Private company

Svitzer

Svitzer is a shipping company of Denmark founded in 1833.1 It is headquartered in Copenhagen.1 It employed 3,528 people in 2024.1 Its revenue was DKK 6.3 billion in 2024.1 It is part of APMH Invest.1

Svitzer Group A/S, ook bekend als kortweg Svitzer, is een Deense multinationale onderneming. Het staat voornamelijk bekend voor de sleepdiensten van zeeschepen bij en in havens.2 From the Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1833Founded1
  • Industryshipping line1
  • HeadquartersCopenhagen, Denmark1
  • Websitesvitzer.com
  • Legal formaktieselskab1
  • LEI549300DT6IQS8LPRUT043
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressSundkrogsgade 17, 2100 Copenhagen K, Denmark3
  • Registered withDanish Business Authority, 432660123

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Svitzer Tyr - Ystad-2018
Photo: Foto: Jonn Leffmann, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Corporate structure

Svitzer is part of a group headed by A.P. Møller Holding. 87 entities, 23 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • A.P. Møller Holding København K, Denmark
    • Maersk 41.51% · Kobenhavn K, Denmark
      • Maersk A/S 100% · Copenhagen, Denmark
        • Frey A/S Subsidiary · Åbyhøj, Denmark
      • Maersk Drilling Copenhagen, Denmark
      • Svitzer Copenhagen K, Denmark
      • Aliança Navegação e Logística Subsidiary · 100% · Sao Paulo, Brazil
      • Farrell Lines Subsidiary · 100%
      • Safmarine Subsidiary · 100% · Antwerpen
      • Suez Canal Container Terminal Subsidiary · 55% · Port Said
      • Hamburg Süd Subsidiary · Hamburg
      • Maersk Air Subsidiary · Dragør Municipality
      • Maersk Air UK Subsidiary · Birmingham Airport
      • Odense Steel Shipyard Subsidiary · Munkebo
      • Port Pipavav Subsidiary
      • Star Air (Denmark) Subsidiary · Copenhagen Airport
      • Höegh Autoliners Stake · 38.75% · Oslo, Norway
      • Dansk Undergrunds Consortium Stake · 31.2%
      • Salling Group Stake · 19% · Brabrand, Denmark
        • Salling Group Captiveforsikringsselskab A/S Subsidiary · Brabrand, Denmark
        • Salling Group Ejendomme A/S Subsidiary · Brabrand, Denmark
      • MAERSK CONTAINER INDUSTRY A/S Subsidiary · 100% · Tinglev, Denmark
      • Poti Sea Port Subsidiary · 100% · Poti, Georgia
      • APM Terminals Mauritius Limited Subsidiary · The Hague, Netherlands
      • APM Terminals Tangier SA Subsidiary · Ksar es-Seghir, Morocco
      • BRASIL TERMINAL PORTUARIO S.A. Subsidiary · Copenhagen, Denmark
      • Damco Global Logistics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd (丹马士环球物流（上海）有限公司) Subsidiary · Copenhagen, Denmark
      • Hamburg Sudamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft A/S & Co KG Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
      • Maersk (China) Shipping Company Ltd. Subsidiary · Copenhagen, Denmark
      • MAERSK BRASIL (BRASMAR) LTDA. Subsidiary · Copenhagen, Denmark
      • and 38 more
    • APM Terminals The Hague, Netherlands
      • RIJEKA GATEWAY d.o.o. Subsidiary · 100% · Rijeka, Croatia
      • APM Terminals Algeciras SA Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
      • APM Terminals Argentina SA Subsidiary · Buenos Aires, Argentina
      • APM TERMINALS CALLAO SOCIEDAD ANONIMA Subsidiary · The Hague, Netherlands
      • APM Terminals Gothenburg AB Subsidiary · Goteborg, Sweden
      • APM Terminals Itajai S.A. Subsidiary · Copenhagen, Denmark
      • APM TERMINALS LAZARO CARDENAS SA DE CV Subsidiary · Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico
      • APM Terminals Pecem Operacoes Portuarias Ltda Subsidiary · Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Maersk Tankers Copenhagen, Denmark
    • APMH INVEST A/S Subsidiary · 100% · København K, Denmark
      • APMH Invest XI ApS Subsidiary · 213800% · København, Denmark
      • APMH GE P/S Subsidiary · 99% · København, Denmark
      • A.P. Møller Maritime ApS Subsidiary · København, Denmark
        • APMH Invest V ApS Subsidiary · København K, Denmark
    • APMH Invest Subsidiary · Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark
    • Bangkok Marine Co., Ltd. (บริษัท บางกอก มารีน จำกัด) Subsidiary · Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Maersk Trade Finance A/S Subsidiary · Koebenhavn K, Denmark

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • APMH Invest

Parent company (GLEIF)

Ultimate parent

From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Employees over time

  • 20243,5281

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 20246.3B DKK1

Timeline

  1. Jan 15, 2014Parent Directly consolidated by Maersk3
  2. 1833Founded Founded1

Sources

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