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Maersk recently inaugurated a new 30,000m² facility in Tijuana, Mexico targeting cross-border trade and serving customers in the technology, automotive, retail, and lifestyle sectors.

Positioned strategically in Prisma XII, Pacifico Industrial Park, Baja California, the site capitalizes on Tijuana’s significance in the US-Mexico trade.

Benefiting from its proximity to major commercial ports like Los Angeles/Long Beach and Ensenada, the facility is strategically located just 15 km from the Otay Commercial Port and 20 km from the San Ysidro Commercial Port, facilitating efficient cross-border operations.

Aligned with the Manufacturing, Maquiladora, and Export Services Industry (IMMEX) program, the site offers various services including sorting, storage, cross-docking, inventory management, and value-added services like labelling, packaging, and order fulfillment. The warehouse facility is also equipped to handle e-commerce shipments under the Section 321 Shipment Type.

The facility boasts LEED Gold certification, featuring sustainable elements such as rooftop solar panels, 100% electric material-handling equipment, LED lighting, and efficient waste management systems.

“With a focus on IMMEX program services, inventory control, and seamless cross-border integration, we’re positioned to capitalize on the manufacturing landscape in Mexico and our commitment to delivering unparalleled service to our customers. By strategically leveraging our new warehouse in Tijuana, tailored to the complexities of cross-border trade, we’re better positioned to provide our customers in the region truly integrated logistics solutions,” stated Patricia Perez Salazar, managing director for Maersk in Mexico.

Frozen food items need high quality, unbroken cold chain logistics solutions to preserve their integrity, according to Vikash Agarwal, managing director at Maersk South Asia, who said that “our new, state-of-the-art facility at Mehsana will be equipped with the highest standards of temperature compliance, with customised racking system to suit customer’s exact requirements, and modern technology to ensure top-notch operational accuracy.”

Maersk’s new Cold Store facility will be constructed close to the customer’s manufacturing facility and will serve as the mother Cold Store facility. The 14,700-pallet position facility will be built at the Fanidhar Mega Food Park and will be one of India’s largest single-shed cold stores. The large facility will help the customer store all the cargo in a single facility instead of multiple smaller facilities before dispatch.

Maersk’s existing integrated cold chain solution includes landside transportation to the port by road and rail, coordination at the port, customs clearances and ocean transportation for all export cargo.

“Food security and quality are our top-most priority for ultimate customer satisfaction. To be able to deliver on those, we were looking at redesigning our supply chain model in a way where an unbroken cold chain becomes the backbone of how we move our processed food. Maersk’s single-window solution for the entire cold chain logistics strengthened by the brand new cold store facility simplifies supply chains for us,” commented Kamlesh Karamchandani, director of Sales & Marketing at HyFun Foods.

Maersk has unveiled new peak season surcharges worldwide, which are going to take effect in January and February.

The Danish ocean carrier is introducing a Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) as per the below table with the effective date of 8 January, excluding Vietnam and Taiwan. The surcharge from Vietnam to West Africa will be effective on 18 January and the surcharge from Taiwan to West Africa will be effective on 2 February.

Moreover, Maersk will introduce a peak season surcharge from North Europe, South Europe, Mediterranean, Adriatic and North Africa to United States and Canada, effective from 5 February.

Maersk has announced changes to its Asia – Europe network aiming to improve the reliability of its services and enhance their fuel efficiency.

As of week 23, Maersk has decided to inject one vessel into each of the AE5, AE10, AE7, AE55, AE11, AE12, AE15 services and two vessels into the AE6 service.

“The added vessels will allow us to reduce speeds providing needed buffer to absorb schedule challenges, improving reliability, and decreasing the risk of void sailings,” said Maersk in a statement. The speed reductions are also expected to reduce emissions significantly, according to the ocean carrier.

The aforementioned changes announced by the Danish shipping company are anticipated to have an impact on average transit times. Maersk noted that the average transit time from Asia to North Europe will be increased by three days, from Asia to the Mediterranean by two days, from North Europe to Asia by three days and from the Mediterranean to Asia by three days.

Source: Container News