Maersk to acquire e-commerce's companies in Europe and America

AP Moller-Maersk, the world's biggest container shipping company, has announced the acquisition of Salt Lake City's Visible Supply Chain Management (Visible SCM), a business-to-consumer (B2C) logistics company, reports the American Journal of Transportation.

Visible SCM, focused on B2C parcel delivery, has announced its intention to acquire B2C Europe Holding a business-to-consumer logistics company focused on B2C parcel delivery services in Europe and based in The Netherlands. Both companies are well-established and recognised players in the e-commerce logistics industry.

Many Maersk customers are seeing strong e-commerce sales growth as they roll out digital-first strategies and are looking for support of their business-to-consumer supply chain growth, said the report. The two acquisitions will address this customer trend and strengthen Maersk's e-commerce logistics products suite in line with its strategic business transformation, it said.

Maersk has set out to build strong e-commerce logistics capabilities that will extend and reinforce our existing supply chain offering and create growth opportunities," said Maersk ocean and logistics chief O Vincent Clerc.

"Today, customers rely on the integrated logistics approach and services which Maersk offers. By combining that with the operating models and value proposition of Visible SCM and B2C Europe, we will enable our customers to continue to develop their e-commerce offering," Mr Clerc said.

The acquisitions will provide Maersk with a strong growth platform in the rapidly evolving field of e-commerce, where our investments in digitisation and integration will create significant synergies and make a big difference for customers' ability to sell across multiple channels effectively," he said. .

Within e-commerce Logistics, Maersk is building an asset-light, global business focused on two core capabilities: B2C fulfilment and B2C delivery based on a strong and flexible e-commerce technology backbone.

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2021/8/13 17:07:08