APMM welcomes Martin Bencher Group, global project logistics company

Project Logistics is a specialised service offering within the global logistics industry. It combines traditional freight forwarding and transport capabilities with unique skills and competence needed for transport of non-containerised heavy and oversized cargo, project planning, transport engineering, procurement, Health Safety, Security, Environment and Quality compliance, and contract and vendor management. It covers the combination of solution design, special cargo transportation, and project management services, including detailed planning, orchestration, and sequencing of end-to-end shipments from suppliers to destination sites ensuring that all cargo converges and arrives in time.

The logistics activities needed to successfully complete a project cover the integrated process of planning and executing the complete flow of containerized and non-containerized cargo from suppliers spread across the globe, ensuring that all cargo eventually converges at a given destination site in the right sequence, with zero defect, in full and on time.

As an integrated logistics provider of end-to-end supply chain solutions, Maersk is continually looking for ways to add resilience and agility to customer supply chains. Understanding customer needs and translating that into action, Maersk has updated its project logistics strategy to facilitate the creation and setup of Maersk Project Logistics (MPL). MPL will join the pre-existing project logistics services available at Maersk, working as a solution-based global product, in the “Managed by Maersk” space anchored within CEN L&S.

Maersk is setting up Maersk Project Logistics (MPL) as a solution-based global product. The addition of MPL to the pre-existing project logistics services, will allow us to strengthen our offering in project logistics, processes, quality management systems and licences to fully enable the strategy plan and provide integrated solutions to customers.

Additionally, the intended acquisition of Martin Bencher will further bolster Maersk’s logistic offering by providing the necessary experience, processes, quality management systems and licences to fully enable this MPL product and provide integrated solutions to customers.

This will enable Maersk to provide more extensive end-to-end solutions for customers with complex supply chain management needs, requiring both containerized and non-containerized solutions.

Maersk has a Special Project Logistics, and it will become a part of the Maersk Project Logistics.

Martin Bencher is a global asset-light project logistics provider with expertise in designing end-to-end project solutions for its customers. Headquartered in Denmark, the company operates globally and has offices across multiple countries.

Founded in 1997, Martin Bencher’s core capability is in designing end-to-end project solutions for its customers. Its strengths include reliability, track record, long-term customer relationships and supplier coordination.

Martin Bencher’s key verticals include Pulp & Paper, Renewables, Power, Construction & Mining, Oil & Gas, Cranes & Infrastructure.

In recent years, Maersk has increasingly focused on decarbonization within our ocean business, as well as pioneering its expansion in the shipping industry at as a whole and helping our customers meet their ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. As we mature our logistics and services business, we’re also focusing on expanding our sustainability and decarbonization focus to also encompass project logistics.

Through a strong project logistics offering, we can further serve many existing and new customers in the renewable energy sector, a global trend that is front and center for clean energy.

Renewable energy enterprises are highly dependent on logistics services to build their production infrastructure; project logistics is a significant part of their project cost. By working with an integrated end-to-end partner, these customers can benefit from logistics control that will provide project visibility and resilience. Furthermore, they will benefit from cost efficient end-to-end integrated solutions with a high level of control, so they better can manage the complexity and time sensitivity of their supply chain.

Like Maersk, Martin Bencher has worked to increase its sustainability performance. This includes emission reductions, most recently expressed in its 2022 strategy. Joining forces strengthens our ability to provide end-to-end services to customers in the green energy sector, a vertical that is continuously growing and will continue to be at the forefront of the decarbonisation agenda in the coming decade.

As of January 2nd, Maersk and Martin Bencher are now one company. Whilst integration is underway, business will continue to operate as it has until now, with customers now able to enjoy logistics solutions and products from both companies.

Current account teams and terms and conditions (contracts, payment terms, etc.) will remain the same for the time being, and you will be informed of any changes that will be enacted in a timely manner, should they occur. No changes are expected on your account and on how you will interact with Martin Bencher. Please note that this may change once integration is completed but if changes do occur, you will be informed in timely manner.

No, your account and contracts will not be affected by this.

However, as of January 2nd, customers of either company are now able to enjoy logistics solutions and products from both companies.

Maersk Project Logistics will be available as a complete family of products from February, 2023 in select regions, and will be globally available by May 2023. We will begin introducing components of Maersk Project Logistics from January 2nd, 2023.

Due to the scope of Maersk Project Logistics and the expertise offered by the joining of Martin Bencher and Maersk, Maersk Project Logistics will be offered in North America, Europe, and Asia first. Plans to expand to additional regions of South America, West & Central Asia and Africa are underway, and will be announced closer to their opening dates.

From today, the end-to-end planning and transport of special cargo will become a part of Maersk Project Logistics. Maersk will expand upon its existing Special Cargo Ocean product by leveraging the end-to-end, specialised transport capabilities of Maersk Project Logistics, thereby offering customers a one-stop shop for all cargo that requires specialised handling, transport, and care.

Yes, Maersk Project Logistics works with other Maersk products. For customers in need of Project Logistics services, Maersk Project Logistics acts as an integrator for all of Maersk’s products to deliver a complete project supply chain solution.

Customers who require Project Logistics services value a high degree of control, reliability, and visibility for their supply chains due to the outcome-driven and time-definite nature of their business. Maersk’s Project Logistics offering, supported by its integrated network of assets and capabilities, can provide customers with an unparalleled combination of all these factors, paired with the ease of management that can only be found through partnering with a fully integrated logistics provider.

Maersk Project Logistics will be available for purchase by all Maersk customers. This product will only be delivered as a Maersk product, and not under any other brands associated with Maersk.

Should you have any further questions, please reach out to your Maersk or Martin Bencher representative for more information. We remain at your service should you need assistance.