The eight E-Class Maersk container ships, with a capacity of Twenty-Foot Equivalents (TEUs), are regarded as the world's largest container ships. | Interesting Engineering

🎉 Today we are excited to mark the 120-year anniversary of Maersk! On 16 April 1904, our founder, A.P. Møller, supported by his father, Peter Mærsk Møller, founded the Steamship Company Svendborg, the forerunner of today’s A.P. Moller - Maersk. Throughout the 20th century, Maersk expanded its operation from trampers to liner shipping, first with new routes to major markets such as USA, Japan, and the Philippines. The introduction of containerisation in the 1950s completely transformed global tr

Turn back time to the 1960s, and the Maersk fleet looked entirely different from how it does today🚢🕰️ As global trade has increased, so too has the size of our fleet, and its vessels. Watch as we compare the capabilities of vessels from the past with today’s container vessels. Explore more of our history 👉🏽 https://www.maersk.com/about/our-history/explore-our-history #Maerskheritage #Oceanfreight #Evolution #Maersk | Maersk