Real test of Gemini hub and spoke model yet to come, says Maersk
Early signs may be positive for the Gemini Cooperation’s “hub and spoke” model, but head ...
Maersk Air Freight seems to have rather shot itself in the foot, in PR terms anyway.
Showing off its “integrated power under the new organisation”, it has posted images of a 747 air charter it arranged, from China to Europe, for a hi-tech customer.
“We can transport via ocean, inland and air with our amazing teams around the world,” crowed the MD for China.
Unfortunately though, the images it used showed pallets sitting on the ground in warehouses: which is not ’Best Practice’. ...
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Comment on this article
MISE whaaat?
November 04, 2020 at 4:54 pmSounds like Maersk’s usual attempt to approach the forwarding world. Maybe hire people who know what they are doing and who do not have a liners’ or MISE background?
Mikael Arhelger
November 06, 2020 at 4:28 amIt would be great to see adoption of package and container load optimization more.