.6 million TEU, and provides global services in container shipping, terminals, logistics, freight forwarding, inland transport and supply chain operations across 130+ countries. The company reported ~US $55.5 billion in revenue (2024) and has approximately 108,000 employees worldwide. While container ships are its core, Maersk also has operations in tanker and support vessel sectors through subsidiaries.Maersk has evolved from a steamship operator into a global integrated shipping and logistics conglomerate. Its operations span ocean transport, inland logistics, freight forwarding, port/terminal operations, warehousing and supply chain services across more than 130 countries. The company aims to connect global trade with end-to-end solutions and is investing heavily in sustainability, digital tools and decarbonization initiatives.
