Copenhagen – 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.
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.
About OCP Group
OCP Group helps feed a growing global population by providing it with the essential elements for soil fertility and plant growth. With over a century of expertise and a turnover of more than US$ 9 billion in 2024, OCP is the world leader in plant nutrition solutions and phosphate-based fertilizers. Headquartered in Morocco and present on five continents, OCP Group has over 17,000 employees and works closely with more than 350 customers around the world.
OCP recently launched a green investment strategy, dedicated to increasing fertilizer production and investing in renewable energy. The strategy foresees an overall investment of approximately USD13 billion over the period 2023-2027, which now enables the Group to use 100% non-conventional water since early 2025 (to ensure its complete autonomy, including a water desalination capacity of 560 million m3 per year by 2027), 100% clean energy by 2027 and achieve full carbon neutrality by 2040 (Scopes 1 and 2 by 2030, and Scope 3 by 2040), while increasing the production of green fertilizers.
The Group is firmly convinced that leadership and profitability are synonymous with social responsibility and sustainable development. Its strategic vision sits at the junction of these two dimensions.
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About SPS
Launched in 2022 by OCP, the Specialty Products & Solutions (SPS) Strategic Business Unit is dedicated to sustainably unlocking the infinite potential of phosphate rock underlining OCP Group commitment to the sustainable utilization of phosphorus rock reserves and expansion into new industries.
By leveraging technology, customization, and competitiveness, SPS aims to transform OCP Group’s phosphate resources into powerful catalysts for global sustainability. SPS SBU encompasses the endless applications & uses of phosphorus bedrock elements and addresses sustainability goals in food security, e-mobility & clean energy.
SPS is committed to developing pioneering solutions that drive progress, accelerate the sustainability transition, and set new standards in the world of phosphate specialties.
About Maersk
A.P. Moller - Maersk is an integrated logistics company working to connect and simplify its customers’ supply chains. As a global leader in logistics services, the company operates in more than 130 countries and employs around 100,000 people. Maersk is aiming to reach net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2040 across the entire business with new technologies, new vessels, and reduced GHG emissions fuels.
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