A.P. Moller - Maersk launches air freight gateway in Miami to serve U.S., Asia, and Latin America market

Florham Park, N.J. - A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) expanded its air freight operations footprint with the April activation of a full-service, in-transit gateway solution in Miami. This new air freight facility underscores Maersk’s commitment to providing seamless and competitive connectivity to major Latin American markets. The Miami gateway will serve as a strategic node in Maersk's global air freight network.

The new gateway, modeled after operations in Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles, will focus on transhipping European and Asian cargo via Miami to Latin America with competitive connectivity on freighter and passenger capacity. It will support the North American export market to Latin America and the Asian market that serves the Latin American supply chain via cost competitive U.S. routes.

Fully staffed by in-house Maersk Air Freight forwarding professionals, the 90,000 square foot facility (8,000 square meters) is expected to have significant southward flows and offers key certifications, including:

• U.S. Customs bonded Container Freight Station (CFS)
• Certified Cargo Screening Facility (CCSF)

Brent Mayhew highlighted the benefits of the new services for customers moving time-sensitive, high-value cargo, stating:

Fabio Acerbi sees the new facility adding a layer of cost-effective predictability for Maersk’s Asian customers looking to serve Latin American supply chain needs, adding:

Maersk’s air freight cargo coverage extends to 70,000 airport pairings across more than 90 countries around the world. Maersk Air Freight solutions can be booked on Maersk.com with instant pricing and an option to combine them with value-added services. For more information on air routes and services, visit the Maersk Air Freight pages on Maersk.com.

About Maersk

A.P. Moller - Maersk is an integrated logistics company working to connect and simplify its customers’ supply chains. As a global leader in logistics services, the company operates in more than 130 countries and employs around 100,000 people. Maersk is aiming to reach net zero GHG emissions by 2040 across the entire business with new technologies, new vessels, and reduced GHG emissions fuels*.

*Maersk defines "reduced GHG emissions fuels" as fuels with at least 65% reductions in GHG emissions on a lifecycle basis compared to fossil of 94 g CO2e/MJ.