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Prudent optimism for the months ahead

Maersk keeps its full-year guidance

by Port News Editorial Staff

Despite growing geopolitical uncertainties, Maersk has opted to maintain its full-year guidance, forecasting an EBITDA of $6-9 billion for 2025 and an EBIT of between zero  and three billion dollars.

The shipping company therefore expects solid results, although it has revised its growth forecast for the global container market downwards to between 1% and 4%.

The shipping market is currently facing a lot of turbulence, from  the tariff war launched by the Trump administration, and to  the tensions in the Red Sea, which, according to the liner, will continue to alarm the industry throughout 2025, despite the recent ceasefire agreement reached between Washington and the Houthis.

In the first three months of 2025, the shipping company reported an EBIT of $1.3 billion, up from just $177 million in the same period last year, while its turnover grew 7.8% to $13.3 billion.

“We delivered strong results compared to the same quarter last year, driven by momentum in our operational efficiency and a global economy in good shape for the first three months,” said CEO Vincent Clerc. “With trade tensions flaring up and uncertainty on the rise, global supply chains are once again in the spotlight.”

Translation by Giles Foster

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