APL announces fourth Latin American expansion this year

APL Logistics has established operations in Venezuela through a joint venture with Grupo Hersan, a leading Venezuelan logistics provider.

Known as APLL/Hersan de Venezuela, C.A., the new venture is APL Logistics’ fourth Latin American expansion in 2002. Earlier this year, the company opened or expanded operations in Chile, Guatemala and Honduras.

The Venezuela operation provides such supply-chain services as warehousing, container-yard management, transportation, and cross-border logistics, including customs brokerage services.

It operates in four Venezuelan cities: Puerto Cabello, Cagua, Moron, and Barquisimeto. Fabio Duque, who formerly managed APLL’s operations in Chile, is the general manager, situated in the Cagua facility.

“We are pleased to be moving forward in our initiative to be one of Latin America’s strongest logistics providers by entering the promising Venezuela market,” said Luis Perez, APL Logistics’ vice president for Latin America. “We are especially glad to be working in Venezuela with such a respected and experienced market leader by our side; Grupo Hersan’s strong infrastructure and market knowledge have been valuable in getting this operation established quickly, and we look forward to a long and successful partnership.”

Added Alain Bonvecchio, president of Grupo Hersan: “Hersan has spent several years looking for a global logistics partner that could help us more effectively meet Venezuela’s needs for high quality, outsourced logistics services. APL

APL Logistics is the supply-chain management arm of Singapore-based NOL Group, which is engaged in logistics and global transportation. APL Logistics currently operates one of the largest warehousing networks in the Americas. In addition to recently opened or expanded logistics operations in Venezuela, Chile, Guatemala and Honduras, it has operations or offices in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru and Puerto Rico. APL Logistics has 4,500 employees around the world and operates in 55 countries. It is a sister company of APL, the global container transportation provider, which also serves the Latin American market.
About Grupo Hersan: Grupo Hersan has more than 10 years of experience serving multinational clients in Venezuela. It provides services such as transportation, interplant moves, deliveries and Customs assistance.