Companies across sectors have struggled to find efficient, predictable and affordable transportation options over the past year. This is especially true for companies with a global footprint, as they often find themselves moving goods between continents. Many global shippers rely heavily on air cargo to move goods quickly. Recently, however, these companies have felt the pinch of rate fluctuations, leading to increased difficulty managing costs. During the same time frame, a lot of these...
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The air cargo unit of Maersk is conducting a two-month trial of a new route that would establish a...
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Korean Air has rejected claims by Amerijet that it impeded an application for a foreign carrier...
Maersk has announced it will offer two new air freight services with frequent flights connecting the United States and China.
The Danish carrier will begin operations with two weekly flights between Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) and Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE), as well as two weekly flights between Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) and Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH).
Maersk opens new air freight station in Chicago
Both services will...
https://container-news.com/maersk-announces-two-new-air-freight-services-between-us-and-china/
Ocean shipping and logistics giant Maersk on Monday opened a new air service between its new cargo hub at Billund Airport in Denmark and Hangzhou, China, in response to increasing demand, the company announced.
It’s the second Asia route established since parent company A.P. Moller-Maersk consolidated airfreight forwarding and an existing private airline under the Maersk Air Cargo brand last year to give businesses more seamless logistics options. A second China route to the U.S. is also...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/maersk-air-cargo-unveils-denmark-to-china-freighter-service
A.P. Moller – Maersk announced the inaugural flight of its new air freight service with scheduled flights between Billund, Denmark (BLL) and Hangzhou, China (HGH).
The scheduled Eurasia operation is scheduled to commence today (20 March) with three weekly flights introducing the first of three newly converted Boeing 767-300 freighters that have recently been purchased for Maersk Air Cargo.
All Europe-China flights will be operated by Maersk’s internal cargo airline.
“With the introduction of our...
https://container-news.com/maersks-new-air-freight-service-to-connect-denmark-with-china/
Ocean shipping and logistics giant Maersk acknowledged this week that persistent mechanical problems prevented its cargo airline from operating two new Boeing freighter aircraft for several weeks on a new route between South Korea and South Carolina.
Business consequences from the grounded aircraft have been limited because the global economic slowdown has decreased interest in air transport, but some customers have experienced delays.
Maersk’s repurposed private airline made its North American...
Maersk Air Cargo has parked several leased cargo jets and dialed back flight activity in response to deteriorating demand in the airfreight market. And a planned route between China and the U.S. is on hold because adding new capacity doesn’t make economic sense.
CMA CGM, another ocean carrier that now has an all-cargo airline, recently resumed service between Europe and the U.S. that had been temporarily suspended late last year, demonstrating that carriers respond differently to different...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/maersk-air-cargo-idles-new-freighters-as-demand-subsides
Maersk Air Cargo, the in-house airline of container shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk, plans to inaugurate scheduled airfreight service in the U.S. market on Oct. 31 between Rockford International Airport in Illinois and South Korea, FreightWaves has learned.
Meanwhile, Maersk has opened a freight station near Chicago O’Hare International Airport to support its aggressive growth plans for air cargo business in the United States, part of a broader transformation into a one-source provider of...
Mediterranean Shipping Co., the largest container line in the world, announced Monday it will launch an air cargo airline next year in partnership with freighter operator Atlas Air, joining rivals Maersk and CMA CGM as ocean carriers adding private airlines to diversify their service capabilities.
MSC said Atlas Air (NASDAQ: AAWW) will operate four branded Boeing 777-200 freighters under a long-term contract that bundles leasing of the aircraft with full services, including crew, flight planning...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ocean-carrier-msc-launching-cargo-airline-with-atlas-air