Maersk expands logistics supermarket with airfreight investments
Shipping giant Maersk has transformed itself into a one-stop shop for logistics services and now is growing its airfreight capability.
Shipping giant Maersk has transformed itself into a one-stop shop for logistics services and now is growing its airfreight capability.
Cargo congestion has gone from bad to worse at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, forcing importers to wait several days to retrieve shipments and prompting two large logistics companies to migrate airfreight operations an hour west to an uncrowded facility in Rockford, Illinois. There is so much cargo piling up at O’Hare that airline-handling agents for […]
Rockford International Airport is fast becoming an air cargo hub. Amazon and UPS have big operations there, and construction is underway to increase capacity for freighters and storage for new customers.
When it comes to airports and cargo, bigger isn’t always better. Shippers are finding the benefits of airports that fly under the radar.