Who owns Maersk?
Maersk is owned by A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S (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, Copenhagen
- Category
- Travel & transport › Container & bulk shipping
- Parent ticker
- CPH: MAERSK A CPH: MAERSK B
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Maersk
Maersk Line is the container shipping business within Maersk's liner business. The 2025 annual report says the liner business includes Maersk Line and Aliança, and its list of group companies includes Maersk A/S and Maersk Line, Limited, each 100 percent held.
Ownership timeline of Maersk
Where Maersk sits in Maersk
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Maersk ownership tree →
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 container & bulk shipping, and who owns them
The 78 brands in container & bulk shipping on Brandtree belong to 76 owners. The largest is Bahri, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bahri Dry Bulk | Bahri | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
| Klaveness Combination Carriers | Klaveness | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| Navig8 | ADNOC L&S | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
| Ardmore Shipping | Ardmore Shipping | 🇧🇲 Bermuda |
| ESL Shipping | Aspo | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Awilco LNG | Awilco LNG | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| BW LPG | BW LPG | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| C3is | C3is | 🇬🇷 Greece |
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 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 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?
The parent company of Maersk is A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S, a publicly listed company headquartered in Denmark.
Is Maersk Danish?
Yes. Maersk originated in Denmark and its owner, A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S, is also headquartered in Denmark.
Is Maersk still owned by A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Maersk is still owned by A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S. 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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