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  • Photo: Maersk. Supplied with press release. 12/07/2024
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    Maersk Air Cargo takes delivery of first 777F

    2024-07-12T10:54:35Z

    Maersk Air Cargo has taken delivery of the first of two new Boeing 777 freighters and expects the second before the end of September.The 777F was presented to Maersk at Boeing’s headquarters in Seattle, US. The airline said in a press release it now intends to fly the freighter to ...

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    Maersk withdraws bid for DB Schenker

    2024-07-01T13:03:22Z

    A.P. Moller-Maersk has withdrawn its bid to buy DB Schenker, leaving just three bidders remaining in the acquisition race.The shipping giant said in a statement shared with Air Cargo News that it made the decision to quit the acquisition process for Deutsche Bahn's freight forwarding subsidiary after it concluded that ...

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    Deutsche Bahn selects the final four DB Schenker bidders

    2024-06-03T10:34:52Z

    Deutsche Bahn has narrowed the number of potential buyers of freight forwarding subsidiary DB Schenker down to four bidders that have now been invited to make binding offers.According to Reuters, the German rail giant has selected Maersk, DSV, Saudi shipping company Bahri and a private equity consortium led by CVC.Deutsche ...

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    Maersk launches Miami airfreight gateway

    2024-05-10T10:16:38Z

    Photo: MaerskMaersk has launched a new 90,000 sq ft airfreight gateway in Miami to serve the US, Asia and Latin America markets.The full-service, in-transit gateway will focus on transhipping European and Asian cargo via Miami to Latin America with connectivity on freighter and passenger capacity.It will support the North American ...

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    Maersk Air Cargo applies for UK operating license

    2024-04-25T15:21:31Z

    Maersk Air Cargo has applied for an operating license from the UK Civil Aviation Authority.The application, made on April 12, was revealed in a document published by the authority on April 23."Maersk Air Cargo Limited (company number: 06503461) has applied to operate charter and scheduled flights between any combination of ...

  • Photo: Maersk 22/04/2024
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    Maersk has a new global head of airfreight forwarding

    2024-04-23T09:36:14Z

    John Wetherell. Photo: MaerskMaersk has appointed John Wetherell as the global head of airfreight forwarding.This is a new role that creates a defined focus on leadership of Maersk’s airfreight forwarding business, said Maersk.Since taking up his new role on April 8, Wetherell's responsibilities have spanned commercial carrier management, procurement, strategic ...

  • Photo:  Maersk. Supplied by Maersk through email. 26/02/2024
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    Lars Jordahn is new Maersk Air Cargo boss

    2024-02-26T17:04:57Z

    Lars Jordhan. Photo: MaerskLars Jordahn has been appointed global head of Maersk Air Cargo, effective March 1.Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, Jordahn will take over the chief executive role from Peter Corfitsen, who is going to transition into a new role in Maersk, the company told Air Cargo News.Jordahn has ...

  • Photo: Maersk. Supplied with Maersk press release 12/02/2024
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    Maersk takes air cargo bookings fully digital

    2024-02-12T10:13:17Z

    Photo: MaerskMaersk has launched a "fully digital solution" for airfreight that it said offers customers "instant prices".The digital solution means that Maersk's customers can now book air cargo shipments for any of 70,000 airport pairings across more than 90 countries around the world."The new online solution available on Maersk.com provides ...

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    Red Sea conflict sees air cargo demand rise

    2024-01-03T08:54:23Z

    Airfreight demand is rising as a result of the Red Sea conflict impact on Suez Canal shipping, according to Bolloré Logistics.The international transport and logistics company said that the "volatile" situation, which has resulted in higher rates, increased transit times and supply chain delays, will squeeze airfreight capacity."The increased ocean ...

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    Cargo carriers warn of disruption on Israel operations

    2023-10-10T09:38:12Z

    Israel's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has said international flights continue to operate to and from Israel following attacks on the country by Hamas over the weekend.The CAA said that currently "the Israeli airlines are operating as usual". The organisation added that currently "there are still international flights to and from ...

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    Maersk opens Los Angeles air cargo gateway

    2023-10-04T08:49:54Z

    Photo: MaerskMaersk has inaugurated a new 130,000 sq ft airfreight import/export gateway near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) as part of its North American airfreight capacity expansion programme.Maersk, which launched Maersk Air Cargo in April last year, said the LAX gateway allows for "more supply chain integration opportunities" and "better ...

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    Oman Airports Management Company forms sea-air logistics partnership

    2023-09-14T09:50:11Z

    Maersk, APM Terminals-managed Port of Salalah, and Oman Airports Management Company have teamed up to launch a new sea-air logistics solution via Oman for cargo moving from Colombo, Sri Lanka, to Cairo Egypt.The intermodal collaboration aims to reduce transit times by an estimated 20-40% compared to traditional east-west ocean routes, ...

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    Maersk strengthens airfreight team

    2023-07-28T15:22:32Z

    Maersk has appointed Juliano Martins as head of airfreight - east coast of South America.São Paulo-based Martins confirmed in a LinkedIn post that he began the role this month.He previously spent 13 years at Brazilian airline Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras. Most recently, he was head of international cargo sales at ...

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    Maersk grows US airfreight business with Atlanta hub

    2023-07-20T09:46:03Z

    Photo: MaerskMaersk has inaugurated a new airfreight gateway near Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport (ATL) as it continues to build its US airfreight business.The 123,000 sq ft site will act as a forward staging facility for Maersk Air Cargo's Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport own controlled flight operations – from which it ...

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    Maersk Air Cargo launches new US-China flights

    2023-04-04T09:56:47Z

    Photo: MaerskMaersk Air Cargo has introduced two new US-China routes as it continues to expand its global operations.The airline will operate two weekly flights between Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport and Shenyang Taoxian International Airport, and two weekly flights between Chicago Rockford International Airport and Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport.Both services will be ...

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    Maersk Air Cargo launches Europe-China airfreight service

    2023-03-20T16:04:35Z

    Photo: MaerskMaersk Air Cargo has begun scheduled flights to Hangzhou, China from its hub at Billund Airport in Denmark.The inaugural flight on March 20 marks the start of three weekly flights introducing the "first of three newly converted Boeing B767-300 freighters" that have recently been added to Maersk Air Cargo's ...

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    Maersk completes Martin Bencher acquisition

    2023-01-04T10:38:58Z

    Martin Bencher employees. Photo: MaerskMaersk has completed the acquisition of Danish project logistics specialist Martin Bencher Group as it strives to diversify its supply chain offering.The deal, announced in August last year, has an enterprise value of $61m and will allow the shipping giant to launch Maersk Project Logistics.Founded in ...

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    2022-11-02T15:43:27Z

    How can organisations best cope with the persistent pressure currently being placed on their supply chains?If you didn’t know what black swan events were five years ago, the chances are you do now. For those not familiar, ‘black swan’ is the term given to an extremely rare event that has ...

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    Maersk highlights ongoing need for air cargo despite ocean recovery

    2022-10-17T15:03:39Z

    Shipping and logistics giant Maersk has said air cargo will be needed as a reliable alternative to oceanfreight during the peak season.In a market round-up, the Copenhagen-headquartered company said that although the oceanfreight market had improved in recent weeks there were still challenges ahead."Although the situation is improving across the ...

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    Maersk launches new Chicago airfreight gateway

    2022-10-13T10:55:19Z

    Maersk Chicago airfreight facility. Photo: MaerskMaersk has inaugurated a new Chicago airfreight gateway near Chicago O’Hare Airport (ORD) that is designed to offer direct planeside recovery with immediate transfers to the new facility.The shipping giant, which launched Maersk Air Cargo in April, said the new facility also serves Maersk’s air ...