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48-693: Liverpool2 is a container terminal extension adjoining the River Mersey in Seaforth , Merseyside . The extension, built by Peel Ports , officially opened on 4 November 2016 and is an expansion of the Seaforth Dock container terminal. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on 6 June 2013, with Sir Bobby Charlton and Sir Kenny Dalglish present at the event. The emplacement of steel pilings commenced from October 2013 utilising 329 piles, weighing 47 tonnes each. In total, 19,000 tonnes of metalwork

96-603: A US Department of Justice investigation contending that Maersk had "knowingly overcharged the Department of Defense to transport thousands of containers from ports to inland delivery destinations in Iraq and Afghanistan " while under government contract to transport cargo via container ships in support of U.S. troops. The Red Sea crisis had a significant impact on shipping, from November 2023 onward; in May 2024, Maersk estimated

144-620: A Global Port, Terminal and Inland Services Network with interests in 57 ports and container terminals in 36 countries on five continents, as well as 155 Inland Services operations in 48 countries. Port and Terminal Operations include: Maersk Container Industry A/S : Container manufacturing with factories in China ( Dongguan and Qingdao ) and headquarters in Denmark ( Tinglev ). Container Inland Services : Includes depots, equipment repair, trucking, container sales and related activity. Svitzer

192-515: A capacity of 1m TEU per year for the site. Peel Ports announced in July 2017 that it was proceeding with the expansion and that planning work had started to bring the remaining three Megamax and ten CRMG cranes to the port. The work also involved the installation of additional reefer points to allow the port to handle a greater quantity of refrigerated containers. Peel announced in September 2019 that

240-536: A new production facility in Hinggan League, Northeast China, around 1000km northeast of Beijing. The first volumes are expected to arrive in 2026. The Maersk logo is a white, seven-pointed star on a pale blue background. The logo dates back to 1886 when it was used on Captain P. M. Møller's first steamer, the s.s. LAURA. The story relates to an episode where Captain Møller's wife, Anna, had accompanied him on

288-504: A newly created entity named Svitzer Group A/S. The shares of Svitzer Group were subsequently listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen A/S . The distribution of Svitzer Group shares to APMM shareholders was agreed at an exceptional general meeting. As a result, APMM’s shareholders received shares in Svitzer Group in addition to their existing APMM holdings. Trading of Svitzer Group shares on Nasdaq Copenhagen began on 30 April 2024. Damco

336-490: A sea voyage and fallen seriously ill. The deeply devout Captain Møller prayed for his wife's recovery, and she did recover. In a letter dated October 6, 1886, he wrote to her: "The little star on the funnel is a reminder of the evening I prayed for you so dejectedly and anxiously, asking for the sign that I might see a star in the grey, overcast sky, a reminder that the Lord hears our prayers." When The Steamship Company Svendborg

384-491: Is a Danish shipping and logistics company founded in 1904 by Arnold Peter Møller and his father Peter Mærsk Møller . Maersk's business activities include shipping, port operation , supply chain management and warehousing . The company is based in Copenhagen , Denmark , with subsidiaries and offices across 130 countries and over 100,000 employees worldwide in 2023. It is a publicly traded family business , as

432-411: Is a US-based subsidiary of A.P. Moller–Maersk Group, which owns and operates a fleet of US-flag vessels providing the U.S. Federal Government and their contractors with multimodal transportation and logistics services. A Virginia-based organization, MLL manages the world's largest fleet of internationally traded US-flagged vessels. Maersk Line paid $ 31.9 million in fines to the U.S. in 2012, following

480-444: Is an American regional maritime and logistics operator. It has been part of A. P. Moller - Maersk since 1999. The Sealand name was phased out in 2009, but revived as a separate brand in 2014. After focussing on intermodal services between North, Central and South America, in 2018 it was merged with other Maersk intra-regional brands MCC Transport and Seago Lines to cover European, Mediterranean, and Intra-Asian markets. In 2023 it

528-534: Is an independently operated shipping company in the A. P. Moller–Maersk Group with roots in Africa. It operates a fleet of over 40 container vessels and 20 multi-purpose vessels (MPVs). The company has five container vessels and four MPVs on order for delivery in 2009–2011. In September 2020, it was announced that the Safmarine brand would be integrated into Maersk. SeaLand , branded "Sealand – A Maersk Company",

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576-618: Is common for cargo that arrives to a container port in a single ship to be distributed over several modes of transportation for delivery to inland customers. According to a manager from the Port of Rotterdam , it may be fairly typical way for the cargo of a large 18,000 TEU container ship to be distributed over 19 container trains (74 TEU each), 32 barges (97 TEU each) and 1,560 trucks (1.6 TEU each, on average). The further container terminal, in April 2015, such APM Terminal Maasvlakte II, that adapts

624-758: Is involved in exploration activities in Danish, British, Dutch and Norwegian sectors of the North Sea, Qatar, Algeria, Kazakhstan, Angola, Gulf of Mexico (US sector), Turkmenistan, Oman, Morocco, Brazil, Colombia and Suriname. Most of these activities are not 100% owned but are via membership in a consortium. The company developed production techniques for complex environments (The North Sea, etc.) and drilling techniques that extract oil from problematic underground conditions. Oil and gas activities provided A .P. Moller–Maersk with 22% of its revenue and 68% of its profit in 2008. On 21 August 2017, A. P. Møller - Mærsk A/S announced

672-474: Is involved in towage, salvage, wreck removal, marine firefighting and other offshore support and is represented in more than 100 ports worldwide. Ardent is based in Houston, Texas. Acquired in 2020, KGH is a European customs and trade solutions provider, including customs broker services and software application development. The KGH brand is now migrated into Maersk Customs Services. The company formerly owned

720-546: Is set for delivery in late 2016), four Harsh jack-ups, two Premium jack-up, four semi-submersibles and four Ultra deepwater drillships . Maersk Drilling is, among others, a market leader in the Norwegian jack-up market with a market share of 7 out of 12 rigs As of 2016 . Maersk Drilling merged with Noble Corporation in 2022, the transaction was completed on October 3. Maersk Supply Service provides anchor handling, towage of drilling rigs and platforms, and supply service to

768-666: The BEC Low-Carbon Charter. In September 2023, Maersk unveiled Laura Mærsk, which uses methanol as a fuel. Laura Mærsk is a feeder vessel of 2,100 TEU capacity in service on the Baltic Sea. In June of 2023, Maersk also announced an order for six additional mid-sized container vessels of 9,000 TEU capacity. In November 2023, Maersk signed an agreement with Chinese developer Goldwind . The agreement looks to secure annual volumes of 500KT of fuels including bio-methanol and e-methanol produced utilising wind energy at

816-583: The McLean Trucking Company. On August 15, 1962, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey opened the world’s first container port, Elizabeth Marine Terminal. Maritime container ports tend to be part of a larger port , and the biggest maritime container ports can be found situated around major harbours . Inland container ports tend to be located in or near major cities, with good rail connections to maritime container ports. It

864-722: The US, due to the sanctions regime led by those countries. On 15 March 2022, Robert M. Uggla was appointed Chair of the Board at A.P. Moller – Maersk, succeeding Jim Hagemann Snabe. The appointment marks a generational change in the company. Robert M. Uggla represents the founding family and remains as CEO of A.P. Moller Holding. On December 12, 2022, Vincent Clerc was appointed CEO of Maersk effective January 1, 2023. A. P. Moller–Maersk's independent APM Terminals business unit with its separate headquarters in The Hague , Netherlands , operates

912-513: The advanced technology of remotely-controlled STS gantry cranes and conceptions of sustainability , renewable energy , and zero carbon dioxide emission . Both maritime and inland container ports usually provide storage facilities for both loaded and empty containers. Loaded containers are stored for relatively short periods, whilst waiting for onward transportation, whilst unloaded containers may be stored for longer periods awaiting their next use. Containers are normally stacked for storage, and

960-474: The beginning of 2019, when the freight forwarding business of Damco stayed separate. The dissolving of the Damco brand was completed by the end of 2020. Maersk Oil (Danish: Mærsk Olie og Gas A/S) was established in 1962 when Maersk was awarded a concession for oil and gas exploration and production in the Danish sector of the North Sea. Maersk Oil is engaged in exploring and producing oil and gas in many parts of

1008-527: The company is controlled by the namesake Møller family through holding companies . The company's 2023 annual revenue was US$ 51.1 billion . In the 2023 Forbes Global 2000 , Møller-Maersk was ranked as the 174th largest public company in the world. Maersk has faced several challenges, including the global economic downturn , a malware attack , and the Red Sea crisis . Dampskibsselskabet Svendborg ( Danish for ' Svendborg Steamship Company')

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1056-489: The early 1970s when Maersk enlisted the Danish designer and architect Acton Bjørn to help with a more modern design, which is still used today. The largest operating unit in A. P. Moller–Maersk by revenue and staff (around 25,000 employees in 2012) is Maersk Line . In 2013, the company described itself as the world's largest overseas cargo carrier and operated over 600 vessels with 3.8 million twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) container capacity. As of January 2021, as

1104-679: The existing fleet of the fourth-largest line, Evergreen Line . Maersk Line cooperated with the United States Navy on testing 7–100% algae biofuel on the Maersk Kalmar in December 2011. In January 2012, Søren Skou took over as CEO of Maersk Line from Eivind Kolding . Later that year, the company ceased its business in Iran in order to prevent potential damage to the company's business with Western countries, particularly

1152-465: The globe. In January 2022, Svitzer operated a fleet of 110 vessels in seven ports and 11 terminals across 12 countries in Svitzer operates in the Africa, Middle East & Asia regions. In February 2024, Maersk’s Board of Directors demerged APMM’s Svitzer's towage and marine services operations. APMM transferred shares of Svitzer A/S and its subsidiaries, along with related assets and liabilities, to

1200-450: The group's profit for this period. The business segment comprises Maersk Tankers (its technical management business sold to Synergy Marine Group in 2021), Maersk Supply Service, Maersk Drilling , Maersk FPSOs, Maersk LNG and Svitzer. Brazilian coaster container ship subsidiary with eight ships. Ardent Salvage, a joint-operating salvage company formed after the merger between Maersk-operated Svitzer and Crowley-operated TITAN Salvage,

1248-465: The impact as a capacity loss of 15–20 percent across the merchant shipping industry, based on its FY second quarter. MCC Transport hosts containerized cargo services in the intra-Asia market. The company was later renamed Sealand-Asia. Seago Line is a subsidiary shipping line which serves ports in the Mediterranean region. The company is now Sealand- Europe and Mediterranean. Safmarine

1296-546: The largest container fleet, it held 17% of the global TEU. In 2006, the largest container ship in the world to that date, the E-class vessel Emma Maersk , was delivered to Maersk Line from Odense Steel Shipyard . Since then, seven other sister ships have been built, and on 21 February 2011 Maersk ordered ten even larger container ships from Daewoo , the Triple E class , each with a capacity of 18,000 containers. The first

1344-600: The maximum size that can transit the Panama Canal. As of 2016, the site is served by five Megamax cranes and twelve cantilever rail-mounted gantry cranes, completing phase one of the development. On opening, the gantry cranes were remotely operated from a logistics building 2 km (1.2 mi) away, later being operated from a control room at the terminal. The terminal has also gained the most advanced quayside to HGV automated transfer technology in Europe. In March 2020,

1392-531: The new STS cranes were expected to arrive in November 2019 with all of the work being completed in summer 2021. An upgrade to the Canada Dock Branch rail line was announced in May 2016 that would allow up to 48 trains a day to visit the port. Upgrade of the line was expected to be complete by 2019. The terminal extension is able to accommodate two 13,500 TEU New-Panamax vessels simultaneously,

1440-430: The offshore industry. By 2021, the fleet consisted of 41 vessels, including anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS), subsea support vessels (SSV) and platform supply vessels (PSV). In July 2024, it was announced that Norway ’s DOF Group would acquire Maersk Supply Service for approximately $ 1.1 billion to consolidate its offshore service sector further, focusing on the oil and gas sector. Maersk Line, Limited (MLL)

1488-499: The resulting stores are known as container stacks. In recent years methodological advances regarding container port operations have considerably improved, such as container port design process . For a detailed description and a comprehensive list of references see, e.g., the operations research literature. Maersk A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S ( Danish: [ˈɛˀ ˈpʰe̝ˀ ˈmølɐ ˈmɛɐ̯sk] ), usually known simply as Maersk ( English: / m ɛər s k / MAIRSK ),

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1536-521: The same time, MSC launched a partnership with GB Railfreight to operate a five-days-a-week rail service between Liverpool2 and the East Midlands . Consideration has also been given for improved road access to the terminal, from the M57 motorway junction at Switch Island , in order to ease the expected HGV congestion. Container terminal In November 1932, the first inland container port in

1584-488: The ship Zhen Hua 8 , also from Nantong. The extension was built at a cost of £400m and ultimately opened on 4 November 2016 by Liam Fox , the Secretary of State for International Trade . Phase two of the development included three more ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and an additional ten gantry cranes. After being completed, the site is served by 8 Megamax cranes and 22 cantilever rail-mounted gantry (CRMG) cranes. This allows

1632-551: The signing of an agreement to sell Mærsk Olie og Gas A/S to Total S.A. for US$ 7.45  billion in a combined share and debt transaction. The transaction was subject to regulatory and competition approval and was closed on 8 March 2018, when Maersk Oil became a part of Total. Maersk Drilling supports global oil and gas production by providing high-efficiency drilling services to oil companies worldwide. The company owns 24 rigs and its fleet consists of six Ultra-Harsh jack-ups , four XL Enhanced jack-ups (including one new build which

1680-480: The terminal received its single biggest delivery to date, unloading 5,452 TEUs from MSC Federica ; a record which was improved upon in December 2020, with a delivery of 5,956 TEUs by MSC Tamara . In October 2020, OOCL made Liverpool2 one of the permanent calling points for its trade between Europe and Canada. Two months later, Maersk and MSC chose to change from using the Port of Felixstowe for their TA2 transatlantic shipping service, in favour of Liverpool2. Around

1728-677: The world was opened by the Pennsylvania Railroad company in Enola, Pennsylvania . Port Newark-Elizabeth on the Newark Bay in the Port of New York and New Jersey is considered the world's first maritime container port. On April 26, 1956, the Ideal X was rigged for an experiment to use standardized cargo containers that were stacked and then unloaded to a compatible truck chassis at Port Newark. The concept had been developed by

1776-460: The world. Total oil production is more than 600,000 barrels per day (95,000 m³/d) and gas production is up to some 1 billion cubic feet (28,000,000 m³) per day. Most of this production is from the North Sea , from both the Danish and British sectors, but there is also production in offshore Qatar, Algeria and Kazakhstan. In addition to the above-mentioned producing sites, Maersk Oil

1824-494: Was 90, and Michael Pram Rasmussen took over. Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller was, until his death, one of the "managing owners" of the company and was chairman of Odense Steel Shipyard until 2 May 2006. A.P. Moller - Maersk announced its strategic choice to separate its oil and gas-related operations from the conglomerate structure and to concentrate only on container logistics in 2016. The majority shareholding in Maersk Tankers

1872-819: Was decided to unify the Maersk brands and integrate the Sealand brand into Maersk. Over the course of 2023 all Sealand business was integrated with Maersk, and in December 2023 the Sealand brand ceased to exist. Maersk GSC operates shared service centres that handle back office and off-shore activities for AP Moller Maersk Group. GSCs are in Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Chengdu, and Metro Manila, with new GSCs to be opened in Mexico and Brazil to support Americas customers. Tankers, offshore and other shipping activities" accounted for 8.8% of Maersk's revenue in 2008 and posted 25% of

1920-465: Was delayed by 60 days during winter storms in 2014. 5.5m tonnes of material was dredged, involving a workforce of 440 specialists. The first five ZPMC -built Megamax ship-to-shore cranes were all on the quayside by November 2015, having been delivered from Shanghai , with eight of these cranes ultimately planned for the site. The first five cranes were delivered by the ship Zhen Hua 23  [ de ] . The intended opening date of December 2015

1968-503: Was delivered in 2013. There was an option for 10–20 more, and in June 2011, Maersk placed a follow-on order for a second batch of ten sister ships (to the same design with the same shipyard), but cancelled its option for a third batch of ten. As of February 2010, Maersk had an order book for new ships totaling 857000TEU (including options on the Triple E class); that backlog is larger than

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2016-419: Was founded as a salvage client in 1833 before entering the towing business in 1870. Svitzer became majority owned by Maersk in 1979. Svitzer has continued to grow, including through purchasing the tugboat operations of Adsteam , and it now has a fleet of over 400 tugs, line handlers and other vessels. The company provides harbour and terminal towage services in over 100 ports and 20 oil and gas terminals across

2064-402: Was founded in 1904, the seven-pointed star on the pale blue background became its funnel emblem and the company's house flag symbol. When The Steamship Company of 1912 was established, the seven-pointed star was also chosen as their logo. The white seven-pointed star has been synonymous with Maersk throughout the years, but the logo has undergone some minor changes. The last changes date back to

2112-605: Was founded in Svendborg in April 1904 by captain Peter Mærsk Møller (1836–1927) and his son Arnold Peter (A. P.) Møller (1876–1965). A. P. Møller had four children, all by his first wife Chastine Estelle Roberta Mc-Kinney. 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. In 1993, he was succeeded as CEO by Jess Søderberg . He continued as chairman until December 2003, when he

2160-512: Was missed, being moved to the summer of 2016, and ultimately rescheduled for the autumn. A first batch of six ZPMC-built cantilever rail-mounted gantry cranes were delivered to the site in May 2016, arriving from Nantong aboard the ship Zhen Hua 25 . Berthing trials began in June 2016, with MSC vessels participating in the procedures throughout the following months. A further six gantry cranes were added in October 2016; these being delivered by

2208-461: Was sold to A.P. Moller Holding in 2017. Maersk Oil was sold to TOTAL S.A. in 2018, and Maersk Drilling became a separately listed company in April 2019. 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 2021, the company bought 8 carbon-neutral ships for £1bn. In August 2021, Maersk joined

2256-510: Was the combined brand of the Maersk Group's logistics activities, previously known as Maersk Logistics and Damco. As of 2008, Damco had 10,800 employees in offices in more than 93 countries. and was involved in supply chain management and freight forwarding all over the world. In September 2019, Maersk announced that they would dissolve the Damco brand and integrate their remaining activities after initially merging Maersk Line and Damco at

2304-492: Was used to form a 30 m (98 ft)-high, and 854 m (2,802 ft)-long, quay wall. By July 2014, dredging of a 27 km (10 sq mi) area of the River Mersey approach channel had been commenced by Van Oord . The extension was built on reclaimed land using the material dredged from the River Mersey, with the deepened approach channel providing the necessary clearance for visiting ships. Construction

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