Maersk Group Tumblr page nee tiBrief History + The A.P. Maller-Maersk Group was founded in 1904 by Amold Peter Maller and his father, Captain Peter Maersk Maller + Headquarter : Copenhagen, Denmark + The largest company in Denmark, and operates in 130 countries with nearly 110,000 employees + Maersk’s total market capitalization was $28 billion (As of December 31, 2011) + Comprises over 100 companies + Core business : One of the largest container shipping businesses globally as well as oil and gas exploration and container terminals operations + Revenues : Container business (40% of revenues) — operates 2.5 million twenty foot equivalent units (TEU ) + Transitioned from a family business to a global conglomerate Laks