As the world rallies together to support the Covid crisis in India, Maersk has put its money where its mouth is and offered its ocean transportation service to institutions and organisations participating in medical relief at a nominal rate of 1 US$ per container. All commercial airfreight shipments facilitated by Maersk India are being done on a zero-profit basis.
“The Covid-19 pandemic has taught us several lessons – empathy being one of the most important of all,” said Vikash Agarwal, managing director, Maersk South Asia. “The crisis has urged us all to go beyond our business and support the society when it needs it the most.”
The logistics activities undertaken by the company in order to support the medical aid into the country involve facilitating shipments coming in from countries such as Ireland, Finland, China, Germany, UAE, Qatar, Israel, South Africa and Singapore, with more shipments from China, Turkey and Dammam still in progress.
