Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Container shipping |
Founded | 1928 |
Headquarters | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Vincent Clerc (CEO) |
Revenue | US$81.529 billion (2022) |
Owner | Maersk |
Number of employees | 110,000+ (as of 2022 end; worldwide)[1] |
Website | maersk.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]