In partnership with the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Marken played a pivotal role in the Traversing European Coastlines (TREC), a pioneering environmental study traversing 30,000 miles across 27 EU nations.

Launched in April 2023, the mission collected and transported over 30,000 sensitive samples – ranging from seawater to sediments – under strict temperature controls to assess biodiversity, pollution effects and climate change impacts. Marken’s innovative cold chain logistics solutions ensured the seamless delivery of samples to research centers like EMBL’s central lab in Heidelberg. Despite the complexity of managing shipments from 150 remote sites, Marken maintained flawless execution, earning recognition from EMBL as the “gold standard of specialty logistics.”

Discover how Marken’s precision logistics solutions helped set a new benchmark for environmental research by reading our case study.