OCP Group, through its Specialty Products & Solutions (SPS) Strategic Business Unit, and Maersk, a global leader in integrated logistics, have signed a global Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their long-standing collaboration and jointly advance innovative, resilient, and sustainable supply chain solutions.
This new milestone in the OCP Group – Maersk partnership builds on years of successful cooperation and shared commitment to excellence in logistics and marks a new chapter in the longstanding partnership between both companies, with a focus on delivering agile, digitalized, and sustainable logistics solutions to support OCP’s international growth – particularly through its SPS business unit.
The agreement includes ocean and inland transportation, logistics services, digitalised supply chain management, educational programs, and ambitious sustainability initiatives.
This groundbreaking agreement is designed to forge a world-class, resilient, and robust supply chain, capable of withstanding uncertainties in an ever-changing world. It aligns with the strategic ambitions of OCP’s global business operations, particularly fostering the growth of specialty product solutions in international markets.
Anass HASSAINATE, Head of Supply Chain & Logistics, SPS SBU at OCP Group
Strategic Areas of collaboration :
- Ocean and logistics services: Enhancing ocean freight capacity, expanding to new destinations, and establishing flexible global storage and distribution networks in Morocco and transit operations worldwide.
- Supply chain innovation: digitalizing supply chain operations and implementing best-in-class practices, particularly in support of the specialty businesses international development.
- Education & Research: Launching joint academic and training initiatives with Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) to advance knowledge in logistics, supply chain, and sustainability.
- Sustainability: A core pillar of the MoU, sustainability will be addressed through joint efforts to decarbonise logistics operations, evaluate sustainable fuel solutions, and implement energy-efficient practices. Both companies reaffirm their shared commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2040.
We are very pleased to see that our partners at OCP Group share our commitment to innovation and making supply chains more resilient and future-proof. Through our joint initiatives in the area of research and education, we also aim to increase the competencies in logistics and supply chain among the next generation of professionals in Morocco – one of our key markets in the Mediterranean.
Emilio De La Cruz, South West Europe and Maghreb Area Managing Director at A.P. Moller – Maersk