A.P. Moller-Maersk’ air cargo unit is strengthening its growing freighter network with increased regular flights in customer-backed air corridors and the introduction of additional aircraft.

The move comes as the logistics operator is looking to plug a ‘connectivity gap’ between the world’s three largest markets for ocean shipping, North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, with new solutions for time-sensitive and high-value cargo.

Maersk is doubling its weekly rotations from 3 to 6 on the Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) and Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) route, whilst weekly rotations between Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport in South Carolina (GSP), Incheon International Airport (ICN) and Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) will increase from 2 to 3.

The company is introducing a Boeing 767 freighter between Billund Airport in Denmark (BLL) and Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH), which will increase its regular service from three to five weekly rotations. This is the fifth of initially six ordered aircraft of the same type that has been delivered to the integrated logistics operator.