Maersk Projects 4% Container Growth for 2025 as Red Sea Uncertainty Looms Over Global Trade

A.P. Moller-Maersk expects global container volume growth of approximately 4% in 2025, as the shipping giant adapts to ongoing Red Sea disruptions and potential supply-demand imbalances.

The Danish shipping and logistics company, coming off it’s third most profitable year in 2024 with a 65% EBIT increase to USD 6.5 billion, faces a complex and highly uncertain market in the year ahead.

“Our ability to navigate shifting circumstances and ensure steady supply chains for our customers was put to the test throughout 2024. Our efforts were rewarded with record-high customer satisfaction,” said Vincent Clerc, Maersk’s CEO.

Maersk Sees Global Container Market Growth Despite Trade War

Like others in the liner segment, Maersk has largely managed the Red Sea crisis through route adjustments. Despite the challenges of redirecting vessels around the Cape of Good Hope, Maersk was able to maintain stable operational costs while offsetting increased fuel consumption in 2024.

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