DANISH shipping giant maersk has announced the inaugural flight of its new air freight service with scheduled flights between Billund, Denmark (BLL) and Hangzhou, China (HGH) after weeks of delays.
The scheduled Eurasia operation commenced this week with three weekly flights introducing the first of three newly converted Boeing 767-300 freighters that have recently been added to the fleet of Maersk Air Cargo. .
Said a Maersk press release: 'With the introduction of our new service between Europe and China, we have taken another leap with our customers in providing true integrated logistics.
'We want to ensure that our customers have the visibility, reliability, and resilience in their supply chains. In this, air freight with scheduled flights and controlled capacity represents a crucial part of our customers' end-to-end logistics needs,' the release said.
The inaugural flight also marks the first scheduled air cargo operation between Denmark and Asia. The corridor from Billund Airport is expected to increase access for high value and time sensitive cargo between Scandinavia, northern Europe and the entire Asia-Pacific.
In addition, Maersk opened a new Chicago air freight gateway facility to add more supply chain integration opportunities for customers using Chicago O'Hare International and Rockford International.
AP Moller-Maersk is an integrated logistics company that operates in more than 130 countries and employs over 100,000 people worldwide.
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The scheduled Eurasia operation commenced this week with three weekly flights introducing the first of three newly converted Boeing 767-300 freighters that have recently been added to the fleet of Maersk Air Cargo. .
Said a Maersk press release: 'With the introduction of our new service between Europe and China, we have taken another leap with our customers in providing true integrated logistics.
'We want to ensure that our customers have the visibility, reliability, and resilience in their supply chains. In this, air freight with scheduled flights and controlled capacity represents a crucial part of our customers' end-to-end logistics needs,' the release said.
The inaugural flight also marks the first scheduled air cargo operation between Denmark and Asia. The corridor from Billund Airport is expected to increase access for high value and time sensitive cargo between Scandinavia, northern Europe and the entire Asia-Pacific.
In addition, Maersk opened a new Chicago air freight gateway facility to add more supply chain integration opportunities for customers using Chicago O'Hare International and Rockford International.
AP Moller-Maersk is an integrated logistics company that operates in more than 130 countries and employs over 100,000 people worldwide.
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