Increased air cargo, Maersk is prepared
2024/11/6 16:47:14 COMROM： BROWSE：
On the morning of October 10, a Boeing B777F all-freighter with full cargo flew from Ezhou Huahu Airport to Denmark, marking the official opening of Maersk Air's Ezhou ? Billong international cargo route. Not only does the logistics group hold a significant share of global shipping, it is now seizing the moment to slice the air freight pie.
Maersk Air can't be underestimated
Maersk Air Cargo is the cargo airline of the Maersk Group, engaged in the transport of air cargo and providing integrated logistics services. Founded in 1904 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, the Maersk Group is the second largest container liner company in the world.
Maersk was the first passenger airline, as well as the Boeing B707 airliner; It later had a subsidiary, Star Air, specializing in air cargo; In 2022, at a time when demand for air cargo was particularly high, Maersk personally went into the water and established Maersk Air Cargo to meet customers' logistics needs through integrated logistics.
Maersk's global Head of Logistics and Services said: "Air cargo is a key enabler of global supply chain flexibility and agility, as it enables our customers to address time-critical supply chain challenges and offers transport mode options for high-value cargo. It is therefore critical for Maersk to increase its presence in the global air cargo industry by launching Maersk Air Cargo to better meet customer needs."
In the beginning, Maersk Air Cargo's aircraft were mostly transferred from Star Airlines, and the freighter models were very old, and some were even more than 40 years old. To strengthen its capabilities, Maersk ordered two new Boeing B777F freighters in 2022.
Maersk Air Cargo aims to transport around a third of its annual air cargo through its own controlled cargo network, through a combination of owned and leased aircraft, with the remaining capacity being provided by strategic commercial airlines and charter operators. Through the Air booking tool on Maersk's website, customers can select and book directly flights covering more than 90 countries and a total of more than 70,000 departure and destination airport combinations, get instant quotes and select value-added services.
Maersk Air has its eye on the Chinese market
Maersk Air launched air services from Billund, Denmark, to Hangzhou in March 2023. In April of the same year, twice-weekly flights were launched between Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport in South Carolina and Shenyang Taoxian International Airport in China, as well as twice-weekly flights between Chicago Rockford International Airport and Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in the United States. Hangzhou has become its current investment in China's largest shipping capacity.
On July 12, Maersk Air took delivery of its first all-new Boeing B777F freighter, the first of two Boeing B777F freighters ordered by Maersk. The Boeing B777F freighter is currently one of the most competitive aircraft in the cargo market.
It is worth noting that considering the popular logistics routes between China and Europe since this year, China's international flights are relatively insufficient, and there is certain space for professional cargo, Maersk Air quickly transferred the Boeing B777F freightplane that has been received to the route Billon ? Hangzhou as a regular cargo flight.
On September 7, Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport welcomed China's maiden flight of Maersk Air's Boeing B777F freighter. The flight was fully loaded with cargo from Europe, demonstrating the B777F's huge cargo carrying capacity and long range advantages. The Boeing 7B77F freighter has a flight range of 9,200 kilometers and a maximum payload of 102,000 kilograms, more than twice that of the Boeing 767F, providing a more flexible and efficient solution for business exchanges between China and Europe.
October 10 news, a Boeing B777F full cargo plane from Huahu Airport to Denmark, marking Maersk Air Ezhou ? Billong international cargo route officially opened operation. The flight runs twice a week and can provide 400 tons of weekly air capacity for Ezhou Huahu International Airport.
The second of the two Boeing B777F freighters ordered by Maersk is scheduled to be delivered by the end of the third quarter and will also be deployed on Maersk's existing routes from Europe to China. It may not be long before we see the new Boeing B777F freighter.
What kind of cargo did Maersk Air grab
On April 6, 2023, when the Maersk Air Billung ? Hangzhou route was opened, a Boeing B767-300 cargo plane flew from Billung to Hangzhou airport, a few hours later, the cargo loaded with 23 tons of cosmetics, small household appliances, auto parts and other goods flew to Denmark again, through the transit in Billung, distributed throughout Europe.
On September 7 this year, when the DJ212 flight from Billon ? Hangzhou by Maersk Cargo Boeing B777 full cargo aircraft made its first flight, it carried 39 tons of industrial parts, LEGO toys (Billon is the origin of LEGO toys) and other goods successfully landed in Hangzhou, and took off successfully for Billon with 98.7 tons of cross-border e-commerce goods such as clothing three hours later.
October 10, when the Ezhou ? Billong International Cargo route opened, the outgoing cargo was mainly mail products and the incoming cargo was mainly fresh products.
In addition, it is reported that Maersk is also a loyal partner of BMW, and one of the main purposes of the opening of the Shenyang route is to transport BMW Brilliance auto parts. Unfortunately, the BMW customer has been picked up by other airlines, in June this year, Maersk suspended flights from Shenyang to Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport via Seoul, South Korea, and transferred the deployed Boeing B767 freighter to Zhengzhou, opening the Chicago ? Zhengzhou cargo route.
It can be seen that the cargo loaded by Maersk Air is still relatively diversified.
As for its source, on September 7 this year, when Maersk Cargo Air Boeing B777 all-cargo aircraft flew in Billon, Denmark ? Hangzhou for its first flight, the relevant report said that "In order to do a good job in the encryption security of Maersk Cargo Air this flight, Hangzhou International Cargo Terminal Company directly under the logistics company of (Zhejiang) Provincial Airport Group actively docking with Maersk and freight forwarder, Grasp the cargo information in advance, and according to the characteristics of the current dense international freight routes, optimize the opening time of the receiving and transportation channels, adjust the support personnel and vehicles, and send more forklift trucks and tractor drivers to ensure the timely delivery of goods and ensure the efficient delivery of goods."
While on October 10, when the Ezhou ? Billong international cargo route was opened, the news said that the route was operated by China Post Supply Chain Company.
To sum up, Maersk Air's cargo in China still mainly relies on domestic agents for cargo collection. This is similar to the model of Maersk Shipping, which mainly relies on agents. This is worth the domestic air freight forwarding enterprises "look over".
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