The container ship Maersk Murcia sits moored in the port of Gothenburg, Sweden, on August 24, 2020.
Maersk, one of the world's largest container shipping firms, on Wednesday reported a fall in fourth-quarter earnings but posted the best full-year result in its history.
This took the full-year underlying EBITDA figure to $36.84 billion, fractionally below the company's forward guidance of $37 billion but its strongest-ever full-year result.
Maersk raised its dividend to 4,300 Danish krone ($620.33) per share from 2,500 DKK per share.
For 2023, Maersk expects underlying EBITDA to plummet to between $8 billion and $11 billion.