Air cargo makes a strong comeback
Together with the Houston office of the Germany-based heavylift expert Deugro Group, Deugro Air Chartering recently executed the transport of oversized compressor equipment from Cologne to Minneapolis.
Initially, it was planned to ship the cargo by sea, but due to the impact of Covid-19 on industrial production in Europe, the completion of the unit was delayed by several months.
Pavel Kuznetsov, head of Air Chartering: "We were able to secure an AN-124 based on an empty ferry leg. This allowed us to reduce the charter price for our client by about 20%."
Then, originally prepared for ocean freight transport, the position of the lifting lugs of the compressor unit did not fit for using AN-124’s on-board crane. So, Deugro arranged a mobile crane and a loading ramp to load and unload the cargo. (ah)