As a globally integrated logistics company, Maersk connects customers worldwide, strengthening supply chains through its expertise across the international shipping sector. Currently, Maersk is present in more than 130 countries and employs around 100,000 people across its global network. One of the key areas of Maersk’s development in recent months is in the Asia Pacific, where Maersk serves major and strategic hubs that are fundamental to the region’s global connectivity. Thus, Maersk is on a mission to deliver its best-in-class customer service to rapidly expand its integrated logistics and container shipping footprint across the Asia Pacific.
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The Asia Pacific region plays a key role in global trade, especially as the globe moves towards enhanced digitalisation. Today, electronics and machinery are key exports for China, Taiwan and South Korea, whilst refined petroleum and chemicals are exported from places such as Singapore and India. For Vietnam, Bangladesh and Pakistan, textiles and apparel dominate export markets. Plus, Australia leads the way in critical mineral and rare earth exports. Whilst key imports for the region include petroleum and crude oil, electronic components, including integrated circuits and raw materials for manufacturing, as well as agricultural goods and high-tech machinery spurring the region’s push towards automation and industrial expansion. Therefore, with 18 of the busiest ports globally, the Asia Pacific presents a wealth of export and import markets that Maersk serves to connect customers and businesses across the region with the world.
One of the most significant markets for global trade is China, where Maersk serves top-tier hubs supporting global logistics. These ports include Shanghai, Ningbo-Zhoushan, Xiamen in East China, Hong Kong, Yantian (Shenzhen), Nansha (Guangzhou) and Chiwan in South China, and Qingdao, Tianjin, Dalian, and Incheon in North China. If we look at the Port of Hong Kong, Maersk operates extensively across the port, supporting its trade connecting mainland China with destinations across the globe. Therefore, the Port of Hong Kong today is a vital, world-class deepwater hub serving the South China Sea, which specialises in containerised trade and transhipment. The port is located in Victoria Harbour, and is one of the busiest global ports spanning 9 container terminals at Kwai Tsing and extensive cargo handling capabilities.
Hong Kong has long been a key hub for global development, which is the world’s third-ranked global financial centre, and is the ninth largest exporter and eighth largest importer. Therefore, Maersk’s operations from the Port of Hong Kong are vital as the port has long played a key role in the development and prosperity of the region. Thanks to its strategic location, the port serves trade travelling along Far East shipping routes, and so it is now the geographical centre of the fast-developing Asia-Pacific basin, which handled 13.7 million twenty-equivalent units (TEUs) of containers in 2024.
A key facility serving Maersk in Hong Kong is the Kwai Chung-Tsing Yi Container Terminals, which handles more than 20 million TEUs of cargo a year. The 9 terminals of the facility span 24 deepwater berths, which are capable of handling ultra-large container vessels. Maersk serves these terminals, offering regular schedules to support its customers’ supply chains to and from Hong Kong, supported by ocean-going and river-trade vessels.
One of the most significant ports in the Asia Pacific region is the Port of Shanghai, which is the busiest container port in the world in terms of cargo tonnage, a title the port has held for the last 16 years. Just last year, the Port handled over 55.06 million TEUs, setting a new record for global throughput. Maersk serves the port with vital logistics services that help support shipping across its global network. However, in November 2025, Maersk announced the opening of its flagship logistics centre in Shanghai’s Lin-gang area. The Lin-gang Flagship Logistics Centre was built following a USD 140 million investment by Maersk to deliver the state-of-the-art facility that offers up to 147,000 square meters of storage space. The Centre offers a full suite of fulfilment services, and it is designed to serve customers across both China and Asia-Pacific, as well as the world.
The Lin-gang Flagship Logistics Centre will offer 4 core capabilities, which include an export distribution centre, import distribution centre, regional/global hub, and cross-border e-commerce. Throughout these core offerings, Maersk also provides value-added services such as temperature-controlled storage and customised solutions to ensure it can meet its diverse and growing customer needs. To support its delivery, the logistics centre will be powered by advanced warehouse management software and an automated system to reduce costs, improve accuracy and boost operational efficiency. The facility is now integrated into Maersk’s ocean, air and land services, which create a network whose scale drives synergy and enables Maersk to deliver more efficient and cost-effective solutions.
Speaking on the opening of the Lin-gang Flagship Logistics Centre, Vincent Clerc, CEO of Maersk, outlined: “Our new state-of-the-art logistics centre in Lin-gang is another milestone in the implementation of Maersk’s integrated logistics strategy in the Chinese market. China is not only the world’s largest exporter but also a key consumer market.” Clerc continues, “This facility significantly enhances our omnichannel fulfilment capabilities and further strengthens the connection between China and international markets. It’s another testament to our commitment towards continuously evolving our logistics solutions, helping customers overcome trade challenges and unlock new growth opportunities”. As we can see from Clerc’s comments, Maersk’s development of the facility will vastly help its delivery of shipping and logistics services across the region and is now positioned to serve both domestic and international customers linking with the Shanghai Yangshan Port. Thanks to its enhanced connectivity, the facility is now one of Maersk’s most strategic nodes for global shipping.
We cannot talk about shipping and trade across the Asia Pacific without mentioning the Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) in Malaysia, which acts as a primary transhipment centre supporting both Malaysia and Singapore’s international trade. PTP is a strategically located port, which is located at the convergence of the main East-West shipping lanes. The port is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, equipment and information technology systems. Supported by this infrastructure, the port delivers reliable, efficient and advanced services to major shipping lines such as Maersk. For Maersk, it has been connecting Malaysian businesses to the world since 1974, and today, through the Port of Klang and Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Maersk delivers integrated end-to-end logistics, including transhipment operations at the Port of Tanjung Pelepas.
One of the most significant hubs for Maersk in Malaysia is its Mega Distribution Centre, which was launched in November 2025. The Maersk Mega Distribution Centre enables the fast and reliable distribution of cargo across the Asia Pacific. The facility spans nearly 180,000 square meters, with up to 100,000 pallet positions, handling a wide range of commodities, ranging from fast-moving consumer goods, food and beverage items, footwear, and apparel. The multi-client hub is located in Shah Alam and provides direct access to major highways, including North-South Expressway (PLUs), ELITE Highway, and Shah Alam Expressway (KESAS). Therefore, with enhanced connectivity, the distribution centre provides a strategic hub for Maersk that helps support transhipment operations for countries across the Asia-Pacific region.
The Maersk Mega Distribution Centre is Maersk’s largest contract logistics facility in Asia Pacific, which is designed to boost local warehouse capacity by over 30%, serving key sectors such as electronics, retail, and food/beverages. Following the launch of the facility at the end of 2025, KS Chang, Head of Maersk Contract Logistics Asia Pacific, outlined, “this facility marks one of Maersk’s most significant milestone investments in Asia Pacific and stands among our largest contract logistics sites globally. This hub reinforced our integrated capabilities to deliver reliable, flexible supply chains and modern, automated solutions that will help customers scale and reach local consumers more effectively”.
KS Chang’s comments highlight how vital the facility is for enhancing Maersk’s operations across Asia to support its customers’ supply chains by facilitating the movement of goods from origin and all the way until they reach their end markets. Thus, the Maersk Mega Distribution Centre is an important hub for customers across the Asia Pacific, connecting their services through the ports, into its warehousing solutions, and then on its trucking links. The Maersk Mega Distribution Centre now has daily links to major cities across Malaysia, including Ipoh, Penang, Johor, Malacca, and Kota Bharu.
To support a reliable, efficient and sustainable network across East-West shipping avenues, Maersk outlined in 2025 a long-term operational alliance with Hapag-Lloyd. The alliance is called the Gemini Cooperation, which brings together the two companies’ expertise, fleets, terminal asset bases, and network vision to deliver a partnership that enhances each other’s networks for a more efficient shipping network. The main aspect of the agreement will see the two work together to enhance schedule reliability to more than 90% by utilising 29 mainliner services and dedicated shuttles to and from major hubs. This aims to develop a strengthened East-West shipping network, which will cut costs and capitalise on demand. The East-West network will cover services including the Asia/US West Coast, Asia/US East Coast, Asia/Middle East, Asia/Mediterranean, Asia/North Europe, Middle East-Indian/Europe, and Transatlantic trade scopes.
As we can see from the vital Gemini Cooperation, Maersk is working with other key leaders in the global shipping and logistics sector to enhance its network across Asia Pacific, and ensure that customers, clients and businesses across the region are supported by leading and integrated shipping services that are focused on fast, reliable and cost-effective shipping solutions from start to finish. Working with Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk can deliver more flexible and reliable shipping solutions that can make a difference to its customers’ supply chains, businesses and the wider industry as a whole.
Overall, across the Asia Pacific, Maersk delivers a diverse range of shipping solutions, meeting the wealth of thriving markets across the vast area with the vital and customised shipping solutions needed to get its customers’ products from their origin to their destination with speed and reliability, whilst being cost-effective. Utilising the company’s years of experience across the globe, Maersk can deliver integrated shipping services, whilst working alongside key partners such as Hapag-Lloyd and ports, to deliver vital logistics facilities and hubs to enhance shipping across the Asia Pacific, so businesses can thrive.
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