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Maersk inaugurated two new warehouses in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh states on September 23
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The two facilities grow Maersk’s India global warehousing footprint to 3.3 million sq. ft.
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Maersk says the new facilities are part of its strategy to seek resilient solutions with its partners to insulate their supply chains from disruptions
Maersk raised its India warehouse footprint to 3.3 million square feet by launching two new warehouses in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh states on September 23, taking its total facilities in that country to more than 20.
The two new warehouses were inaugurated on September 23, in Farrukhnagar, Haryana, and Dadri, Uttar Pradesh. Both facilities are strategically located near the National Capital Region (NCR) in northern India, the Danish company said in a press release.
Soren Skou, Maersk chief executive; Navneet Kapoor, Maersk executive vice president; Richard Morgan, Maersk West & Central Asia managing director, and Vikash Agarwal, Maersk South Asia managing director, launched the facilities from New Delhi.
“Logistics is moving up the strategic agenda of organizations. Our conversations with customers are turning into holistic, partnership-based discussions through which they seek resilient solutions to their supply chains that are insulated from unforeseen disruptions,” Skou said.
“An important element of end-to-end logistics is warehousing & distribution. Expanding the warehousing footprint is fundamental to our strategic growth, especially in an important market such as India, and helps us offer our customers truly integrated logistics solutions.”
Morgan said the 420,000 sq. ft. Farrukhnagar Warehouse is a brand-new, state-of-the-art warehouse connected to the busy manufacturing hub of North India.
With its nearness to the Western Direct Freight Corridor (DFC), Farrukhnagar Warehouse will be a key facility for retail, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and large e-Commerce customers, Morgan said.
He said the 100,000 sq. ft. Maersk Dadri Warehouse, located within the Inland Container Depot, offers customers bonded warehousing solution.
Being at the confluence of the Western and Eastern DFC, having a rail head connection, its proximity to eight national highways, and Jewar Airport being within 60 km range, this warehouse has all the prime attributes that will add value to customers’ supply chains, he said.
“Today, we have inaugurated our sixth and seventh warehousing facility in India this year. Our ambition to support our customers with truly integrated logistics solutions is taking the right shape,” Morgan said.
“Our customers have already utilized around 75% of the capacity of our existing warehouses, showing their faith and trust in our solutions. This also encourages us to keep investing in our warehousing expansion in India.”
As an integrator of logistics, Maersk is developing and providing solutions ranging from ocean transportation to landside and air transportation, contract logistics including warehousing & distribution (W&D) and depots, custom clearances, visibility solutions and so on.
When supply chains suffered from disruptions caused by the pandemic, Maersk’s resilient end-to-end solutions ensured customers’ cargo kept moving. The integrated solutions allow Maersk to have greater control over the movement of cargo throughout the journey, bringing resilience to the supply chains.
The company said that with the expansion of W&D facilities, Maersk is strengthening its position further by providing a larger array of services through a single window to its customers.
Earlier this month, Maersk completed the acquisition of LF Logistics, a Hong Kong-based contract logistics company with premium capabilities within omnichannel fulfilment services, e-commerce, and inland transport in the Asia-Pacific region.
LF Logistics has seven warehouses in India, which have been added to Maersk’s network. The total warehousing footprint offered by Maersk to its customers in India now stands at around 3.3 million sq. ft. from over 20 warehouses.
