Morten Berg Thomsen
Director, Regional Head of Ocean Contract Products, IMEA,
A.P. Moller - Maersk
United Arab Emirates
Morten counts over 15 years of experience in the industry. He is managing Ocean Contracting for Maersk customers across
the IMEA region. In his role, he is responsible for negotiating, delivering and managing Ocean contracts for more than
+1,000 customers located within the region.
He has managed various roles within the Maersk Ocean Commercial organization such as Revenue Management roles in
Copenhagen and Dubai and Trade Management roles across various trades covering North America, Africa, Europe, Middle
East, Indian Subcontinent and the Far East.
He has been located in Dubai in the last 8 years working with companies across different verticals such as Chemicals,
Retail, Automotive, FMCG, Refrigerated cargo etc.
Before joining Maersk, he worked for SeaIntelligence, an industry leader in market intelligence and research within
container shipping, where he was in Denmark and Belgium. Prior to that he served in the Danish Army (Royal Guards) for
two years including 6 months of a NATO peace-keeping mission in Kosovo, Balkan.
He holds a master’s degree in history and social science and has represented Denmark at the Winter Olympics in 2018 in
PyeongChang.
the IMEA region. In his role, he is responsible for negotiating, delivering and managing Ocean contracts for more than
+1,000 customers located within the region.
He has managed various roles within the Maersk Ocean Commercial organization such as Revenue Management roles in
Copenhagen and Dubai and Trade Management roles across various trades covering North America, Africa, Europe, Middle
East, Indian Subcontinent and the Far East.
He has been located in Dubai in the last 8 years working with companies across different verticals such as Chemicals,
Retail, Automotive, FMCG, Refrigerated cargo etc.
Before joining Maersk, he worked for SeaIntelligence, an industry leader in market intelligence and research within
container shipping, where he was in Denmark and Belgium. Prior to that he served in the Danish Army (Royal Guards) for
two years including 6 months of a NATO peace-keeping mission in Kosovo, Balkan.
He holds a master’s degree in history and social science and has represented Denmark at the Winter Olympics in 2018 in
PyeongChang.
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FROM DISRUPTION TO ENDURANCE: NAVIGATING CROSS-BORDER LOGISTICS03-Nov-2026Foodtech Summit
