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The 2022 annual report says 110k+ employees. The 2021 annual report says 95k+ employees. The 2020 annual report says 80k+ employees. Seems like they have acq

by tpmx 3y ago

The 2022 annual report says 110k+ employees. The 2021 annual report says 95k+ employees. The 2020 annual report says 80k+ employees. Seems like they have acquired quite bit in the past few years, e.g.: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shipping-giant-maersk-continues-buying-spree-after-best-quarter-ever https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shipping-giant-maersk-cont... Shipping giant Maersk continues buying spree after best quarter ever (November 2021)

windmark 3y ago
Indeed similar to all Big Tech companies laying off the past year.
ekianjo 3y ago
Seems like a regression to the normal
TeMPOraL 3y ago
Surprised to see steady increase in recent years. What are the 2019 numbers? 2020 and 2021 are the pandemic years, and Maersk should've been one of the most heavily impacted companies in the early months.
- tpmx 3y ago
  Relatively stable around 80k for 2018 and 2019. It appears they have executed a strategy to become a vertically integrated end-to-end logistics company rather than just a container shipping company. Profits during the pandemic allowed them to accelerate the change. https://qz.com/2103412/maersk-is-no-longer-just-a-shipping-company https://qz.com/2103412/maersk-is-no-longer-just-a-shipping-c... (Have a look at that quarterly profit graph...)
  - hef19898 3y ago
    Maersk went hard into the 3PL and fulfillment business, includimg hiring quite a few people from Amazon. They are in a quite interesting position for that.
    - tpmx 3y ago
      3PL = third party logistics (I found via Googling)
boringg 3y ago
Post pandemic return to normality.