Intermodal option combines air, sea and road

Air freighting necessary inputs into
Angola’s airport is only half the task
of getting items from supplier to user.
For Air France-KLM Cargo,
meeting the needs of oil and gas
industry customers has led the
two airlines to provide a multidimensional
solution – a logistics
service that includes road or sea
feeder
“Besides our direct flights to
Luanda – and on top of the cargo
service originating from our global
hub in Paris – the Air France-KLM
Cargo division has developed special
services designed for the oil and gas
industry,” said Rutger-Jan Pegels,
director oil & gas at the airline’s
headquarters in Holland.
A truck feeder service brings
goods from company planes landing
in Pointe-Noire, Congo to Cabinda,
Angola, while a seafreight service
originating from Pointe-Noire
transports cargo to Luanda and Soyo
directly into the offshore base.
“We develop services for many
industries,” said Pegels, while
noting the air transport giant
focuses on such market segments as
aerospace, high-tech, automotive,
pharmaceutical, fashion and the oil &
gas industry.
“Each segment has its own
dynamics and logistics challenges.
That is why we have developed
industry-specific approaches to meet
the typical logistical characteristics
of the industry, and address special
needs and priorities,” he said.
For Angola’s oil and gas industry,
that means crafting logistics solutions
that begin with airfreight but may
conclude with a sea or land delivery.
“And the reverse for the returns,”
he told FTW.