Myterne om A. P. Møller Mærsks syvtakkede stjerne er mange. De mest almindelige opfattelser er, at takkerne repræsenterer ugens syv arbejdsdage eller de syv verdenshave. Ingen af delene er imidlertid rigtige.En af mine kolleger kontaktede for noget tid siden Mærsk for at finde ud af, hvad der er op og ned i forhold til den syvtakkede stjerne. Mærsks officielle udlægning kommer her:
The story of the seven-pointed star
When Captain Peter Mærsk Møller took command of his first steamer the s.s. LAURA in 1886, her black funnel was ringed with a blue band with a white seven-pointed star on each side.
While accompanying her husband on a voyage years earlier, his wife Anna Møller had suffered a serious illness, which left a lasting impression on the deeply religious captain. In a letter to his wife, he explained the background for the company's new emblem: "The little star on the funnel is a reminder of the evening I prayed for you so dejectedly and anxiously, asking for the sign that I might see in the grey, overcast sky, a reminder that the Lord hears our prayers".
When The Steamship Company Svendborg was founded in 1904, the white seven-pointed star on a sky-blue background became the funnel emblem for ships of the new company. The star also went along when The Steamship Company of 1912 was established and thus became permanently linked to the Maersk fleet.
Today, the seven-pointed star is present in the company logo for several of the business units within the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group, creating a bond that brings the Group’s diverse range of activities together.
When Captain Peter Mærsk Møller took command of his first steamer the s.s. LAURA in 1886, her black funnel was ringed with a blue band with a white seven-pointed star on each side.
While accompanying her husband on a voyage years earlier, his wife Anna Møller had suffered a serious illness, which left a lasting impression on the deeply religious captain. In a letter to his wife, he explained the background for the company's new emblem: "The little star on the funnel is a reminder of the evening I prayed for you so dejectedly and anxiously, asking for the sign that I might see in the grey, overcast sky, a reminder that the Lord hears our prayers".
When The Steamship Company Svendborg was founded in 1904, the white seven-pointed star on a sky-blue background became the funnel emblem for ships of the new company. The star also went along when The Steamship Company of 1912 was established and thus became permanently linked to the Maersk fleet.
Today, the seven-pointed star is present in the company logo for several of the business units within the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group, creating a bond that brings the Group’s diverse range of activities together.
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