Martin Bencher Group is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark
Maersk has agreed to acquire Martin Bencher Group, a Denmark-based project logistics company with premium capabilities within non-containerised project logistics.
With the intended acquisition of the asset-light logistics provider, which designs end-to-end project solutions for global clients, Maersk will also introduce a new product, Maersk Project Logistics.
This will provide a specialised service offering covering solution design, special cargo transportation, and project management services – including detailed planning, orchestration, and sequencing of end-to-end shipments from suppliers to destination sites.
Karsten Kildahl, regional managing director in Europe of Maersk, said: “When Martin Bencher joins the Maersk family, we will be able to deliver project logistics services with a high degree of reliability, a proven track-record, and a strong focus on Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE).
“In addition to supporting our existing customers’ project logistics needs, we will also be able to provide a more comprehensive offering to a wide array of industries.”
According to the carrier, such service requires managed transportation capabilities with deep technical specialist knowledge around specific supply chain elements such as handling of oversized and special lift cargo, conducting road surveys, and delivery planning as well as offload and assembly of the equipment on sites.
A strong project logistics solution offering is a key element for clients with logistics requirements for large scale projects across several industry segments, including renewable energy, pulp and paper, power generation, mining, automotive, aid and relief, government contracted logistics and industrial manufacturing.
Project logistics is not new to Maersk, as the company already has niche competencies based mainly in Europe and North America.
However, in order to expand and mature the service offering, existing activities will be consolidated into a global product offering.
Peter Thorsoe Jensen, CEO of Martin Bencher, said: “Clients requiring project logistics are aware of the constraints and challenges facing them and are seeking strategic partners with sufficient ambitions and strength to handle their entire global supply chain now and in the years to come.
“Together with Maersk, we will have the scale, commitment, and capabilities to handle the entire logistics scope of work for clients around the world – as well as expand into new industries.”
