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2026
Maersk appoints Ditlev Blicher as North America Regional President
Maersk appointed Ditlev Blicher as Regional President for North America, effective January 1, 2026. He succeeds Charles van der Steene, who moves into the role of Managing Director for Maersk's India, Middle East, and Africa region.
2022
Maersk launches reefer rail service between Algeciras and Marin
Maersk launched a rail service for reefer cargo between its Andalucía hub and Galicia, connecting Algeciras and Marin. The service runs weekly.
2021
Vestas and Maersk announce containerized transport partnership
Vestas and Maersk formed a long-term strategic partnership covering containerized transport, including airfreight shipments. The partnership is to become effective January 1, 2022.
2021
Maersk announces acquisition of Senator International
Maersk announced that it would acquire German freight forwarder Senator International for approximately $644 million. The transaction was expected to be completed in the first half of 2022.
2021
Maersk announces additions to Star Air’s cargo fleet
Maersk said its private airline, Star Air, rented three converted Boeing 767 freighters and purchased two factory-built Boeing 777 freighters. The leased aircraft were due to enter service the following year, and the 777s were scheduled for delivery in 2024.
2021
Maersk offers free shipping and depot services for relief cargo
Maersk offered free coastal feedering within South Africa for containerised humanitarian and food items destined for Durban, as well as free depot storage and detention at its Durban and Johannesburg depots for July 12–25.
2021
Retailo partners with Maersk for warehousing in Pakistan
Retailo partnered with Maersk for warehousing services in Pakistan. The partners said operations with Maersk Pakistan would commence April 1, 2021; the article also says Maersk was creating dedicated warehouse solutions for Retailo, starting in Karachi.
2021
Maersk announces Tema Port container charge
Maersk announced a US$50-per-container Inland Additional Import Service charge for Ghanaian importers at Tema Port, effective March 15, 2021, to cover costs associated with container transfers and returning empty containers.
2021
Maersk appoints commercial director for East Coast of Latin America
A.P.Moller-Maersk announced Douglas Piagentini as its new commercial director for the East Coast of Latin America, covering Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay.
2020
Maersk opens refrigerated warehouse in St Petersburg
Maersk opened a 23,700-square-metre refrigerated warehouse in St Petersburg, described as Russia’s largest commercial cold store using CO2 refrigeration. Fyffes is expected to occupy approximately 40% of the facility.
2020
Maersk reports higher preliminary Q1 earnings
Maersk reported preliminary first-quarter 2020 EBITDA of around $1.4 billion, saying it expected Q1 earnings to be higher than a year earlier despite declining volumes.
2020
Maersk suspends 2020 earnings outlook
Maersk suspended its full-year 2020 earnings guidance until further notice, citing uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
2020
Maersk secures sustainability-linked $5 billion credit facility
A.P. Moller – Maersk secured a $5 billion revolving credit facility through a syndicate of 26 banks. Its credit margin will be adjusted according to progress toward Maersk’s target of reducing CO2 emissions per cargo moved by 60% by 2030.
2020
Maersk announces bunker-related tariff increases
Maersk announced that it would increase bunker-related tariffs across all trades effective March 1, with increases ranging from $50 to $200 per FEU. It said the actual increases per trade would be communicated by the end of January.
2019
Maersk opens logistics and distribution center in northern Vietnam
Maersk opened a logistics and distribution center in northern Vietnam. The company said the center was intended to meet growing domestic demand and significant trade growth in the region.
2019
Maersk opens logistics centre in Vietnam
Maersk opened an 11,000-square-metre logistics centre in Bac Ninh province, Vietnam, to address growing demand in the North Vietnam market.
2019
Maersk opens logistics centre in Bac Ninh
Maersk held the official opening ceremony for its new, fully Maersk-operated logistics centre in Bac Ninh, Vietnam, on December 11, 2019.
2019
Maersk wins Global Freight Awards customer service award
Maersk won the Customer Service Award at the 2019 Global Freight Awards; the ceremony took place on November 14 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.
2019
Maersk COO Soren Toft steps down
Maersk said COO Soren Toft was resigning, would leave the company to pursue other opportunities, and that his departure was effective immediately. CEO Søren Skou took on the COO responsibilities on an interim basis.