A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S at the Annual General Meeting held on 31 March 2014, approved the Board's proposal for distribution of the net result of DKK 7,313 million with DKK 6,154 million dividends to the shareholders, equivalent to DKK 1,400 per share, and DKK 1,159 million as retained earnings.
The company also announced that Lars Pallesen, John Axel Poulsen, Erik Rasmussen, Leise Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller and Jan Tøpholm stood down from the Board of Directors. Upon proposal from the Board of Directors Robert Mærsk Uggla, Niels Bjørn Christiansen, Dorothee Blessing, Renata Frolova and Palle Vestergaard Rasmussen were elected.
A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S is the world's leading maritime transport company. The group's activity is organized around two sectors:
- maritime freight transport : at the end of 2023, operated a fleet of over 707 vessels (container vessels, tugs, supply vessels, gas carriers, and other specialized transporters). The group also offers port and logistical services;
- other: primarily activities related to shipyard construction, factory management (plastic and rubber products), and business holdings.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Denmark (1.7%), United States (22.4%), China and Hong Kong (5.5%), Germany (3.3%), the United Kingdom (3.6%), Netherlands (3 .1%), Brazil (2.8%), Mexico (2.7%), India (2.7%), Spain (2.6%), Australia (2.5%), Singapore (1.9%) %), Costa Rica (0.7%) and others (44.5%).