Maersk Developer Platform

About

A.P. Møller - Mærsk provides a developer ecosystem adhering to DCSA (Digital Container Shipping Association) open industry standards. Through REST/JSON APIs, software agents and automated supply chain pipelines can query real-time shipment milestones, look up point-to-point ocean and inland transport schedules, retrieve spot freight rates, calculate container carbon emissions, and trigger event-driven webhooks for customs or vessel status changes. High-value transactional capabilities (direct ocean bookings and eBL) require verified B2B customer authorization.

Actionable Use Cases

• 01Track container status, location milestones, and estimated vessel arrival times via DCSA Track & Trace API
• 02Query point-to-point vessel schedules, port call sequences, and inland logistics routes
• 03Calculate scope 3 CO2 emissions per trade lane and container TEU for sustainability accounting
• 04Fetch spot rate freight quotes and submit digital ocean bookings (requires B2B customer code)
• 05Subscribe to real-time webhook notifications for customs holds and transit delay alerts

Technical Details & Limits

Adheres to DCSA (Digital Container Shipping Association) OpenAPI specifications. Authentication uses OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials and Consumer-Key headers. Basic tracking, schedules, and reference data are available via developer registration; transactional booking and rated quotes require an active Maersk customer code and B2B contract.