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| March 10 2025 | The MV Stena Immaculate, an oil tanker managed by Crowley, was involved in a significant maritime incident in the North Sea off the coast of East Yorkshire. The vessel was at anchor when hit by the Portuguese-flagged container ship MV Solong, resulting in multiple explosions and a fire. Despite the serious nature of the collision, all crew members of the Immaculate were successfully rescued. |
| February 24 2025 | Maersk headquarters in Copenhagen was the site of a mass protest by activists over transportation of US military equipment related to the Gaza war. Police cleared protesters using batons and tear gas, resulting in 22 arrests, including prominent climate activist Greta Thunberg. |
| 2024 | Crowley christened the first U.S. all-electric tugboat and created a standalone company with SEACOR Holdings. |
| 2024 | Maersk reported an annual revenue of US$55.5 billion, demonstrating its continued global economic significance despite challenges. |
| 2024 | The company operates with over 100,000 employees worldwide, maintaining a presence across 130 countries through subsidiaries and offices. |
| November 2024 | A Maersk container ship named 'Denver' was denied entry to the Spanish port of Algeciras due to allegations of carrying arms supplies to Israel. |
| November 2024 |
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Maersk Halifax becomes the world's first retrofitted dual-fuel methanol container vessel at Zhoushan Xinya Shipyard in China. Additionally, the dual-fuel methanol vessel A.P. Møller is introduced in a naming ceremony in Singapore, becoming the ninth such vessel in Maersk's fleet.
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| October 2024 |
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Alexandra Maersk, a dual-fuel methanol vessel, is christened at the Port of Felixstowe, UK, with Elaine Condon from Primark as the godmother. The ship is named after Alexandra Mærsk-Møller, sister of company founder Arnold Peter Møller.
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| August 2024 | South African Government was alerted about two Maersk-chartered ships (Campton and Candor) carrying approximately 816 metric tonnes of toxic steel furnace dust in 100 short containers, potentially involving mis-declared or hazardous waste cargo collected from Albania and intended for delivery to Thailand. |
| August 27 2024 |
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Alette Maersk, a 350-meter dual-fuel methanol-enabled container ship, is christened at the Port of Los Angeles. Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim is named the ship's godmother, representing environmental advocacy.
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| July 2024 | Maersk received the first of two new Boeing 777F aircraft, planned for operation on the Billund to Hangzhou route. |
| July 2024 | Norway's DOF Group announced plans to acquire Maersk Supply Service for approximately $1.1 billion, aiming to consolidate its offshore service sector in the oil and gas industry. |
| July 31 2024 | Maersk Campton switched off its Automatic Identification System (AIS) GPS beacon, potentially violating the Maritime Organisation's SOLAS Convention and failing to dock as scheduled in Cape Town. |
| April 30 2024 | Svitzer Group shares began trading on Nasdaq Copenhagen, following the distribution of shares to APMM shareholders at an exceptional general meeting. |
| April 4 2024 |
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ASTRID MÆRSK, Maersk's second large dual-fuel container vessel, is christened in Yokohama, Japan, with Mrs. Liza Uchida (spouse of Nissan CEO) as the ceremonial participant.
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| February 2024 | Maersk's Board of Directors demerged Svitzer's towage and marine services operations, creating a new entity called Svitzer Group A/S. |
| January 26 2024 |
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ANE MÆRSK, the world's first large methanol-enabled container vessel, is named at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea.
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| 2023 | Crowley purchased Tamarind Consolidated. |
| 2023 | A study of 161,808 postmenopausal women revealed the harmful effects of nitrogen oxides on bone health, demonstrating their potential to accelerate bone deterioration. |
| 2023 | Became the first shipping industry company to have 2030 and 2040 climate targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), aligned with a 1.5°C and net zero pathway. |
| December 2023 | Sealand brand is fully integrated into Maersk and ceases to exist as a separate brand. |
| November 2023 | Maersk signed an agreement with Chinese developer Goldwind to secure annual volumes of bio-methanol and e-methanol, with first volumes expected in 2026. |
| November 2023 | The Red Sea crisis begins, significantly impacting shipping routes and global maritime transportation. |
| October 2023 | Maersk Training acquired ResQ, a Norwegian company specializing in safety training and emergency preparedness. |
| September 14 2023 |
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LAURA MÆRSK, the world's first methanol-enabled container vessel, is named by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Copenhagen.
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| June 2023 | Maersk announced an order for six additional mid-sized container vessels of 9,000 TEU capacity. |
| March 20 2023 | Maersk launched its first scheduled air cargo service between Billund, Denmark and Hangzhou, China, beginning with three weekly flights using a newly converted Boeing 767-300 freighter. |
| February 2023 |
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Maersk introduces Stay Ahead 3.0 organizational structure, rebranding multiple subsidiary brands under the Maersk name.
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| January 2023 |
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Mærsk completes the acquisition of Martin Bencher Group, a project logistics services provider headquartered in Aarhus.
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| 2022 | Announced early climate targets for reducing emissions. |
| December 12 2022 | Vincent Clerc was appointed CEO of Maersk, effective January 1, 2023. |
| October 3 2022 | Maersk Drilling completed its merger with Noble Corporation, combining their drilling operations and creating a significant consolidation in the offshore drilling industry. |
| August 2022 | Star Air became part of Maersk Air Cargo, integrating its 11 leased Boeing 767 cargo aircraft and corporate Gulfstream 450 into the Maersk fleet. |
| June 2022 | Hope Hicks (formerly known as 'Midshipman X') filed a lawsuit against Maersk, alleging the company failed to protect her from sexual abuse. |
| June 2022 | A second US Merchant Marine Academy student (under the alias 'Midshipman Y') filed a lawsuit against Maersk, alleging the company did not protect her from sexual abuse and violence. |
| March 15 2022 | Robert M. Uggla was appointed Chair of the Board at A.P. Moller – Maersk, succeeding Jim Hagemann Snabe. |
| January 2022 | Svitzer operated a fleet of 110 vessels across seven ports and 11 terminals in 12 countries, focusing on Africa, Middle East & Asia regions. |
| 2021 | Maersk reported total carbon dioxide emissions of 37 million tonnes, which was a 2% increase since 2019. |
| 2021 | Maersk Tankers sold its technical management business to Synergy Marine Group, marking a significant divestment in the tanker operations segment. |
| 2021 | Maersk Supply Service maintained a fleet of 41 vessels, including anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS), subsea support vessels (SSV), and platform supply vessels (PSV) providing offshore industry services. |
| October 12 2021 | Maersk suspended five employees for their involvement in the rape of a 19-year-old girl. |
| August 2021 | Maersk joined the BEC Low-Carbon Charter. |
| May 2021 | A Maersk officer's license was suspended after being accused of sexual assault, including abusive, unwanted, and inappropriate touching in violation of the company's anti-harassment policy. |
| 2020 | Maersk acquired KGH, a European customs and trade solutions provider specializing in customs broker services and software application development. Following the acquisition, the KGH brand was integrated into Maersk Customs Services. |
| December 31 2020 | Completion of the Damco brand dissolution, marking the end of Damco as a separate brand within the Maersk Group. |
| September 2020 | Maersk announced the integration of the Safmarine brand into Maersk, marking the end of Safmarine's independent operational status within the A. P. Moller–Maersk Group. |
| March 2020 | Maersk announced the termination of employment and outsourcing of its UK-based IT team that had previously helped the company recover from the 2017 cyberattack, during which the company was forced to rebuild its IT infrastructure in just 10 days and incurred over US$300 million in losses. |
| September 2019 | Maersk announces the dissolution of the Damco brand and plans to integrate its remaining activities. |
| April 2019 | Maersk Drilling became a separately listed company. |
| January 2019 | Delivery of the Taino, the sister ship to El Coquí, completed Crowley's new Commitment Class vessel pair. |
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