{"id":97944,"date":"2023-02-01T10:07:35","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T03:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advantage.vn\/?p=97944"},"modified":"2023-02-01T10:07:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T03:07:35","slug":"db-schenker-in-it-for-the-long-haul-with-cargo-charter-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advantage.vn\/en\/db-schenker-in-it-for-the-long-haul-with-cargo-charter-network\/","title":{"rendered":"DB Schenker in it for the long-haul with cargo charter network"},"content":{"rendered":"

DB Schenker will continue its air cargo charter operation for the long-term and expects other forwarders to do the same despite recent market weakness.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaking to more than 400 delegates at a busy World Cargo Summit, DB Schenker global head of airfreight Asok Kumar outlined Covid-related developments that he expects to become permanent changes to the industry.<\/p>\n

For one, Kumar said forwarders, faced with widespread capacity shortages during the pandemic, had started their own airfreight charter operations and these were here to stay.<\/p>\n

At the peak of the crisis, he said, DB Schenker\u00a0operated 58 flights per week to 15 different airports.<\/p>\n

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This has since reduced to 43 flights per week as the pandemic and capacity shortages have eased, but he is not expecting operations to end soon.<\/p>\n

He told\u00a0Air Cargo News<\/em>\u00a0that this was in part due to the fact that having control of the network meant it could operate to less congested airports with more of a cargo focus, while airlines tended to focus on the major gateways.<\/p>\n

He pointed out that at some of these alternative gateways cargo could be on a truck within 2.5 to three hours of an aircraft touching down.<\/p>\n

Shippers had also grown to appreciate this level of service. Meanwhile, demand for its own flights remained strong, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs that going to go to zero because of the market slowdown?\u201d he asked. \u201cNo \u2013 we will continue to operate our own-controlled capacity for the long-term future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kumar also comforted airlines in the audience, saying that this didn\u2019t mean freight forwarders would become their competitors.<\/p>\n

He pointed out that around 16% of its volumes moved on its own network while the other 84% is still carried by partner airlines.<\/p>\n

Kumar also highlighted other permanent changes brought about by Covid.<\/p>\n

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He said that he expected at least some of the shipping lines that have invested in air cargo operations over the last couple of years to remain in the market.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, freighter launches and conversion deliveries would continue as carriers looked to cater for e-commerce demand.<\/p>\n

The involvement of finance departments and chief executives in air cargo procurement would continue due to the increased importance \u2013 and cost \u2013 of supply chain operations.<\/p>\n

Alternative gateways would continue to succeed in attracting cargo as companies have seen the benefit of utilising non-congested airports.<\/p>\n

Finally, supply chains will continue to diversify away from China as production sites in Southeast Asia and India grow in importance.<\/p>\n

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