Lufthansa Cargo’s urgent logistics division, time:matters, has added seven stations in China to its network for worldwide sameday air transport.
Time-critical shipments will now be offered to and from
- Shanghai (PVG),
- Shenyang (SHE)
- Beijing (PEK)
- Nanjing (NKG)
- Qingdao (TAO)
- Chengdu (CTU)
- Guangzhou (CAN)
time:matters customers have access to 157 weekly direct flights between the European hubs in Frankfurt, Munich and Vienna and seven Chinese business centres.
Said a time:matters spokesperson: “Urgently required goods shipments will be collected and cleared through customs on the same day and, thanks to fast handling and transit times of just an hour or more, will reach their required destination in Europe, the US, Mexico or China within the shortest possible time.
“The Chinese stations offer short handling times starting at one-and-a-half hours for export shipments and starting from two hours for import shipments.”
COO Lars Krosch said: “We are now connecting key Chinese marketplaces with large business hubs in Europe and the US via our Sameday Air network.
“We plan to integrate further Asian stations, in keeping with our long-term goal of providing our customers with a global and highly efficient Sameday Air network.”
The China-based local company, time:matters Shanghai International Freight Forwarding Ltd, will provide booking assistance through to issuing air waybills and local invoicing.
Added the spokesperson: “Customers involved in the automotive, high-tech and semicon, medtech, and machinery and components sectors worldwide in particular will benefit from the new destinations, which will allow them to avoid or mitigate potentially expensive supply chain disruption.
time:matters customers can also book their own shipments via the online portal, track the progress of these and enjoy services such as guaranteed capacity access for goods shipments weighing up to 200 kg, customs clearance, shipment pick-up and delivery upon request, and round-the-clock customer support.
