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Panalpina adds freighter calls in Baku, Azerbaijan
April 27, 2015
+ + + Panalpina is adding calls in Azerbaijan's capital, Baku, as
part of its long-term strategy to expand and optimize its controlled air
freight network. Scheduled charters that are operated by Silk Way West
Airlines and fly between Luxembourg and Shanghai now call in Baku four
times per week. Silk Way deploys 747-8
freighters, which are particularly
well-suited for the transport of outsized oil and gas equipment
and temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals.
Silk Way West
Airlines’ forthcoming service mentality has prompted Panalpina to extend
its cooperation with the Azerbaijan-based carrier. So far, Panalpina has
offered a midweek scheduled charter from Luxembourg to Shanghai via Baku
and back. However, Panalpina has now introduced a second rotation on the
weekend, as well.
“This is a two-way, twice-weekly connection
with blocked space in both directions,” says Sou Ping Chee, Panalpina’s
head of Air Freight for Asia Pacific. “Eastbound we fly mostly
temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals, where we see further growth
potential. The majority of this cargo flies all the way to Shanghai Pudong
International Airport, which is home to new cool chain facilities. On the
way back to Europe via Baku, we carry mostly fast fashion and high-tech
products.”
The nose-loading capability of the deployed
747-8 freighters is also ideal for outsized oil and gas cargo. “We deliver
equipment from Luxembourg to Azerbaijan for the country’s main oil and gas
fields east of Baku in the Caspian Sea,” says Slavey Djahov, Panalpina’s
head of Air Freight for the Middle East, Africa and CIS (MEAC).
Panalpina’s cargo mix
into Baku is slowly shifting, though. Most of the cargo that is offloaded
in Baku is for the company’s international oil and gas customers, but
volumes of technology goods, as well as pharmaceuticals, are growing. “We
have observed increased customer demand in these areas,” Djahov notes.
“Silk Way not only provides the capacity with modern freighters but is
also investing in airport facilities in Baku and thereby contributing to
an efficient and secure end-to-end supply chain into Azerbaijan.”
Peter Triebel,
Panalpina’s regional CEO for the MEAC region, adds: “Baku has benefited
from oil and gas revenues and is developing quickly. While oil and gas
production and exports remain central to Azerbaijan's economy,
increasingly we are witnessing the demand-patterns of a diversifying
economy. Baku is in full transformation.”
Panalpina’s services
between Luxembourg and Baku, and Baku and Shanghai, are called Caspian
Star and Panda Star, respectively.
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About Panalpina
The Panalpina Group is one of the world's
leading providers of supply chain solutions. The company combines its core
products of Air Freight, Ocean Freight, and Logistics to deliver globally
integrated, tailor-made end-to-end solutions. Drawing on in-depth industry
know-how and customized IT systems, Panalpina manages the needs of its
customers' supply chains, no matter how demanding they might be. Energy
Solutions is a specialized service for the energy and capital projects
sector. The Panalpina Group operates a global network with some 500
offices in more than 70 countries, and it works with partner companies in
a further 90 countries. Panalpina employs over 16,000 people worldwide who
deliver a comprehensive service to the highest quality standards –
wherever and whenever.
www.panalpina.com
Source:
Sandro Hofer, Slavey Djahov
Panalpina Group
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