On April 8, Maersk issued an announcement on its official website, announcing the establishment of an air cargo company, Maersk Air Cargo, as its main air cargo business, to meet the logistics needs of customers through integrated logistics.
The company, which owns the world's largest container shipping company, said its new Maersk Air Cargo business will be operational in the second half of the year, while Maersk has selected Billund Airport, Denmark's second largest airport, as the air cargo hub for Maersk Air Cargo, which operates daily Both flights create multiple jobs in the region. It will use Denmark's Billund Airport as its main hub and offer daily flights.
Jan Hessellund, CEO of Billund Airport, said: "We are very proud to have been selected as Maersk's European air cargo hub and we look forward to taking our collaboration to new heights."
The new air carrier is the result of existing in-house aircraft operator Star Air transferring its operations to Maersk Air Cargo.
Last year, the company announced it had purchased two new B777 freighters, due for delivery by Boeing in 2024, and leased three B767-300 freighters, which will enter service next year through ATSG's leasing arm, Cargo Aircraft Management. Send your goods from China to anywhere in the world
Maersk said that Maersk Air Cargo's air freight capacity, which is Maersk's controllable capacity, is designed to make the supply chain more flexible and intuitive. When combined with ocean freight, inland, warehousing and customs services, it provides another key link in Maersk's strategy to become a global integrated logistics provider.
"Maersk Air Cargo is an important step in Maersk Air Cargo's strategy as it will allow us to offer our customers a truly unique set of solutions combining air cargo with other modes of transport. We see, both now and in the future, the The demand for air cargo is growing, as is the need for end-to-end logistics, so it is important for us to strengthen our controllable capacity and further advance our air cargo strategy,” said Torben Bengtsson, Global Head of Maersk Air and LCL . Get Air Freight Services
