'Containerization in Globalization': A Case Study of How Maersk Line Became a Transnational Company

Henrik Sornn-Friese

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'Containerization in Globalization': A Case Study of How Maersk Line Became a Transnational Company

Henrik Sornn-Friese

Department of Strategy and Innovation

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This chapter is a historical case study of Maersk Line, the world’s leading container carrier. Maersk Line’s global leadership was achieved within a relatively short time period and was the result of Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møllers decision in 1973 to enter container shipping—the biggest investment in the history of the AP Moller companies. When Maersk Line managed to achieve global leadership in a period of just about 25 years, the company’s own country offices were particularly important. They allowed the interconnection of three types of networks: The physical network of ships and routes, the digital network of information and communication systems and the human network of Maersk employees. The interaction between the vessels, the systems and the people is still at the core of the company today and central to its continued development.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Shipping and Globalization in the Post-War Era : Contexts, Companies, Connections
Editors	Niels P. Petersson, Stig Tenold, Nicholas White
Number of pages	19
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date	2019
Pages	103-131
Chapter	5
ISBN (Print)	9783030260019
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030260026
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26002-6_5
Publication status	Published - 2019

Series	Palgrave Studies in Maritime Economics
ISSN	2662-6551

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Sornn-Friese, H 2019, 'Containerization in Globalization': A Case Study of How Maersk Line Became a Transnational Company. in NP Petersson, S Tenold & N White (eds), Shipping and Globalization in the Post-War Era: Contexts, Companies, Connections. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, Palgrave Studies in Maritime Economics, pp. 103-131. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26002-6_5

'Containerization in Globalization': A Case Study of How Maersk Line Became a Transnational Company. / Sornn-Friese, Henrik.
Shipping and Globalization in the Post-War Era: Contexts, Companies, Connections. ed. / Niels P. Petersson; Stig Tenold; Nicholas White. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. p. 103-131 (Palgrave Studies in Maritime Economics).

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