Kuehne + Nagel to produce greener airfreight alternatives

Global - Kuehne + Nagel and Airdex International said it will examine the airfreight transportation industry in the hopes of discovering ways to slash costs and reduce its impact on the environment.

Growing demand for quicker freight times and international trade are large factors contributing to high logistics costs and CO2 emissions, Kuehne + Nagel said in a statement.

As such, the 3PL together with pallet-makers Airdex have collaborated to establish a Learning Network with selected customers as part of the programme. The pilot will be developed with Hewett Packard (HP) in Luxembourg, where products will be transported using a low-weight, high-structured pallet to examine the end-to-end value and green benefits throughout the process.

The companies predicted the required transport cost and energy will drop if the 3kg lightweight hybrid plastic pallet is being used as it offers savings from in terms of dead transportation weights as compared to traditional wooden pallets.

"We see these types of seemingly small solutions to have a large supply chain cost benefit and environmental benefit," said Reinhard Lange, chief operating officer and deputy CEO of Kuehne + Nagel.