Maersk expands footprint in Latin America with new warehouses in Chile and Peru

With more than 195,000sqm of warehouses across the West Coast of South America, Maersk continues expanding its footprint in Latin America, adding value to customers’ supply chains.

The new facilities in Chile and Peru are part of our investment in the area to continue building our warehousing and contract logistics operations – an important step on Maersk’s journey towards becoming the global integrator of container logistics.

With robust fulfilment operations and strategically located facilities, Maersk’s expansive geographical footprint provides customers with a simple end-to-end offering of products and services, seamless customer engagement, and customised solutions, eliminating complexity from their global supply chains.

As part of our decarbonisation efforts, supporting customers’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets and strengthening the ability to offer end-to-end integrated logistics solutions are crucial to Maersk. In Latin America, we aim to have facilities equipped with solutions aiming to reduce GHG emissions – including improved energy efficiency, fully lithium battery electrified indoor equipments, renewable electricity installations, non-fossil-based heating, and the use of optimised packaging materials.

3 new locations to strategically cover Chile

The new locations are situated in strategic economic centres in Santiago de Chile to help our customers serve their markets better. The 24,900sqm Buenaventura facility in Quilicura is located in the northern region of the city, 23km from the airport, with quick access to the main highways.

La Vara (10,500sqm) and San Ignacio (6,520sqm) facilities are located in San Bernardo, near the main retailers' distribution centres, allowing our customers to be closer to their clients and improve agility. Both facilities have the capacity to develop more sustainable solutions by integrating rail as part of the bundle. All new sites are equipped with fully lithium battery electrified forklifts and LED lighting.

The core service offering covers supply chain management services, including a fulfilment centre, consolidation and deconsolidation, warehouse management system, cross-docking and other value-added services.

These new sites strengthen the existing capabilities in the country, including the San Antonio Logistics Center in Valparaiso, with over 70,000sqm of warehousing space located just 17km from the port.

Reinforcing our presence in Peru

Peru warehousing and distribution facilities continue to grow, with around 36,000sqm of storage in different locations nationwide. The new site in Lurin currently has 8,400sqm space, with a future expansion plan of an additional 15,800sqm. This facility brings customers closer to the main retailers in the area, and is 59km from the airport and 69km from the Port of Callao. It offers 10 dock positions, order fulfilment, inventory management, B2B/B2C distribution, warehouse management system and other value-added services.

Discover more about the facilities here.

Watch the video in which Gonzalo Arroyo, Head of Warehousing and Distribution for West Coast South America, Maersk, talks about the strong investments being made in the region.