Marlberg AB
 Logo of Marlberg AB | |
 Marlberg AB's headquarters in Leidenstad | |
| Type | Aktiebolag |
|---|---|
| Leidenstad Stock Exchange: MRB | |
| Industry | Container shipping and terminals, logistics and freight forwarding, ferry and tanker transport, drilling rigs, oil and gas exploration and drilling, shipyards and shipbuilding, store retail |
| Founded | 1918 |
| Founders | Oskar Marlberg |
| Headquarters | Leidenstad , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Revenue | 89.9 billion SHD (2021) |
| 24.4 billion SHD (2021) | |
| 18.4 billion SHD (2021) | |
| Total assets | 85.3 billion SHD (2021) |
| Total equity | 47.3 billion SHD (2021) |
Number of employees | 88,650 (2021) |
| Subsidiaries | 900+ |
Marlberg Aktiebolag, more commonly known as Marlberg AB, is a Cryrian company active in freight transportation, supply chain management, shipbuilding, and port construction and operations. It is among the largest shipping companies in the world and one of the largest companies generally within Cryria, with offices and tens of thousands of employees across Urth. The company is headquartered in Leidenstad.
It is a publicly traded family business, with the namesake Marlberg family controlling 70% of its shares through holding companies that make up the Marlberg Egendom. The company is traded on the Leidenstad Stock Exchange.
History
Oskar Marlberg was born to a wealthy whaling family in Brekkim and began a naval career in 1900 at age 18. By the outset of the Great War he had become an officer in the Fleet Logistics Section. This unit would experience large expansions during the conflict as the Kingdom became a source and transit hub for industrial goods, raw material, and military manpower throughout the north Cerenarian region. As an already established professional within the Section, Marlberg enjoyed a meteoric rise through its ranks over the years long war, particularly as the unit was considered to be largely unglamorous and was often avoided by better-connected military and aristocratic families. By the end of the war however, the FLS faced the prospect of peacetime force reductions and Marlberg himself was among those dismissed.
Sensing an opportunity in the large numbers of decommissioned vessels, Marlberg used his contacts within the FLS to arrange for his own family's business to purchase ships cheaply and before potential competitors in what historians have called "One of the most brazen acts of profiteering in Cryrian military history."
Marlberg's ability to acquire both resources and skilled former FLS personnel allowed him to quickly develop his newly established Marlberg AB as a provider of freight services even in spite of the difficult economic circumstances at the time, particularly as oceangoing freight remained vital to the Cryrian economy and its ability to move goods within the Kingdom itself.
Marlberg continued to head the company until 1972, by which point it had grown into one of the largest shipping conglomerates in the world and was rapidly expanding into adjacent sectors.
Structure and Operations
Transport and Logistics
Marlberg AB's largest segment by both staff and revenue is its transport and logistics division. Centered on ocean freight transportation, Marlberg AB operates one of the largest container fleets in the world with over 18,000 crew, 700 vessels and a total capacity of 4.1 million TEU.
Marlberg AB is heavily involved in port operations. The company provides expertise and equipment for inland container transportation as well as port management, maintenance, and repair worldwide. It currently stands as one of the largest container terminal operators in the world. Marlberg AB also operates a fleet of over 400 tugs, line handlers, and other support vessels with which it provides harbor and terminal towage services.
Energy
Marlberg AB has been involved in the energy sector since the Cryrian oil boom when it was awarded contracts to support oil and gas exploration in the Loopian Sea. Although Cryrian oil and gas concessions were ultimately only granted to state-owned entities, Marlberg AB has since expanded its activities to other countries such as Serramal, and operates a variety of concessions and consortiums in the industry. However, most of the company's presence in this sector remains a supporting role. In addition to developing new techniques, Marlberg AB operates 24 drilling rigs and over 40 vessels to provide anchor handling, towage, and supply services. The company also operates over 160 vessels to transport refined products.