Who owns Maersk Air Cargo?
Maersk Air Cargo is owned by Maersk (Denmark, CPH: MAERSK A).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Annual Report 2025 A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇰 Denmark, Copenhagen
- Origin
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- CPH: MAERSK A CPH: MAERSK B
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Maersk Air Cargo
Maersk Air Cargo A/S is the air freight company of A.P. Moller - Maersk, listed in the 2025 annual report as a Danish subsidiary in which the group holds 100 percent. The report names it only in the list of group companies, so little more about the airline can be sourced from it.
Ownership timeline of Maersk Air Cargo
Where Maersk Air Cargo sits in Maersk
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Maersk brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by Maersk
Maersk controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in airlines, and who owns them
The 509 brands in airlines on Brandtree belong to 341 owners. The largest is Lufthansa Group, with 10.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Air Dolomiti | Lufthansa Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| China Southern Airlines | China Southern Airlines | 🇨🇳 China |
| Air China | Air China | 🇨🇳 China |
| Aer Lingus | IAG | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| LATAM Airlines Brasil | LATAM | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Air France | Air France-KLM | 🇫🇷 France |
| AirAsia | AirAsia X | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Calm Air | Exchange Income | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: Maersk
Maersk is a publicly listed company headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as CPH: MAERSK A and CPH: MAERSK B.
A.P. Moller - Maersk is a Copenhagen-based integrated logistics group, registered at Esplanaden 50, Copenhagen. Its 2025 annual report lists Maersk Air Cargo A/S of Denmark as a group company in which Maersk holds 100 percent. Only its air cargo company is recorded here as an airline.
🇩🇰 Maersk Air Cargo and other Danish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 100 brands that began in Denmark. 25 of them (25%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Maersk Air Cargo is not one of them.
- BroBizz — Sund & Bælt 🇩🇰
- Cadeler — Cadeler 🇩🇰
- DFDS — DFDS 🇩🇰
- DSV — DSV 🇩🇰
- GreenMobility — GreenMobility 🇩🇰
- Maersk Tankers — Maersk Tankers 🇩🇰
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Maersk Air Cargo?
The parent company of Maersk Air Cargo is Maersk, a publicly listed company headquartered in Denmark.
Is Maersk Air Cargo Danish?
Yes. Maersk Air Cargo originated in Denmark and its owner, Maersk, is also headquartered in Denmark.
Is Maersk Air Cargo still owned by Maersk?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Maersk Air Cargo is still owned by Maersk. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Annual Report 2025 A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S — A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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