Maersk to provide logistics solutions for UNAHCO Inc.

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A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has announced it is to provide end-to-end logistics solutions for Univet Nutrition and Animal Healthcare Co. (UNAHCO).

Maersk is set to provide these solutions alongside a dedicated warehouse and bagging facility in the Philippines, to meet the growing demand in the agricultural grain supply chain. This also marks the ocean carriers first investment in the storage and bagging field in the Philippines.

The new facility is said to be around 4,000 m2 and will be strategically located in Angat, Bulacan. It will also act as UNAHCO’s central distribution hub.

This hub will be accessible to most of UNAHCO’s existing mills and customers, satisfying receiving and delivery needs.

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“We are very delighted to work with UNAHCO to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of its supply chain. This new facility will enable, UNAHCO to reduce storage and trucking costs, optimise operations, improve goods flow, as well as provide flexible and faster delivery to mills,” said Erry Hardianto, Managing Director of Maersk Indonesia and the Philippines.

“Building the partnership both in ocean and logistics services will enhance the resilience and agility of our customer’s supply chain. We also hope to better leverage our expertise and tap into the immense potential for future cooperation.”

Ricardo Alba, President and Chief Operator Officer for UNAHCO, added “I am confident that with this partnership, we can make our ocean shipment more economical and scalable, at the same time, build greater flexibility in our supply chain.

“This new tailor-made facility perfectly highlights the benefits we can get from Maersk integrated solutions. We look forward to the facility opening in the coming year.”

It was also recently announced that Maersk is to set up two cold chain warehouse & distribution (W&D) facilities in Karachi and Islamabad for TezMedz and Tabiyat.pk.

Announced in December 2021, the two dedicated cold chain W&D facilities will cater to B2B and B2C requirements of the pharmaceutical eCommerce platforms.

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