Teacher

Gil López Jose Martin

Cadet
Pilar Diaz, Anggelo

Course
English IV

Section
Alfa-Engineering

2021
Introduction
This type of project is fundamental for knowledge-gaining since it
contains historical events related to merchant marine vessels, pioneers,
etc. The vast majority of projects about this all come down to one central
company which is known for being one of the oldest and yet most
successful merchant company of all time having a very historical
beginning.
My knowledge has increased quite a lot since the events that occurred so
that this company could rise to be a prosperous company now-a-days
could be taken into consideration for yourself as an example of a
successful thrive for prosperity.
My maritime English has improved a great deal and will keep on
improving with these projects since it requires many terms that are not
commonly used on land. It also has parts that could be useful for every-
day conversations. Something worth mentioning is that there are terms
for every single item onboard a vessel that would make people ask why
and will later realize why some things are called the way they are called.

I. HISTORY

When, where & how was it created?

Maersk, as a company, was born in Copenhagen, Denmark in the year 1886 with the purchase
of Peter Mærsk’s first second-hand steamship in which the current logo was painted on (a 7-
pointed star).
The logo was chosen by Mr. Mærsk because it was a symbol of good fortune for him. This
action was taken when Mærsk became a formal company on April 16 th 1904 in the town of
Svendborg with its first name being Steamship Company Svendborg. Peter Mærsk and his
son, Møller, managed to raise enough capital to purchase second second-hand steam ship
which was named after their hometown.

Second second-hand
steam ship owned by the
Maersk family ss.
SVENDBOG
It wasn’t until 1928 that
Peter Mærsk’s son,
Møller, changed the
company’s name to
Mærsk Line in honor of
his recently deceased
father, Peter Mærsk.
SOURSES:
https://www1.maersk.com/explore/explore-our-history- https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=J_9SExga3H4
 II. CHARACTERISTICS
World’s largest container
shipping company, known
for reliable, flexible and
eco-efficient services.
Maersk Line
Trains organizations,
crews and individuals in
the Oil & Gas, Maritime
and Wind industry how to Maersk Training
improve safety and
operational performance,
in offshore and maritime
operations. Maersk Supply Service
Provides marine services and
integrated solutions to the
energy sector worldwide. The
company has a state-of-the-art
Sources: fleet of 44 vessels.
https://www1.maersk.com/about
https://www.reuters.com/companies/M
AERSKa.CO
Provides port and inland
infrastructure to drive global
commerce. It is currently active
in 73 ports and terminals in 36
countries
APM Terminal
How is the
shipping company
composed?
Maersk Drilling
Supports global oil and gas
production by providing high-
efficiency drilling services to oil
companies around the world.
World leading provider of
freight forwarding and supply
chain management services.
DAMCO
Provided safety and support at
SVITZER
sea. With a fleet of more than
500 vessels and operations all
Maersk Container
Industry
Maersk Container Industry
develops and manufactures
refrigerated containers, dry
containers and the Star
Cool refrigeration machine
Where is it located? / How many branches does it have? /How many people work
there?
Maersk operates in 130 different countries around the world with its headquarter located in
Copenhagen, Denmark. Maersk estimates that around 88,000 people work for the company all the
way from seafarers to administrative employees around the world working in their headquarters
outside of Denmark.

How does it operate?

It operates in Latin America, North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, West Central Asia, Africa.

International supply chains have transformed the global economy by connecting trade, investment,

and services. This has been accompanied by the ongoing revolution in information and
communication technologies, which has made it possible to manage the complex challenges of
coordinating logistics on a global scale for A.P. Moller Maersk.

Sources: https://www.maersk.com/local-
information https://www1.maersk.com/explore/trade-and-transport

III. SERVICES

What services does it offer? What is the fleet of it? Explain types of vessels and
cargo transported

As the world's largest container shipping

company, they move 12 million containers
every year and deliver to every corner of
the globe.
Fleet/vessels

It operates a fleet of 708 vessels including 307 own container vessels and 401
chartered container vessels. The company operates diverse business segments,
including the ocean, logistics, terminals and towage, manufacturing, and
others. The company’s digital container logistics platform Trade Lens serves

Supply ships supplies Maersk’s

oil-drilling platforms located
around the world. Maersk owns
a great variety of these ship with
different classes but thar each
have the same tasks as suppliers.
98 directly integrated ports and terminals.

Maersk currently owns 708

container ship of many classes
and sized. And depending on
its route and how many goods
it’ll transport is which vessel
the goods are going to be
transported on
The service that’s mostly required from
them and the one that generates the
most income is the container transportation since it’s also the service that
makes the economy flow the way it does.

Sources:
https://www.ship-technology.com/features/the-ten-
biggest-shipping-companies-in-
https://www.maersksupplyservice.com/fleet/
1. Characteristics
When was it created?

It was created in December 2011 under the name ANPASXM. The

owners of this company are 2 brothers, Anggelo and Patrick, whose
dream was to establish a shipping company that would start of as a
container marine transporter in the beginning to later be a multipurpose
merchant marine company.

a. How is it composed?
The company is composed of CEOs which are the brothers, directors,
chief operational officer, chief financial officer and others who work in
the company that are not officers of any kind.

b. Where is it located? / How many branches does it have?

It is located on an island called St. Martin in the Caribbean. It has its 30
branches all over the Caribbean, central America (Mexico, Belize,
Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Nicaragua) and South America
(Panama, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador).

c. How many people work there? / Explain

Over 1200 employees work for this company. 30% of them work on the
country where its headquarters is located and the remaining 70% work
either on other lands or sailing to other lands. 70% of the total workers
work on land doing administrative work or on the foreign headquarters
around Latin America.

2. Services a. What services does it offer? What is the fleet?

Explain types of vessels and types of cargo
transported
For the time being, this company only offers container-ship
transportation, Ro-Ro and Ferries that go to neighboring islands in the
Caribbean. It has 11 medium size container ships, 3 Ro-Ros and 30
 Ferries. The medium size container ships can carry up to 500 containers
and travel very long distances. The Ro-Ros can fit around 700
cars/trucks and can also travel long distances. The ferries can transport
200 passengers and 30 vehicles but can’t travel very long distances.

b. Quality and prices of your services

The company ensures that the products or passengers get to the
destination on time, most of the ships that the company owns our mother
and well well-kept vessels that receive annual inspection and
maintenance the vessels, for the most part, our first hand bought and on
top of that the price is are not so high because of the short distances the
destinations are from each other since it's located in the Caribbean sea
and islands are very near each other. the prices on the container
transportation vessels will depend on what the customer wants to
transport, the amount of it, the weight of it, the taxes the other country
demands you pay for it and the number of containers it will take to
transport it. For the Ro-Ros, hey would depend on the model of the car,
the country of origin, the taxes that you must pay for it and number of
cars. The ferries only charge for the passengers in the car that they
travel with all of which has its own rate depending on if you travel on
foot or if you brought your car with you.

3. Advantages
 a. Advantages when working with your company. (Price, safety, insurance).
b. Benefits your company offers
c. Positive aspects in comparison with other companies

ADVANTAGES BENEFITS POSTIVE ASPECTS

This company is new and will offer
experience to anyone who is new
in the business
The destinations are very near
each other so there won’t much
time problems with the workers or
the job.
The vessels are new, and they are
medium size which means that
they are easy to learn and to
manage with.
The company only works with
common goods which means that
there is no type of chemical risk
for the crew.
The company offers life and health
insurance for all the crew,
administrative workers, officers,
non-officers, and anyone working
for the company
It offers long term jobs that last, in
most cases, many months. this
depends on your job.
Programs for cadets too bored the
vessels as part of the professional
training.
if you ever want to work for a
bigger company, this company will
recommend you to such company
for your future.
It's a small company that is
looking to become a great one step
by step
The benefits that this company
offers do not affect their salary
where are you think that would
take money away from their
pockets
Since the company is not so big,
vacations won't be disturbed
workers get to ride freely on the
company's vessels for as many
times as they want.

Glossary

Chock: A piece of wood or other material put next to cargo to prevent it from
shifting.

Top lift: A piece of equipment similar to a forklift that lifts from above rather
than below. 

Tramp: A ship operating with no fixed route or published schedule.

Consignment: A shipment of goods. 

Spreader: a device for lifting containers by their corner posts. 

Long ton: A long ton equals 2240 pounds.

Reefer: A container with refrigeration for transporting frozen foods 

Backhaul: To haul a shipment back over part of a route which it has already
traveled

Stripping: The process of removing cargo from a container.

Pallet: A short wooden, metal, or plastic platform on which package cargo is

placed, then handled by a forklift truck.

Access Holes: Holes cut in ship’s structure to permit entering or leaving various

compartments.

Anchor cable: Chain or wire connecting a vessel to its anchor(s).

Awash: Level with the water (water ready to, or slightly covering decks)
Bail: To throw water out of a boat; a yoke, as a ladder bail (rung).

Ballast keel: A heavy keel fitted to vessels to lower the center of gravity and
improve stability.

Batten: A narrow strip of wood for fairing in lines. Also, a strip of wood to
fasten objects together.

Beam knees: Angular fittings which connect beams and frames together.

Bilge plates: The curved shell plates that fit the bilge.

Boiler room: A compartment in the middle or after section of a vessel where the
boilers are placed.

Head of navigation: The uppermost limit of navigation from the mouth of a

waterway.