Maersk: Fleet Size, Routes & Tracking
Last reviewed 2026-08-21 · Next review due 2026-09-21 · 3 min read
A.P. Møller–Maersk is the world's second-largest container shipping line, a Danish company with roots back to 1904 and now the anchor of the Gemini Cooperation alliance with Hapag-Lloyd. Here's what to know about Maersk's scale, ownership, and how to track a shipment.
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- Founded
- 1904
- Headquarters
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Ownership
- Publicly traded
- Listing
- Nasdaq Copenhagen (MAERSK A / MAERSK B)
- Fleet capacity
- ~4.6M TEU (Alphaliner snapshot retrieved 2026-04-30)
- Ships
- ~735 vessels (Alphaliner snapshot retrieved 2026-04-30)
- Alliance
- Gemini Cooperation, with Hapag-Lloyd (began February 2025)
- Capacity rank
- 2
Founded in Svendborg, Denmark, as Dampskibsselskabet Svendborg, by Captain Peter Mærsk Møller and his son Arnold Peter (A.P.) Møller. The company's seven-pointed star logo traces back to 1886.
- Long-time #1 container carrier by capacity before MSC overtook it in January 2022.
- Delivered the Triple E-class vessels (18,000 TEU each) starting in 2013, a major fleet milestone at the time.
- Divested its energy and oil-and-gas businesses between 2016 and 2019 to focus solely on container shipping and logistics.
Tracking and household goods
Maersk's business is overwhelmingly commercial, bulk, port-to-port freight sold to forwarders and movers. For a household shipment, book through a moving company. Ocean carriers vs. moving companies.
Frequently asked questions
Can I book with Maersk directly for a household move?
Not typically — Maersk sells capacity to businesses (forwarders, movers, NVOCCs), not directly to individual households for personal-effects shipments. Contact a mover instead.
What is the Gemini Cooperation?
An alliance formed in February 2025 between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, sharing vessels and cargo space on joint routes — not a merger; both remain separate, competing companies.
How do I track a Maersk shipment?
Through Maersk's own tracking tool at maersk.com/tracking, using your bill of lading or container reference number from your mover or forwarder.
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Researched and compiled by the MoverQuoteEngine Research Team, August 2026.
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