Maersk
Container shipping and logistics · Denmark
A.P. Moller - Maersk runs one of the world's largest container shipping lines and adds port terminals, warehouses, trucking and air freight so it can move a customer's goods from factory to shelf in almost 130 countries.
What makes it different
Its ports earn far higher margins than its ships.
32.7%Terminals EBIT marginFY2025
APM Terminals made a 32.7% EBIT margin in 2025 while Ocean made 4.0%, so ports steady the group when freight rates fall.
How big it is
How big is Maersk?
US$54.0BRevenueFY2025
12.9MContainers shippedFY2025
107,638EmployeesFY2025
How it makes money FY2025
Ocean shipping brings most revenue.
- Ocean63%US$35.0B
- Logistics & Services27%US$15.1B
- Terminals10%US$5.3B
How the business works
Ships, ports and warehouses, sold together.
- 1721 container vessels
- 2Own APM ports
- 3Warehouses, trucks, air
Ocean profits swing with freight rates, so Maersk adds steadier logistics and port income on top of each container it carries.
Who owns it
- A.P. Møller Holding A/S44.4%
- A.P. Møller og Hustru Chastine Mc-Kinney Møllers Familiefond9.8%
- Den A.P. Møllerske Støttefond4.4%
CEO: Vincent Clerc
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 4-16Steamship Company Svendborg founded
- 1928Maersk Line starts liner shipping
- 9-05First fully containerised service sails
- 2016Split into Transport & Logistics and Energy
- 2017Hamburg Süd acquisition closed and integrator vision set
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Maersk's own reports.
Full profile
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What Maersk tracks17 metrics
Loaded volumes
Average operated fleet capacity
Container vessels
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from6 regions
USA
China and Hong Kong
Netherlands
The full timeline17 moments
2023
2024
2025
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