Supply Chain Firm Moller-Maersk Completes Acquisition of Pilot Freight

A.P. Moller-Maersk has completed its acquisition of supply chain provider Pilot Freight Services, the company announced Monday (May 2).

Pilot Freight works with both international and domestic supply. According to the press release, the acquisition will benefit customers by offering customized international, domestic and cross-border logistics to Maersk’s North American logistics capabilities for B2B and B2C models.

There will also be new supply chain capabilities for the “big and bulky” sector, adding white glove home delivery service.

The release said Pilot brings a network of 190 global partners and uses mostly third-party trucking providers with access to controlled capacity, such as full truckload and less-than-truckload.

“Our customers are looking for us to accelerate their supply chain speed, remove handoffs and constantly improve their end-to-end, omni-channel business model to reach their financial growth goals,” said Narin Phol, Maersk’s regional managing director for North America. “Pilot’s expertise and existing infrastructure enables us to achieve these goals by creating more agile, nimble supply chains to serve customers the way they want to be served.”

Zach Pollock, CEO of Pilot Freight, said the team-up was “a natural fit” and will let the company “tap into significant, new future growth opportunities for our customers and employees.”

“We like Maersk’s continuous improvement mindset and active investment pattern in expanding supply chain solutions so we’re excited to work together in our expanded role,” Pollock added.

PYMNTS wrote that Maersk’s eCommerce Logistics business unit is dabbling more in U.S. businesses.

See also: Maersk B2B Logistics Unit Targets the $600B US eCommerce Market

The company said it operates nine e-fulfillment centers and could deliver to 75% of the U.S. population within a day, and 95% within two days.

Maersk has made numerous acquisitions in order to work with eCommerce, with some focus on B2C and B2B e-fulfillment. The company expanded eCommerce, for example, by buying Visible Supply Chain Management from Utah, along with a few other companies.