Keep your business growth uninterrupted with our unbroken cold chain solutions.
Locking in freshness. Unlocking new opportunities
Hand-picked produce, preserved and delivered as planned
The beauty of flowers can make anyone wish for them to stay fragrant and fresh for a longer period of time. Which is why keeping the goodness of such gifts of nature intact is of utmost importance, no matter the distance. Our unbroken cold chain journeys are designed to agree.
Maersk’s end-to-end Cold Chain Logistics is built to handle temperature-sensitive cargo from origin to destination. This means specialised transportation and storage of perishable produce (chilled and frozen), alongside integration of other offerings like import/export haulage and customs into your supply chain. All of this guided by dedicated reefer specialists.
Cut, preserved, and delivered as desired. That's why flowers routed through us become Ageless Flowers.
Season’s best offerings, packaged with our offerings
To chart out the most optimised cold chain journey for you, we decided to go all the way back to identify and minimise the pain points that arise during transit. We noted that the freshness of produce deteriorates in transit due to multiple factors – uncertainty in assessing cargo conditions, multi-legged/multi-handover journeys and limited flexibility in storage.
Explore our range of offerings that keep your products fresh and intact:
Ocean services
Deliver more to your markets with our scheduled liner services from South Africa to Europe
Air freight
Faster delivery to your markets
Export/import haulage
Quick, seamless connectivity between the port and warehouses
Customs services
Fast and easy clearance through right documentation
Captain Peter
End-to-end visibility on temperature and humidity of your refrigerated cargo container
Consolidation and deconsolidation
Easy consolidation and quick deconsolidation of your cargo at the port of origin and at destination respectively
Port charges
Smooth handling of port charges on your behalf to avoid delays
Booking agent
Planning your bookings and implementing shipping on time with accuracy
Cold chain products by ocean
Transporting cut flowers by ship has many advantages:
- It is a viable transport option, enabling you access the big markets in Europe and the Middle East
- With our advanced solutions, your flowers retain their freshness and are assured of an enduring vase life
- Ocean shipping is a more sustainable mode of transport, achieving more than 90% reduction in carbon emissions
Maersk expertise – How we serve you
- End-to-end integrated solutions
We coordinate across touchpoints in your supply chain for you, so your produce moves hassle-free. - Global cold storage network
Gain access to temperature-controlled warehouses across the world, including our hub in Durban, offering the value-added services you need. - State-of-the-art cooling technology
Our patented StarCare refrigerated cargo containers ensure your goods are kept fresh with temperature settings ranging between -25 degree and +25 degree Celsius. - Dedicated partner
We address your specific needs, create customised solutions, deliver real value and thereby foster long-lasting relationships. - Global network
Grow your market with Maersk’s extensive land and ocean network spread across 120 countries. - Local market knowledge
Get faster market access for your produce with the help of our local refrigerated cargo experts.
A fresh approach to protecting your business from risks
Even a small delay or challenge during transport can snowball into a huge financial loss for cold chain businesses. But Core Fruit – a premium-quality fresh produce exporter in South Africa found a fruitful way to eliminate such risks while moving their goods to their customer, Open Markets Corp in North America.
Read the case study on how Maersk Value Protect – our extended liability product, along with Captain Peter, both gave the customer a competitive advantage in a challenging eco-system.
How an unbroken cold chain helped Sian Flowers chart new path via sea
When flights were grounded during the Covid-19 pandemic, Kenya’s Sian Flowers lost access to its market in Europe. How did Maersk move Sian’s cut flowers over hundreds of kilometres on land and across the seas without any loss of quality and vase life? Watch our video.
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