"Kuehne + Nagel originally started in 1890 carrying out sea transport from the German ports of Bremen and Hamburg, and after 1950 it rapidly internationalized in all modes of transport. Today it also offers air transport services. The company is one of the most important players in the transport of fresh fruit and vegetable products around the world.
Speed
"Although air transport is the most expensive form of transport, the customer chooses this form of transport mainly because of the speed it offers. In reality, it is the only solution for highly perishable products to reach their destination in good quality, such as flowers and plants sent from the Netherlands to the United States and Canada, or Mexican raspberries exported to the Netherlands."
"Although air transport is the most expensive form of transport, the customer chooses this form of transport mainly because of the speed it offers. In reality, it is the only solution for highly perishable products to reach their destination in good quality, such as flowers and plants sent from the Netherlands to the United States and Canada, or Mexican raspberries exported to the Netherlands."
Keep the cold chain closed
"Due to the diversity of the air transport chain, starting from road transport, through customs procedures, loading and unloading at airports, to health inspections and air transport itself, perishable products require continuous attention. Cooperation and fluid communication between all these parties are crucial to maintain a cold chain as closed as possible. Due to the increasing share of transportation costs within the total cost of the supply chain of perishable products, the customer is not always willing to invest in extras like passive cooling or temperature monitoring.”
"Due to the diversity of the air transport chain, starting from road transport, through customs procedures, loading and unloading at airports, to health inspections and air transport itself, perishable products require continuous attention. Cooperation and fluid communication between all these parties are crucial to maintain a cold chain as closed as possible. Due to the increasing share of transportation costs within the total cost of the supply chain of perishable products, the customer is not always willing to invest in extras like passive cooling or temperature monitoring.”
Red global
Kuehne + Nagel not only offers various modes of transport, but also has a global network of its own stations for the air transport of perishable products. In addition to regular air transport services, several of these stations also provide so-called Value Added Services regarding perishable products for, for example, large supermarket chains. "In our facilities, the products we receive are handled and stored optimally. This benefits the shelf life of the products and we hope to contribute in this way to the prevention of food waste. Currently, all our air transport stations for perishable products are equipped by our own QHSE (Quality, Health, Safety and Environment) organization with the FreshChain certification. Therefore, the customer can be sure that the station in Bogotá, Colombia, applies the same high standards and offers the same quality as the station in Schiphol or Los Angeles. The forms of intermodal transport are multiple, but we work with a single system in our company, and that is why we can keep the lines of communication short and offer our clients total transparency.”
Kuehne + Nagel not only offers various modes of transport, but also has a global network of its own stations for the air transport of perishable products. In addition to regular air transport services, several of these stations also provide so-called Value Added Services regarding perishable products for, for example, large supermarket chains. "In our facilities, the products we receive are handled and stored optimally. This benefits the shelf life of the products and we hope to contribute in this way to the prevention of food waste. Currently, all our air transport stations for perishable products are equipped by our own QHSE (Quality, Health, Safety and Environment) organization with the FreshChain certification. Therefore, the customer can be sure that the station in Bogotá, Colombia, applies the same high standards and offers the same quality as the station in Schiphol or Los Angeles. The forms of intermodal transport are multiple, but we work with a single system in our company, and that is why we can keep the lines of communication short and offer our clients total transparency.”
Fuente: FreshPlaza.es