News / Maersk to provide fulfilment services for Amazon from French warehouse

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24/09/2024

Maersk is poised to carry out fulfilment services for Amazon from a large warehouse in northern France, according to a recent French media report quoting a senior executive at the US etailer.

A spokesperson for Maersk told The Loadstar the company would be occupying 75% of a 100,000sq metre warehouse on a business park inDenain, but would not confirm Amazon was the customer.

The spokesperson said Maersk planned to employ 430 workers at the site during the peak season (September-December) and 240 ...

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