Maersk-Filipinas Inc - Subic Bay Philippines
Maersk-Filipinas Inc has been providing shipping and logistical services to Filipino businesses that has allowed the Philippines to enter global markets since 1931. The company engages in standard shipping, large oversize and large quantity shipping of a plethora of products from small assembly parts to refrigerators and much more. Maersk has the name and worldwide reputation and team of specialists to assist companies in all of their logistics and supply chain needs. These specialists have expertise in the specific industries of their client’s sectors. Maersk is a huge worldwide company employing over 80,000 people in 130 countries with expertise in transportation services, supply chain and logistics, container logistics, financial services freight forwarding solutions and more. Originally a steamship company called Dampskibsselskabet Svendborg, the company was first established in 1904 in the town of Svendborg, Denmark by A.P. Moller and his father Peter Maersk Moller. The father/son team raised enough money to purchase a second-hand steamer in 1904 named the Svendborg. Building their first shipyard in 1918, and then acquiring the Odense Steel Shipyard on the Island of Funen. This fulfilled the desire of A.P. Moller to combine shipping with shipbuilding, supplying their own vessels for their services. In 1918 Maersk was in its infancy but on its way to major worldwide dominance in the shipping industry.