Maersk makes e-commerce acquisitions in Europe and the US

Maersk has acquired Visible Supply Chain Management (Visible SCM), a US-based e-commerce fulfillment and parcel delivery company, while it has announced its intention to acquire B2C Europe, a business-to-consumer logistics company focused on B2C parcel delivery services in Europe.

Following the US$838m Visible SCM deal, the Danish company’s customers in the business-to-consumer segment will be able to reach 75% of the US direct to consumer market within 24 hours and 95% of the US within 48 hours.

Vincent Clerc, CEO of Maersk Ocean & Logistics, stated: “We have set out to build strong e-commerce logistics capabilities that complement our existing end-to-end supply chain offering.