From February to April 2021, Blue Water handled the biggest airfreight and charter project ever on behalf of its client Atea Denmark.
The task included the transport of 2,350,000 pieces of IT equipment from Denmark to Santo Domingo within two months. The 555 tonnes / 3,000 cbm were moved in three lots on commercial flights and 11 chartered aircraft. Also, personnel of Atea Denmark was on board.
Cooperation and teamwork
The project involved many departments within Blue Water, and it has been great to experience teamwork"
“As a team, we had one month to do preparations and to book all flights, arrange domestic setup, coordinate goods from the EU and China to Denmark, repack goods, assist with surveyors, etc."
"The project involved many departments within Blue Water, and it has been a great success to experience the great teamwork during the close cooperation,” states Jesper Nielsen, Airfreight Procurement & Business Development Manager at Blue Water.
Customised air chartering solutions
In October 2020, Blue Water was contacted regarding the project to the Dominican Republic. Based on the task’s requirements, BWS investigated the option of using long-range passenger air crafts which were grounded due to COVID-19. “A passenger airline with Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft turned out to be our largest partner for this contract."
"However, to uplift the volume, we also chartered three Boeing 747-400 freighters. Good teamwork and the right mindset were essential, and the result is yet another strong telling of how good we are at creating customised solutions for our clients,” states Nicolai Nørgaard, Global Air Charter Manager.
Timely delivery
With timely delivery of high quality at a reasonable cost, they have shown great competence"
Also, the Director, of Logistics and Global Deliveries at Atea Denmark, Søren Feldstedt, is happy about BWS's performance, “As a partner, Blue Water supports our strategy to a great extent."
"With timely delivery of high quality at a reasonable cost, they have shown great competence. They managed to solve unpredictable issues with great professionalism during the entire time frame. This will for certain not be the last time Blue Water is invited to bid for our global projects."
Successful professional distribution
"It has been a pleasure working together with Blue Water, and our client thanked us saying: Thank you for your professional distribution. You make us look good.”
The shipments started at the beginning of February in a snowstorm in Billund and ended in mid-April in Santo Domingo in bright sunshine.