Kuehne+Nagel is looking to enhance its services for key air cargo verticals as it introduced three new air charter connections between Asia, Europe and the Americas, according to a release dated 24 October.

The scheduled service, which started on October 23, will see the logistics operator deploy its B747-8 ‘Inspire’ freighter on two additional weekly routings from Atlanta and Chicago to Amsterdam and from there to Taipei.

The B747-8 freighter will connect the three regions through around-the-world flights as part of its regular charter schedule, as Kuehne+Nagel looks to serve key industries like healthcare, perishables and semiconductors with its own controlled capacity between Taiwan and the Benelux region.

On 20 October, Kuehne+Nagel unveiled a new logistics air hub at the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris to strengthen its healthcare logistics solutions in the region. The hub, which has a dedicated 4,500 square metres for cold rooms and temperature-controlled zones, has a capacity to handle 300 air freight pallets a week and is expected to facilitate access to new markets in high-tech, luxury, aerospace, industrial and automotive.

In Asia Pacific, the freight forwarder signed an MoU with Singapore-based SATS Ltd. in mid-October (17 October) to enter into a strategic collaboration to drive value chain improvements and sustainability efforts within the air logistics industry.