BEIJING, May 16 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- A.P. Moller - Maersk Group announced today that it has donated RMB 2 million to The Ministry of Commerce of China for emergency rescue in Sichuan Province in south western China, which was struck by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake on May 12, 2008.
The donation was started on May 13, right after the earthquake happened. During the past three days, the Group’s employees have donated RMB 1 million. Every donation made by its employee was then matched one-to-one by the Group.
Aside from corporate initiatives, the Group’s employees in different offices have actively organized staff committees to coordinate blood donations.
Since its establishment in mainland China in 1994, Maersk China has been actively contributing to and participating in local communities where it operates. To date, it has funded construction for more than 20 Hope Schools and has also contributed to the snow storms, flood disasters, and the SARS issue.
About A.P. Moller - Maersk Group
A.P. Moller - Maersk Group, with headquarters in Denmark, is a worldwide organization with more than 110,000 employees and offices in over 130 countries.
A.P. Moller - Maersk has served China’s foreign trade for more than 80 years and today, the Group is active in China within liner shipping, logistics, container terminal operation and management, intermodal transportation, industrial manufacturing, procurement as well as marine equipment maintenance and repair. For more information about the company, please visit http://www.maersk.com .
