Maersk B2B Logistics Unit Targets the $600B US eCommerce Market
Maersk E-Commerce Logistics business unit is getting into business in the U.S., a report said.
The company operates nine e-fulfillment centers that could deliver to 75% of the U.S. population within 24 hours, and 95% within 48 hours, according to the company.
Maersk is coming off a series of acquisitions to incorporate eCommerce last year. There was a focus on business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) e-fulfillment.
The company’s eCommerce footprint was expanded with the acquisitions of Visible Supply Chain Management, a Salt Lake City, Utah, fulfillment company, along with two eCommerce companies from Europe, B2C Europe and HUUB, and Asia, LF Logistics.
The Maersk platform involves an end-to-end management tool, including shipments, inventory, parcel spreads, order pipeline and invoicing. The system offers accountability and simplification, according to the company.
Casey Adams, the head of Maersk eCommerce Logistics, said business is “more competitive” every day, citing the increasing demand of U.S. shoppers and the evolution of eCommerce.
“Our fulfilment network is designed to bring B2C expertise and scale to Maersk customers with direct-to-consumer fulfillment, parcel delivery and supply chain visibility in an end-to-end offering,” he said. “By making e-commerce supply chains easier and more robust we can deliver factory-to-sofa service.”
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PYMNTS wrote that Maersk has recently bought Pilot Freight, a first-, middle- and last-mile solutions provider, which works in the big and bulky freight segment.
The shipping company said Maersk planned to “extend its integrated logistics offering deeper into the supply chain of its customers.”
According to Maersk, the deal will go along with acquisitions made prior, in order to provide integrated logistics solutions in North America, particularly in the areas of performance team B2B warehousing and distribution.
Maersk is the world’s biggest container shipping company, and transports 12 million containers per year, according to the website.
Its services include ocean transport, inland shipping, intercontinental rail and air freight.