News / Shipping lines' move to become integrators 'a compliment' to air freight

Source: CMA CGM

Rather than posing a threat, shipping lines are paying air freight “a wonderful compliment” by moving into their space, says TIACA director general Glyn Hughes.

Maersk and CMA CGM have pursued a fast-paced strategy that has transformed them from being largely box carriers into end-to-end logistics players, some would say integrators.

Today, they are also forces to be reckoned with in air freight – having set up their own airlines, acquired freighters and purchased forwarders.

In a recent podcast by Australia-based consultancy Logistics Executive ...