Maersk marks 30 years in AU with seven new facilities 

Maersk has declared the launch of seven new facilities in the nation over as it marks its 30 years in Australia. 

Six of the seven new facilities will be omnichannel fulfilment sites. Four sites opened recently and three more are coming online now and in the first quarter of 2024.

Kylie Fraser, Maersk’s managing director of Oceania, said the effects of Coronavirus as Maersk moved toward 30 years in Australia gave the organisation a potential chance to figure out what its land-based abilities would resemble in Australia. 

“The team here worked closely with the government around unlocking import volume to be able to come down into Australia. I think that it was never more prevalent than in Covid that Australia was a long way away from other markets,” Fraser said. 

Maersk’s new office in Derrimut, Melbourne utilises artificial intelligence innovation to mechanise warehousing processes and is situated to help the progression of merchandise along the supply chain. 

“I do think that was the opening for Maersk to have a solid look at Oceania, and in particular Australia, at how can we expand. 

From what was quite a small footprint [to] where we’re moving by the end of Q1, we’re going to have a total of eight facilities … and we’re adding an increased footprint of 126,000 square metres into our warehouse environment down here. It is really exciting,” Fraser added. 

Maersk celebrated another achievement this year when it presented Laura Maersk, the company’s first methanol-empowered container ship. 

“This is the first green-methanol-enabled vessel globally, and it’s something completely new for our industry. With Laura Maersk now on the water, we will save 100 tonnes of emissions every single day. And we have 25 ships in our total order book. And when they come online, they will reduce emissions by 2.3 million tonnes per annum,” Maersk’s Head of Market for Oceania, My Therese Blank added.