It comprises worldwide container services, logistics and forwarding and terminal activities under the brand names: Maersk Line, Safmarine, and Damco. Moller–Maersk, providing almost half of the group's revenue in 2008. "Container shipping and related activities" is the largest business area for A.P. These two branches include several subsidiaries such as container shipping and related activities APM Terminals tankers, training, offshore and other shipping activities oil and gas activities retail activity and shipyards, other industrial companies, interest in Danske Bank, etc. Moller–Maersk is structured into two main business segments: transport & logistics and energy. Møller explained in October 1886, "The little star on the chimney is a memory of the night when I prayed for you and asked for a sign: If a star would appear in the gray and cloudy sky, it would mean that the Lord answers prayers." The same star later became the emblem of the Maersk Group. Møller (1836–1927), who was a deeply religious Christian, attached a blue banner with a white seven pointed star on both sides of the black chimney on the steamship Laura when his wife recovered from illness. The SS Laura in 1886 in Svendborg, Denmark In August 2021, Maersk joined the BEC Low-Carbon Charter. In 2021, the company bought 8 carbon-neutral ships for £1bn. In 2017, the company was one of the main victims of the NotPetya ransom malware attack, which severely disrupted its operation for several months. in 2018 and Maersk Drilling became a separately listed company in April 2019. The majority shareholding in Maersk Tankers was sold to A.P. Moller – Maersk announced the strategic decision to focus solely on container logistics and to dismantle the conglomerate structure by separating out the oil and gas-related activities. Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller was until his death one of the "managing owners" of the company and was chairman of Odense Steel Shipyard until. He continued as chairman until December 2003, at which point he was 90 years of age and Michael Pram Rasmussen took over. In 1993, he was succeeded as CEO by Jess Søderberg. Their second child was (Arnold) Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller (1913–2012), who became a partner in 1939 and head of the firm upon his father's death. Møller had four children, all by his first wife Chastine Estelle Roberta Mc-Kinney. 6.7 Contaminates the atmosphere and especially the troposphereĭampskibsselskabet Svendborg ( Danish for ' Svendborg Steamship Company') was founded in Svendborg in April 1904 by captain Peter Mærsk Møller (1836–1927) and his son Arnold Peter (A.6.6 Sexual harassment suspensions and lawsuits.6.5 Regulation violations and contract fraud.
6.2 Overcharging allegations of US Government in Iraq and Afghanistan.6.1 Labor practices in El Salvador and China.4.16 Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping.4.7 Tankers, offshore and other shipping activities.
In the 2020 Forbes Global 2000, Møller-Maersk was ranked as the 622nd -largest public company in the world. The company's 2018 annual revenue was US$39 billion (2019). In September 2016, Maersk Group announced that it was splitting into two separate divisions: Transport & Logistics, and Energy. It is a publicly traded family business, as the company is controlled by the namesake Møller family through holding companies. The company is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, with subsidiaries and offices across 130 countries and around 83,000 employees worldwide in 2020. Maersk was the largest container shipping line and vessel operator in the world from 1996 until 2021. Møller – Mærsk A/S ( pronounced ), also known simply as Maersk ( / m ɛər s k/), is a Danish shipping company, active in ocean and inland freight transportation and associated services, such as supply chain management and port operation.
A Maersk Line 40ft container being lifted by a crane.Ī.P.