Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
A.P. Møller‑Mærsk, a Danish global shipping and logistics company, has announced plans to cut around 1,000 corporate and administrative positions worldwide, equivalent to approximately 15% of its 6,000 employees in corporate functions Mearsk 2026 - WO. The company states that a portion of these reductions will affect Denmark, although no country‑specific figures have been released.
The restructuring is part of a broader effort to simplify the organisation and reduce corporate overhead costs. According to Maersk, the decision is closely linked to weaker financial results for 2025, including a decline in earnings and profitability, which has prompted the company to intensify cost‑cutting measures. No information has been provided on when the layoffs will begin or how they will be implemented.
As the cuts target corporate functions across headquarters, regions, and country offices, and given that corporate roles are concentrated in Denmark, the reductions may affect staff at Maersk’s Danish office locations.
Maersk reports that the required consultation and notification procedures relating to the layoffs have already started.
Eurofound (2026), Mærsk, Internal restructuring in Denmark, factsheet number 204179, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/204179.
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