Maersk’s new ‘customer-backed’ air corridor between China and the US is expected to plug a connectivity gap between the world’s two largest markets for ocean customers, with solutions for time-sensitive and high-value cargo via new air services. Earlier in April, Maersk Air Cargo introduced two new air freight services with regular flights linking the United States with China. The company commenced with two weekly flights between Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) and Shenyang … [Read more...] about Maersk Air Cargo starts new US-China service
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CargoAi’s new feature to drive ‘paperless’ transition
CargoAi has launched a new feature to support its freight forwarder users towards paperless transition, which could potentially improve efficiencies in the procurement process. The company has rolled out an FWB/FHL feature on CargoMART that will allow users to send all information required for ISC2, to comply with the new European customs standards. The feature is available for airlines on the air cargo booking marketplace, such as Qatar Airways Cargo, Lufthansa Cargo, Turkish Airways, and 80 … [Read more...] about CargoAi’s new feature to drive ‘paperless’ transition
Chinese master loaders join WebCargo
WebCargo by Freightos has partnered with three of China’s leading master loaders to offer global forwarders real-time access to Chinese air cargo export capacity. This innovation allows forwarders on WebCargo across Europe and North America to compare prices, book and pay across Sinotrans Global E-commerce Logistics (Sinoair), CIMC Anda Shun International Logistics (CIMC Anda Shun) and Sinotech Logistics (Sinotech). This master loader capacity complements capacity that is already available … [Read more...] about Chinese master loaders join WebCargo
DSV locks in on semiconductor sector
DSV is set to boost its contract logistics and air cargo offering for the semiconductor industry as it reached agreements to acquire US-based S&M Moving Systems West and Global Diversity Logistics on 21 March. Headquartered in Phoenix and Chandler in Arizona, S&M Moving Systems West and Global Diversity Logistics are both run by the same family with a total of 130 employees across 11 sites in Oregon and Arizona. The companies provide services within domestic road freight, … [Read more...] about DSV locks in on semiconductor sector
deugro delivers critical project cargo by air
What would have been an extremely costly downtime for a petrochemical plant in Saudi Arabia was prevented as deugro successfully delivered 13 plant components from Italy and Belgium to Saudi Arabia within seven days. Due to the dimensions of the cargo, which were heat exchanger modules, the best way to transport them was with Antonov aircraft, preferably an AN-225, which were in shortage due to the military conflict in Ukraine. So, the biggest challenge was to secure the required aircraft in … [Read more...] about deugro delivers critical project cargo by air
Maersk starts Euro-China air freight service
Maersk Air Cargo is responding to increasing customer demand with a new scheduled service between Billund, Denmark (BLL) and Hangzhou, China (HGH). The company said the inaugural flight, which took off on 20 March, marks the first scheduled air cargo operation between Denmark and Asia. Maersk will operate three scheduled flights each week using the Boeing 767-300 freighter recently purchased, and all Europe-China flights will be operated by Maersk Air Cargo. Maersk opened its air … [Read more...] about Maersk starts Euro-China air freight service
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