Matters adds DG to its urgent shipments portfolio

Lufthansa Cargo subsidiary reports demand for rapid dangerous goods transport services from industries including automotive, aviation and aerospace, machinery and components, and health sectors.

Time:matters has added dangerous goods to its service portfolio for urgent shipments, with time-critical dangerous goods in hazard classes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 now accepted.

The Lufthansa Cargo subsidiary said that it was meeting demand for rapid dangerous goods transport services from various industries, including the automotive, aviation and aerospace, machinery and components, and the life and health sectors.

Dangerous goods can now be transported worldwide on passenger and cargo aircraft operated by Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines from a total of ten markets. In addition to Germany, these also include the US, India, China, Hong Kong Japan, Thailand, Hungary, France and Portugal. Further markets are expected to follow.

Alexander Kohnen, chief executive of time:matters, said: “We are setting new standards in the industry with our fast and secure transport of dangerous goods. We are delighted to be able to offer this service in ten markets now and intend to considerably add to these in the near term.”

Time:matters can handle dangerous goods consignments at its hubs in Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna and Brussels. In Frankfurt, Munich and Vienna, time:matters can provide tail-to-tail loading for especially time-critical dangerous goods shipments which are reloaded from an incoming jet to a departing aircraft directly on the apron – without detouring through a warehouse or courier terminal. In Frankfurt, the company offers import times of 90 minutes and export times of four-and-a-half hours.

Source: Lloyd’s