DHL doubles air freight capacity to Asia as demand grows for Norwegian salmon

DHL Global Forwarding is hoping to capitalise on rising demand for Norwegian seafood with the expansion of air freight services from Oslo to South Korea and China.

Over the last 12 months, a number of air cargo carriers have launched services in response to growing demand for Norwegian fish after an algae infection hit South American stocks.

DHL’s forwarding arm will use a 747-400 freighter to operate the flights and provide additional transpacific capacity by returning to Norway eastbound.

DHL Global Forwarding’s head of airfreight, Ingo-Alexander ...