Copenhagen, Denmark

Continued strong demand in the container market, particularly in the Far East, and a recent sustained increase in spot market rates means that A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (Maersk) upgrades its guidance for full year 2026. For the full year, Maersk now expects:

• Underlying EBITDA of USD 8-10bn (previously USD 4.5-7.0bn)
• Underlying EBIT of USD 2-4bn (previously USD -1.5-1.0bn)
• Free cash flow of at least USD -1.5bn (previously at least USD -3bn)

This is based on a volume growth outlook for the global container market of about 4% (previously 2-4%) for full-year 2026.

Further information

Maersk will publish its full Q2 interim results on 13 August 2026

About Maersk

A.P. Moller - Maersk is an integrated logistics company working to connect and simplify its customers’ supply chains. As a global leader in logistics services, the company operates in more than 130 countries and employs around 100,000 people. Maersk is aiming to reach net zero GHG emissions by 2040 across the entire business with new technologies, new vessels, and reduced GHG emissions fuels*.

*Maersk defines "reduced GHG emissions fuels" as fuels with at least 65% reductions in GHG emissions on a lifecycle basis compared to fossil of 94 g CO2e/MJ.