TNT and Con-way Freight open new gateways in LA and Miami
TNT and Con-way Freight have expanded intercontinental connections between the US and Europe with new service gateways at Los Angeles and Miami international airports. The new locations will improve transit times for customers of both companies‘ day-definite door-to-door international freight services between Europe and the American Southwest and Southeast. Previously, the global accelerated solution for heavier freight shipments (more than 70 kg) were operated only through a gateway at New York’s JFK International Airport. The Los Angeles and Miami gateways expand the already extensive global network formed by the combination of the TNT and Con-way Freight systems. TNT operates Europe’s largest road express network, with 414 depots across 39 European countries and will operate its 767 200F aircraft from Liege in Belgium to JFK International Airport five days a week. Con-way Freight operates more than 300 service centres throughout North America, and recently optimised its network to cut transit times by one day to more than 460 US destinations. In addition to reducing transit times, the Los Angeles and Miami gateways will also strategically position TNT and Con-way Freight for potential future expansion of their international services. The two companies launched their Europe – US service as part of an exclusive alliance in April 2009, adding a US – Europe solution in April 2010. |