Maersk Indonesia’s business entities in Indonesia include Maersk Logistics - a provider of customised supply chain management solutions, Damco - a global freight forwarder, Safmarine - a shipping operator specialising in Africa trade and MCC Transport - one of the leading intra-Asia feeder network service providers in South-east Asia.Maersk Line's breath of services has grown to be amongst the most comprehensive in Indonesia, offering customers truly global network coverage. Through direct connections to transhipment ports in Singapore and Malaysia, Indonesian exports are shipped around the world to the USA, Europe, the Mediterranean and many other markets with ease. According to external sources, Maersk shipped over 66,000 FFE (forty foot equivalent units) to Europe and USA in 2006 alone.The main Maersk Indonesia office is located in Jakarta. Our six other owned offices are in Bandung, Surabaya, Medan, Panjang, Semarang and Bali. There are currently about 700 permanent employees in Maersk Indonesia, with over 30 Indonesian staff expatriated overseas.As part of local talent development, Maersk Indonesia engages in the Maersk International Shipping Education (MISE) programme. MISE is an entry level programme that offers local graduates, in this case Indonesian graduates, a career in shipping across various business functions of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group.For more information, visit www.maersk.com HistoryThe A.P. Moller – Maersk Group opened its first office for liner activities in Indonesia in 1958. At the time, the company was known as Maersk Line Djakarta Branch Ltd.The containerization of Maersk Line started in 1975 and Maersk Mango was the first container vessel to call Tanjung Priok, the port of Jakarta. On 19 February 1978, Maersk Mango sailed in with 185 containers onboard. Maersk Line also became the first ever container shipping line to carry Sumatran coffee in containers from Palembang in South Sumatra.As a result of an increase in shipping and logistics activities, Mercantile Indonesia was established in 1987. In 1998, it opened a joint venture warehouse with Mitsubishi Logistics Corporation, which served as a stock house, in addition to servicing customers.In 1999 the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group acquired Sealand Liner services, including its logistics arm. Then in 2005, the Group acquired P&O Nedlloyd and by February 2006, Maersk Indonesia completed the full integration of these two companies, with the liner activity now known as Maersk Line.