Five Things To Know About The World's Largest Shipping Company: Maersk Cautiously Optimistic About Global Outlook

Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk is the largest shipping company in the world, and has long been seen as a bellwether for the global economy, and they're doing o.k. despite difficult economic conditions. The company reported relatively good fourth quarter for 2013 with a $936 million profit. Though it's a seven percent drop from last year, they still beat analyst expectations. On Thursday executives issued data about last year and their expectations for 2014.