Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has acquired all shares in HPL Apollo, its perishable logistics joint venture previously co-owned with Mercury Aviation, its partner of the past 12 years. Headquartered in Los Angeles, HPL Apollo specializes in the transportation of perishable goods by air, sea, and road. Ivo Skorin, who has been with HPL Apollo since 2012, will continue to act as managing director of HPL Apollo.
Hellmann has offered perishable logistics across the Americas for decades, in markets such as Peru, Mexico, Brazil, and Chile and will now focus on expanding its presence in the US, where it already operates in locations including Miami, Los Angeles, Honolulu, and San Francisco. It also plans to enter new strategic markets such as Colombia, Ecuador, and Central America in the coming years.