March 29, 2022 — As Open Source takes hold of every industry, Tech Company News covers the announcement that A. P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (Maersk) has joined OIN as its first shipping and logistics community member. Maersk is the global leader in shipping services, operating in more than 130 countries. Maersk considers Open Source Software (OSS) as an enabler of advanced supply chain management platforms. “As we continue our digital transformation, we remain focused on building and integrating the best technologies for our logistics platforms, delivering services that our customers value and trust. Open source may play a pivotal role in the platforms and applications that we build, purchase and integrate,” said Simone Frattasi, Head of Global IP and Paw Martins, Head of Cloud & Innovation Platform at Maersk. “We are pleased to join the Open Invention Network and support its role in protecting open source software innovations.”