Damco Sea & Air and DSL Star Express join forces
Copenhagen, 31 May 2007 - Damco Sea & Air and Maersk Logistics are pleased to announce that as of 1 July 2007, we will integrate the Dutch freight forwarding company Damco Sea & Air with Maersk Logistics’ forwarding activities. The combined business will trade under the name of ‘Damco’.
Both companies have a long history of offering customers ocean freight, air freight, and land-based services such as trucking, customs clearance, and document management.
The new Damco will continue to provide freight forwarding services to existing and new customers through a global network of local branch offices with local staff who understand the local market conditions.
The new Damco organisation will have approx. 3,600 colleagues in over 90 countries world-wide.
The A.P. Moller - Maersk Group acquired Damco Sea & Air in 2005 in connection with the acquisition of P&O Nedlloyd. Damco Sea & Air was the forwarding arm of P&O Nedlloyd and was established in 1988.
Besides supply chain management services, Maersk Logistics has been providing freight forwarding services for a number of years, since 2001 under the name of ‘DSL Star Express’. Together with Maersk Logistics’ air freight and land-based services, DSL Star Express will be renamed ‘Damco’ on 1 July 2007.
About Damco:
Damco is a freight forwarder, offering flexible, localised, and personalised services to meet our customers’ varied requirements.
A personal, long-term relationship with each customer is the foundation for our continued, profitable business.
We work with all major ocean carriers and airlines plus a host of local landside service providers such as trucking and customs house brokers as well as a broad range of global and local service providers and that allows us to put together a tailor-made package to meet our customers’ specific requirements.
We have our own offices in key markets, staffed with local employees who speak the local language, understand the local market, and our customers have one contact point only.
Damco is part of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group and our head office is located in Copenhagen, Denmark.
