Challenge Group marked a significant achievement in December as it completed its 1,000th charter flight earlier this month. The freighter operator has been operating since 2020 with now four 747 widebody cargo aircraft and is on track to grow its fleet by 60 percent next year. Challenge said its end-to-end approach and flexibility are the reasons why customers have made it their preferred choice. It can arrange trucking at origin, building up of cargo, loading onto aircraft under one of … [Read more...] about Challenge completed: 1,000 charter flights and counting
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Geodis grabs supplier recognition for air freight in China
GEODIS was presented the 2023 Best Service Award in China in recognition of the transport and logistics provider’s consistency in providing reliable air freight services for French-owned customer Schneider Electric. Geodis said its success’ main criteria were a commitment to volumes by the service operators, along with securing sufficient airfreight capacity and meeting agreed transit times. To maintain reliable capacity and optimise costs for Schneider following the pandemic, the company … [Read more...] about Geodis grabs supplier recognition for air freight in China
Maersk to inject over half a billion into Southeast Asia
A.P. Moller-Maersk has earmarked more than US$500 million to expand its supply chain infrastructure in Southeast Asia over the next three years as it anticipates the region's emergence as a global production hub and consumption powerhouse. Maersk’s planned investment, which will target its Logistics & Services arm, with ‘substantial’ amount channeled into its Ocean and Terminals infrastructure, will be used to scale its warehousing and distribution capacity by up to 50 percent to augment … [Read more...] about Maersk to inject over half a billion into Southeast Asia
Maersk Air Cargo tries China-UK route via Bournemouth
A.P. Moller-Maersk's airline unit is working with Cargo First and has chosen Bournemouth Airport (BOH) as its gateway into the United Kingdom from China for a trial of a new route. Maersk Air Cargo has started a weekly service from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) in China’s Zhejiang province to BOH, using a 45-tonne capacity Boeing 767-300 freighter. The new route is part of Maersk’s growing air freighter network between mainland China, Southeast Asia, Europe and the US. In … [Read more...] about Maersk Air Cargo tries China-UK route via Bournemouth
Kuehne+Nagel sends cargo on fully SAF-powered flight
A recent flight operated by Virgin Atlantic using its 787 Dreamliner on 28 November saw the first time that a commercial airline used 100 percent drop-in sustainable aviation fuel or SAF to fly on the transatlantic route from Heathrow to JFK. On the same flight, Kuehne+Nagel secured the available cargo space and utilised the corresponding amount of SAF for the transported goods. The forwarder said it is actively engaged in projects promoting the use of sustainable fuels within the … [Read more...] about Kuehne+Nagel sends cargo on fully SAF-powered flight
Nippon Express Europe intensifies on sustainability
Nippon Express Europe recently revealed that it submitted a letter of commitment to obtain Science Based Targets (SBT) certification in May 2023. The company is in pursuit of reducing its CO₂ emissions by 50 percent by 2030 as compared to 2013, at least for Scope 1 and 2. And now it is another step closer to achieving its sustainability in collaboration with Climate Tech startup, Cozero, based in Berlin. Cozero’s solution considers both logistical and non-logistical … [Read more...] about Nippon Express Europe intensifies on sustainability
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