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Preben Hansen
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Air cargo demand dependent on customers Offering his own perspective , Preben Hansen , Global Head of Growth & Solution for Air and LCL at Maersk , believes the air freight market will likely see big differences betwee customers , verticals and geographies . He references the huge impact that fastfashion e-commerce is having on the sector , driven by the rapid rise of retailers like Shein and Temu , while air cargo activity between China and the UK has seen a big spike compared to Trans-Pacific traffic .
“ We are seeing that tightening inventories from individual clients are pushing more air mode [ of transport ],” says Hansen during a recent conversation on Maersk ’ s YouTube channel . “ It ’ s not so much about industry , but individual customers , within individual verticals , within individual trades – that ’ s where you see a spike .”

Preben Hansen

TITLE : GLOBAL HEAD OF GROWTH & SOLUTION FOR AIR AND LCL
COMPANY : MAERSK INDUSTRY : LOGISTICS LOCATION : CZECH REPUBLIC
Preben Hansen serves as Global Head of Growth & Solution for Air and LCL at logistics giant A . P . Moller – Maersk . He has been with the company for almost 25 years .
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