Interview with Jeff Hammond, Global Head of Maersk Customs Brokerage: “The USA and Canada markets are an important part of our strategy.”

Jeff Hammond, Global Head of Maersk Customs House Brokerage based in Charlotte, North Carolina USA, talked to Container News about Maersk’s decision to acquire Customs Brokerage, Vandegrift. Antonis Karamalegkos, journalist of CN, communicated with Maersk’s executive. Jeff Hammond marked among other things the expecting results of the acquisition and the negotiations’ duration.

CN: Which is the reason Maersk decided to acquire Vandegrift?

JH:Increasing Customs Brokerage offerings and...

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Supply chain radar: What’s the point of Maersk’s US customs buy?

When details of the Stay Ahead plan of AP Møller Mærsk (APMM) were exclusively reported by The Loadstar in October, it immediately appeared clear that the Danish group would need to embrace deal-making to reinforce its new identity. Spurred by new ideas of doing business, its executive management was, we were told, looking to add heft to its network in the US, trying to connect the dots of the vast supply chain management activities they run.
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Maersk pushes logistics ambition, buying US customs house brokerage specialist

Maersk has taken another step towards offering a complete logistics service, as the lines between carriers and forwarders continue to blur.
The news came as CMA CGM made a public tender offer on Tuesday of Sfr30 for the remaining two thirds of Ceva Logistics it does not already own, making it a $1.65bn deal, which has been approved by the European Commission.
The Danish shipping line announced yesterday it had acquired Vandegrift, …

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