Damco unveils new LCL service from Asia to Baltic states

DAMCO, a member of the AP Moller-Maersk Group, has started offering a new less-than-container-load (LCL) service from Asia to the Baltic states with guaranteed weekly arrivals.

The new LCL service is intended to allow Damco's customers to source directly from Asia through Damco's mega hub in Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia to the final delivery point in the Baltics.

"In times where 20 foot container rates are increasing and order sizes are decreasing, sometimes down to one or two pallets, we can now provide our customers with an additional flexible LCL service that significantly cuts transport costs," said Kenneth Nielsen, Baltic Country manager at Damco, in a company statement.

He went on to explain that companies sourcing in Asia and importing to Eastern Europe often had to source via Gothenburg or St Petersburg in the past, however, with the new Damco service, "logistics managers located anywhere from the south of Belarus to the north of the three Baltic countries can count on the arrival of their product at the door step every week and this reliability is key to proper planning of inventory levels."

Apart from Tanjung Pelepas, Damco's customers can source from multiple origins and consolidate at Damco's mega hubs in Kaohsiung, Jebel Ali, Panama, Singapore, Rotterdam and Hong Kong. Damco's network of more than 270 offices also covers Latvia, Lithuania, Belorussia, and Kaliningrad, the company statement added.

 

(Source: Schednet)