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Mar 12, 2012 (newstodate): Following a tender process, the Danish trucking company HCS A/S Transport & Spedition has landed a three-year contract with Finnair Cargo.
Under the contract, HCS takes over Finnair Cargo's entire air cargo trucking activities in and between all four Nordic markets as well as key North European markets including Germany, Holland, and Belgium.
-HCS has been present in Finland since 1998-99, with office at Helsinki Vantaa Airport, and we have already served Finnair Cargo with air cargo trucking in the Finnish markets for years, says Ole Bolm, HCS A/S Transport & Spedition Managing Director.
-During March and April we are now taking over operations in Norway and Sweden as well, in addition to the management of air trucking services in the North European markets, in all markets entrusting the physical operations to exclusive providers while retaining the over-all control and management of the operations from our office in Helsinki.
-We will thus be responsible for air cargo trucking between these Nordic and North European destinations and Finnair's hub at Helsinki Vantaa Airport, but also for the air cargo trucking between destinations, such as Gothenburg-Malmo.
-The contract thus comprises preparing, planning, and provisioning of air cargo trucking operations and logistics for all Finnair Cargo shipments to and from Finnair flights at airports in the regions concerned.
-HCS will perform these operations with a fleet of roller-bed trailers as well as cool containers that are GPS and temperature monitored, says Mr Bolm.
Under the contract, HCS takes over Finnair Cargo's entire air cargo trucking activities in and between all four Nordic markets as well as key North European markets including Germany, Holland, and Belgium.
-HCS has been present in Finland since 1998-99, with office at Helsinki Vantaa Airport, and we have already served Finnair Cargo with air cargo trucking in the Finnish markets for years, says Ole Bolm, HCS A/S Transport & Spedition Managing Director.
-During March and April we are now taking over operations in Norway and Sweden as well, in addition to the management of air trucking services in the North European markets, in all markets entrusting the physical operations to exclusive providers while retaining the over-all control and management of the operations from our office in Helsinki.
-We will thus be responsible for air cargo trucking between these Nordic and North European destinations and Finnair's hub at Helsinki Vantaa Airport, but also for the air cargo trucking between destinations, such as Gothenburg-Malmo.
-The contract thus comprises preparing, planning, and provisioning of air cargo trucking operations and logistics for all Finnair Cargo shipments to and from Finnair flights at airports in the regions concerned.
-HCS will perform these operations with a fleet of roller-bed trailers as well as cool containers that are GPS and temperature monitored, says Mr Bolm.