The reseaching object of this article is the development of cargo transportation by Maersk Line. Because of the increasing competition in the cargo market there is tough competition among Latvian, Baltic and West Europea nenterprices. The article highlights a number of indicators of analyses , which are used for evaluating the development of transportation. The authors define the tasks for increasing amount of services in the conditions of rising competition in the market.The authors also outline specifics and limitations of cargo transportation. The article presents an analysis of the statistical data and offer an overview of the development in the cargo transportation., outlining its role in the economy. The analysis allows to highlight development possibilitiesand offer the strategy of development of Maersk Line .