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Maersk is boosting its freighter network linking up China, Korea, Europe, and the United States by stepping up flight frequencies and adding aircraft
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The increased rotations aim to expand the group’s ability to provide regular flights and controlled capacity while ensuring customers’ visibility, reliability, and resilience in their supply chains
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Maersk is expected to bridge the world’s three largest markets for ocean customers – North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific – with new solutions for time-sensitive and high-value cargo
A.P. Moller-Maersk is adding flights and a freighter to bolster its air cargo network servicing China, Korea, Europe, and the United States to strengthen connectivity and meet customers’ need for integrated logistics, the company announced on June 19.
“The introduction of an additional aircraft together with a substantial increase in rotations will further expand our ability to service our customers with regular flights and controlled capacity while ensuring visibility, reliability, and resilience in their supply chains,” Michel Pozas Lucic, Maersk global head of air, in a statement.
“At the same time, we are further strengthening our position as a truly customer-driven partner in the global air freight market.”
Maersk said it will double its thrice-weekly rotations on the transpacific corridor connecting Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) and Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) in China.
Weekly rotations between Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport in South Carolina (GSP) and Incheon International Airport (ICN) in Korea and Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) in China will increase from two to three.
The air service offerings between Billund Airport, Denmark (BLL) and Hangzhou Xiaoshan will increase from three to five weekly rotations.
The route will be boosted by a newly converted Boeing 767 freighter that is expected to enter the service directly operated by Maersk Air Cargo, the group’s in-house cargo airline. The aircraft is the fifth of six initially ordered Boeing 767 freighters, both newly built and converted cargo carriers.
As Maersk adds flights and freighter to boost its air corridors, it is expected to link up the world’s three largest markets for ocean customers – North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific – with new solutions for time-sensitive and high-value cargo.
Maersk has introduced several initiatives to bolster its air freight services. The company opened a new Chicago air freight gateway facility recently to increase supply chain integration for customers using Chicago O’Hare International and Rockford International.
Three months ago, the global logistics giant inaugurated its new air freight service with weekly scheduled flights between Denmark and China operated by Maersk Air Cargo.
Before that, Maersk launched a transpacific air freight service with regular flights connecting South Carolina in the southeastern US with Korea and China. The service is operated by Miami-headquartered cargo airline Amerijet International.
