Damco announces the launch of a new “America’s Bridge” LCL solution
November 23, 2009 by 3plwire
Filed under Seafreight
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Damco launches new “America’s Bridge” LCL solution
- New LCL network from Miami hub to 33 key Latin American destinations
- North American and Latin American customers will benefit from guaranteed weekly sailings with the Damco controlled network
24 November 2009 – Damco, a leading global logistics company, today announced the launch of its “America’s Bridge” service, further solidifying its commitment to the extensive markets that join North and Latin America.
The new service uses Miami as a hub to either consolidate Less than Container Load (LCL) shipments from various US points for full container shipping to multiple countries in Latin America including Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Chile- or to ship LCL directly from Miami with weekly options.
“Damco is committed to assisting businesses of all sizes optimize their supply chains,” said Damco North America President Jeremy Haycock.
“We recognize that the LCL product is crucial to providing a flexible solution for our customers to make the quick decisions needed to serve their markets while fulfilling their own cost-saving objectives,” he said. “By moving cargo through our hub, customers will increase their competitiveness by being able to slow down or speed up their supply chains depending on their needs, which is crucial, especially in these economic times.”
Henning Malmgren, CEO of Damco Latin America said that “Damco has a solid presence of more than 10 years in Latin America. This has given us a market leading position when it comes to ocean freight in this part of the world. The “America’s Bridge” reaffirms our desire to connect Latin America with North America and to bring innovative solutions to this trade.”
Malmgren added: “This is an end-to-end, one-stop-shop solution for customers, encompassing inland and ocean transportation, warehousing, customs clearance and visibility, tailored to each client’s needs, while providing flexibility, reliability, and efficiency.”
“America’s Bridge” customers can also benefit from Damco’s trend-setting supply chain visibility product. When combined with the inventory management from the Miami consolidation hub, it allows customers to know the whereabouts of their cargo at any given time, providing the real-time supply-chain information necessary for proactive decision-making.
About Damco
Damco is the new, combined brand of the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group’s logistics activities.
Damco offers a broad range of supply chain management and freight forwarding services to customers all over the world, and has 10,500 colleagues in 272 offices, covering over 93 countries in Africa, Asia, North America, Europe, Middle East, and Latin America.
In 2008, the company had a net turn-over of USD 2.8 billion, shipped more than half a million TEUs ocean freight, air freighted over 60,000 tonnes, and handled over 50 million CBMs (equivalent to 2 million TEU) for our supply chain management customers.
Damco is an independent business activity within the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group.
For more information, please visit www.damco.com.
For more information, please contact:
Nai Ying Jiin
Assistant Manager, Communication and Branding
Damco Logistics Singapore Pte Ltd
Email: apadamext@damco.com
Tel: +65 6318 3316
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