Maersk Line

Maersk Line
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryContainer shipping
Founded1928; 96 years ago (1928)
HeadquartersCopenhagen, Denmark
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Vincent Clerc (CEO)
RevenueIncrease US$81.529 billion (2022)
OwnerMaersk
Number of employees
110,000+ (as of 2022 end; worldwide)[1]
Websitemaersk.com

Maersk Line is a Danish international container shipping company and the largest operating subsidiary of Maersk, a Danish business conglomerate. Founded in 1928, it is the world's second largest container shipping company by both fleet size and cargo capacity, offering regular services to 374 ports in 116 countries.[2] As of 2024, it employed over 100,000 people. Maersk Line operates over 700 vessels and has a total capacity of about 4.1 million TEU.[3]

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