Damco, the logistics arm of A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, has officially opened its new customer service office in Chengdu, Sichuan province. The office is shared with Maersk Global Service Centres, which provides back office functions for businesses owned by the parent company. Between them, the two companies will initially employ more than 1,000 staff in Chengdu.

Apart from centralising customer services, the move is also expected to reduce business costs, said Steffen Christensen, Damco’s North Asia CEO.