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logistics giant Geodis has confirmed a two-way schedule of flights from China to Europe and back through to early 2021 as part of its AirDirect service, which is an own controlled network (OCN), leading.
The
company originally instigated its full aircraft charter arrangements on this
route in March with ad hoc flights and introduced a weekly timetable in June to
meet the urgent need for air cargo capacity which had diminished due to the
effects of the pandemic.
Now,
with both freighter and passenger belly-hold space still in short supply, the
logistics provider has announced a permanent schedule reaching into next year.
Weekly direct flights will depart from Shanghai (PVG) every Monday and from
Amsterdam (AMS) each Sunday to service what is expected to be a post-COVID
resurgence in demand during what is traditionally a fourth quarter peak season.
The
advent of the China-Europe-China service brings the company's total investment
in Geodis' OCN to over EUR70 million (US$82 million). More than 400 flights
have been successfully completed across Asia, Europe, North and Latin America
to date.
Among
the customers requiring such a service include a European auto manufacturer
equipping its plant in China with sub-assembly parts.
In
addition, Lenovo, a global leader in the manufacturing of
personal computers, smartphones, workstations, computer servers and smart IoT
devices, is one of Geodis' customers of its AirDirect Mexico service (Hong
Kong/ Guadalajara) as well as its weekly direct flights from
Shanghai-Amsterdam.
"It
is vital for our customers in China to be not only assured of regular capacity
but also that their freight partner is controlling the transport service
network, including flight operations," said Asia Pacific chief Onno Boots.
"In
addition, we are exploring options to establish a connection between China and
India, as well as linking Hong Kong and Singapore in the network. These efforts
aim to provide a hub that will seamlessly link with our Geodis Asia Road
Network."
Said
Geodis vice president Stanislas Brun: "Both the Amsterdam and Shanghai
hubs are ideal for coordinating multi-origin and destination cargoes. The
regularity and reliability of this newly established service, coupled with the
visibility provided by our IRIS systems technology, will help manufacturers and
retailers rejuvenate their business as the global economy recovers
post-Covid."
Source
: HKSG.
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