Having opened in 2001 in a prime location just 5 kilometres from the Port of Gothenburg, Maersk’s BREEAM-certified warehouse has evolved over the years and now delivers innovative services that deliver extra capability, versatility, and cost-efficiencies to Maersk customers, in ways that new customers might not expect.
Maersk's 17,500m2 multi-purpose Gothenburg warehouse sits in a logistics 'golden triangle' which connects major Scandinavian cities by road or rail – with Oslo to the north, Stockholm to the east and Malmö and Copenhagen to the south. Gothenburg port itself is a gateway to the Nordics, yet Maersk offers far more than shipping within the region, with added value within the warehouse itself.
In a typical day at our Gothenburg warehouse, you might see a customer saving on demurrage and detention charges with our cross-docking services; deconsolidation and consolidation services at work to maximise use of container space; pick and pack services which improve cashflow through our bonded facility; or non-perishable goods being held in a Distribution Centre bypass process for a major supermarket.
What brings all these together is a strong belief in creating highly efficient end-to-end services that customers can select, or combine, to suit their business needs.
Male loading shipments using a forklift in the warehouse
Integrated customer journeys
While the idea of a direct to consumer (D2C) fulfilment network has been around for some time, at Gothenburg it's been taken a step further.
One global electronics retailer has centralised storage and distribution in the Nordics through our warehouse, and operations have been customised to meet the customer's specific needs. Goods arrive at Gothenburg port, are moved, and held at our warehouse, and then the products are configured for use by our staff – before being repacked for distribution across the Nordics, with many hundreds of orders shipping per day.
The products even return to the warehouse after their lease period, to be refurbished by the Maersk team for eventual resale and shipping. These services take the weight off the customer's own operations, by outsourcing what are usually considered to be specialised, internally handled tasks.
While integrated logistics support of this kind can be for the long-term, the Gothenburg warehouse has also supported seasonal retail and eCommerce campaigns with similar flexibility. During demand spikes, we provide first level sorting and a DC bypass solution to keeps goods moving to their end destination, using Maersk’s end-to-end logistics solutions in Sweden and beyond to avoid costly stopovers.
It's an exciting time to be in Gothenburg, which is a growing hub for new business. We see only more innovation occurring at our warehouse as customers look to improve supply chain efficiency and bring agility into their operations.
Peder Jensen, Head of Contract Logistics, Nordics, Maersk
