Maersk

Summary

Maersk is a business^[1]. Maersk ranks in the top 0.59% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,130 views/month, #175 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• Maersk is in the country of Denmark^[3].
• Maersk is in the country of DK^[4].
• Maersk's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Maersk's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[6].
• Maersk's instance of is recorded as public company^[7].
• Maersk's founder is recorded as Arnold Peter Møller^[8].
• Maersk is owned by A.P. Møller Holding^[9].
• Maersk is owned by A.P. Møller og Hustru Chastine McKinney Møllers Familiefond^[10].
• Maersk is owned by Den A.P. Møllerske Støttefond^[11].
• Maersk's headquarters location is recorded as Copenhagen^[12].
• Maersk's chief executive officer is recorded as Søren Skou^[13].
• Maersk's chief executive officer is recorded as Vincent Clerc^[14].
• Maersk's child organization or unit is recorded as Odense Steel Shipyard^[15].
• Maersk's child organization or unit is recorded as Maersk A/S^[16].
• Maersk's child organization or unit is recorded as APM Terminals^[17].
• Maersk's child organization or unit is recorded as Farrell Lines^[18].
• Maersk's child organization or unit is recorded as Safmarine^[19].
• Maersk's child organization or unit is recorded as Suez Canal Container Terminal^[20].
• Maersk's child organization or unit is recorded as Poti Sea Port^[21].
• Maersk's child organization or unit is recorded as Aliança Navegação e Logística^[22].
• Maersk's child organization or unit is recorded as Maersk Drilling^[23].
• Maersk's child organization or unit is recorded as Roulunds Fabrikker^[24].
• Maersk is part of Gemini Cooperation^[25].
• Maersk is part of list of companies involved in the Gaza war^[26].
• Maersk's Commons category is recorded as Maersk^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300D2K6PKKKXVNN73^[28]

• Registered legal name: A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: DK^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): ZRPO^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1904-04-16^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2014-01-04^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2026-01-19^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-02-19^[38]

• Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000170^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 22756214^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

Body

Founding

Maersk's founder is recorded as Arnold Peter Møller^[8]. Recorded inception include April 16, 1904^[43] and 1904-04-16^[44]. Maersk's location of formation is recorded as Svendborg^[45].

Identity

Part of include Gemini Cooperation^[25], a Consortium^[46] and list of companies involved in the Gaza war^[26].

Leadership

Chief executives include Søren Skou^[13], a business executive^[47], b. 1964^[48], of Kingdom of Denmark^[49] and Vincent Clerc^[14].

Operations

Maersk's headquarters location is recorded as Copenhagen^[12]. Maersk's parent organization or unit is recorded as A.P. Møller Holding^[50]. Subsidiaries include Odense Steel Shipyard^[15], a shipbuilding company^[51], in Denmark^[52], founded in 1917^[53], headquartered in Munkebo^[54]; Maersk A/S^[16], a business^[55], in Denmark^[56], founded in 1928^[57], headquartered in Copenhagen^[58]; APM Terminals^[17], a business^[59], in Netherlands^[60], founded in 2001^[61], headquartered in The Hague^[62]; Farrell Lines^[18], a shipping line^[63], in United States^[64]; Safmarine^[19], a transport company^[65], founded in 1946^[66], headquartered in Antwerp^[67]; and Suez Canal Container Terminal^[20], a business^[68], founded in 2000^[69], headquartered in Port Said^[70].

Industry

Maersk's industry is recorded as water transport^[71].

Ownership

Owners include A.P. Møller Holding^[9], a holding company^[72], in Denmark^[73], founded in 2013^[74], headquartered in Esplanaden^[75]; A.P. Møller og Hustru Chastine McKinney Møllers Familiefond^[10], an organization^[76], in Denmark^[77], founded in 1970^[78], headquartered in Esplanaden^[79]; and Den A.P. Møllerske Støttefond^[11], a business^[80], in Denmark^[81], founded in 1901^[82], headquartered in Copenhagen^[83]. Maersk's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq Copenhagen A/S^[84]. Maersk's product or material produced is recorded as sea shipping^[85].

Why It Matters

Maersk ranks in the top 0.59% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,130 views/month, #175 of 29,529).^[2] Maersk has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[86] Maersk is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[87]