News / Lufthansa Cargo e-commerce offshoot heyworld eyes major expansion

A Uruguayan stamp shows Lufthansa Cargo Container Service Inauguration, circa 1980© Sergei Nezhinskii |

After a turbulent year that shifted its focus firmly to the intercontinental arena, heyworld, the e-commerce offshoot of Lufthansa Cargo, is set to expand its reach.

The European response to the Covid-19 pandemic last spring had a profound impact on heyworld, launched in summer 2019 to offer a dedicated service to online retailers, digital marketplaces and forwarders dealing with e-commerce.

Initially the fledgling company had focused on using the belly capacity of its parent, which offered ample opportunities in the intra-European market. ...