EUROPE-US AIR FREIGHT STRENGTHENS WHILST OTHER MARKETS WEAKEN

DHL Express upgrades its fleet with the order of nine Mammothconverted B777-200LR freighters

First delivery expected in 2024, with aircraft to replace older B747 freighters

Renewal of long-haul aircraft fleet strengthens DHL’s intercontinental air network

State-of-the-art aircraft support goals of Deutsche Post DHL Group's Sustainability Roadmap

DHL Express has ordered nine Mammoth-converted B777200LR freighters from Jetran. The first cargo aircraft will be delivered in 2024, with the remaining aircraft to be supplied until early 2027.

This agreement is part of the overall sustainability priority to modernize DHL Express’ long-haul intercontinental fleet, including the replacement of older planes. Ordering converted freighters with a shorter useful life provides an efficient bridge between current and new airframe technologies, such as new generation wide-body freighters B777-8F and A350F.

We are excited to welcome Mammoth-converted B777-200LRFs to the DHL Express family. With the modernization of our intercontinental fleet, we can simultaneously enhance our proven ability to meet growing demand, improve our environmental footprint and deliver best quality service to our customers. We are pleased to continue demonstrating to partners and customers alike how these advancements elevate our service and bring us closer to our Sustainability Roadmap goals. Robert Hyslop, EVP Global Aviation, DHL Express

The Mammoth converted B777-200LR freighter promises similar characteristics and benefits as the production freighter and is an ideal fit for DHL. With a payload capacity of 102 tons and a range of 9,200 kilometer, the B777F has the largest capacity and range of all twinengine freighter aircraft and is more reliable than older B747 planes. It is also more fuel-efficient and reduces CO2 emissions by 18 per cent compared to legacy airplanes.

Between 2018 and 2022, DHL bought 28 new B777-200F freighters from Boeing – 18 of those aircraft are currently in service. The remaining aircraft will be delivered from 2023 to 2025. The aircraft forms the backbone of DHL’s intercontinental air network, in which DHL Express operates more than 300 dedicated aircraft with 18 partner airlines on over 2,400 daily flights, across 220 countries and territories.

Hongyuan Group and cargo.one today announced a partnership that will see Hongyuan capacity available for instant booking on the market leading air cargo marketplace. Hongyuan Group is rapidly becoming an important operator for air cargo services between destinations in China and across Europe and South America. Partnering with the established, go-to marketplace for thousands of active freight forwarders will enable Hongyuan Group to boost sales and gain valuable ground rapidly in its digitalization of sales processes.

With over 20 years of professional cargo logistics service experience, Hongyuan Group is well known to freight forwarders globally for its high-frequency air cargo flights between China, Europe and the United States. In addition to its self-owned capacity resources such as B747-8F and A330-200F, Hongyuan is significantly expanding its available capacity for the coming years to meet future air cargo demand.

For the first time, thousands of freight forwarders will gain real-time digital access to Hongyuan’s routes and rates, with the new choice of instantly bookable offers and confirmation, all within a few minutes. For example, due to its front-loaded aircraft, Hongyuan Group offers forwarders the exciting option of booking up to 6 meter shipmentssoon with cargo.one’s digital booking speeds.

Customers using cargo.one also benefit from valuable booking management and collaboration functionality, combined with cargo.one’s renowned expert customer support. The addition of Hongyuan Group capacity reflects cargo.one’s strong diversity of supply options for all important air cargo markets.

Since 2018, we have been building up air cargo services with a strong mission to open up the world for freight forwarders. Digital sales is an important step in offering our customers greater convenience and service quality, and cargo.one is the ideal expert partner to enable us to seize maximum potential in all our relevant markets.

Mr. Wen Yi, business representative, Hongyuan Group

We are proud to bolster our clear leadership for digital distribution by becoming Hongyuan Group’s partner of choice for their digital sales efforts. Thousands of freight forwarders using cargo.one will soon benefit from Hongyuan’s strong offerings into Asia. Hongyuan Group can now accelerate its digital sales journey and gain important ground with our established frameworks and digital best practices.

Moritz Claussen, Founder & Co-CEO, cargo.one

Digital distribution comprises an important strategic component of Hongyuan Group’s global expansion. cargo.one will deliver the industry’s leading standard for customer-centric digital booking experiences. cargo. one’s team will also support Hongyuan Group through technological and organizational changes needed to maximize digital distribution effects. For example, cargo.one guides airlines towards enhanced sales efficiencies by leveraging compliant data insights in cargo.one360 to optimize its offer quality and win new growth opportunities.

The partnership with Hongyuan Group, its first Chinese carrier, is the latest step in cargo.one’s Asia-Pacific growth trajectory. Over the past year, cargo.one has signed major airline partnerships to deliver greatly increased capacity options across the Asia Pacific region. Soon freight forwarders on cargo.one can book Hongyuan Group capacity to important destinations in China including Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu.