FOCUS 4 READy FOR TAKE-OFF? – AIR FREIGHT SyMpOSIUM IN SOEST Benno Nelles, <strong>Hellmann</strong> Düsseldorf March 14th and 15th 2012, a symposium on “safety in air freight” took place in Soest. Why safety in the supply chain in general? Who is the known consignor? How is air freight packed securely? What can be x-rayed? Who is to be educated? What can a company do in order to simplify the certification process? The roughly 350 attendees of the air freight symposium with the slogan “Ready for Take-Off” have been asked these and many more questions in the civic center in Soest. In addition, it became clear that air freight security remains a breaking topic. Our company was represented in Soest as well. The team around Benno Nelles, Global Product Manager Airfreight, took the opportunity to inform existing and potential customers about the <strong>Hellmann</strong> air freight services. This attracted a lot of attention. Benno Nelles said: “The recent challenges regarding a secure air freight transport chain, allow us to start a dialogue with every air freight consignor”. Our colleague from Hamburg, the Global Account Manager Christof Kroczek, was also at the <strong>Hellmann</strong> exhibition booth. Together with Benno Nelles, he used the air freight symposium as a relevant platform to introduce to the customers a new packaging solution which combines volume optimization, cost reduction, safety and green logistics. The unit in question is the air freight box including a pallet, entirely made out of corrugated paper. Although the box is still in the testing and coordination phase within our company, it was a real sensation in Soest. “The topics `Green` and `Packaging` complement each other outstandingly. “The box allows us to demonstrate to the customers, in a concrete and comprehensive way, how logistics and sustainability can go hand in hand”, explains Christof Kroczek. That sounds interesting and promising. MD-11 FUll CHARTER IN lEJ Alexander Wünsch, <strong>Hellmann</strong> Leipzig Due to the excellent cooperation during an ex factory assignment in the second last year, and the recommendation by the factory in Adorf, the branch in Leipzig was contacted by NAUE GmbH & Co. KG for an air freight transport to Canada, starting February this year. 400 rolls of geosynthetic grids, each with a length of 4.75 meters, a 40 cm diameter and weighing 95 kilo, were to be transported from the factory in Adorf to the Calgary Airport. In cooperation with the Airfreight Pricing Team Düsseldorf, we offered a conventional air freight solution which involved several flights to Canada. This however, did not meet the urgency requirements. Roland Wiesenberger from <strong>Hellmann</strong> Munich provided the branch in Leipzig with a full charter price (FedEx MD-11) and mediated successfully between Chapman Freeborn Airmarketing GmbH and the colleagues in Leipzig. After the offer has been sent out, it took only a weekend for the customer to decide in favor of the charter solution from Leipzig to Calgary. The pre-carriage by truck, from Adorf to the airport in Leipzig/Halle, was carried out without complications. According with the airline’s instructions, the pallets were constructed quickly and without any time pressure by Portground GmbH from Leipzig. Due to the exceptionality of the goods and some minor difficulties with the pallet construction, the tension for all those involved was very high on the day of shipment. Andreas Krause and Alexander Wünsch accompanied the goods on the way from the warehouse to the airline and watched the whole loading process. The experience of the loadmasters and the strength and power of the loading staff was needed here. All were relieved after the loading was finished in the late afternoon and the cargo hatch of the MD- 11 was closed. With minor delay, the airplane could finally take off for Calgary at 16:58 o’clock local time. The Air Freight Team from Leipzig gives thanks to all colleagues involved for their tremendous support. Thank you! <strong>partner</strong> 01/12