Maersk Air Freight

1.   Transit time of Premium air is … day(s) from airport of origin to airport of destination.

• 1 to 2 days

• 2 to 4 days

• 3 to 5 days

• 5 to 7 days

Answer explanation

PREMIUM AIR is a reliable and cost-efficient service for standard freight, using consolidated air freight on first-class carriers. Transit time is somewhat slower than Priority, typically 3 to 5 days from airport of origin to airport of destination.

Which are key characteristics of air freight?

• Utilize cargo, Integrated supply chain, Costly, Modern, Profitable, High expertise

• Utilize cargo, Speed to market, Integrated supply chain, Strategic, Profitable, Short lead time

• Consolidate cargo, Costly, Simple supply chain, Profitable, High expertise, Speed to market

• Mix the load, Speed to market, Costly, Simple supply chain, Profitable, High expertise

Answer explanation

Mix the load: Air freight carriers, such as Maersk, tend to consolidate multiple customers' cargo to optimise profits. Mixing dense (heavy) and volumetric (light) cargo plays a critical role in this optimisation.

Speed to market: faster, safer, more reliable than ocean freight

Costly: Air freight is more expensive than ocean freight, so time to market and/or cost of the product will need to justify the use of air freight.

Simple supply chain: Many companies utilise air freight as a standard mode of transport in their supply chain set-up.

Profitable: Air freight business is highly profitable for air freight carriers.

High expertise:  Air freight is a product that requires certain strategic understanding and the ability to understand the complexity of trade optimisation, volume, and product.

Which Incoterms® rules are commonly used for Maersk air products?

• FOB, DAP, DDP

• EXW, FCA, DDP

• CPT, EXW, FCA

• DAP, FCA, CFR

Reorder the following Maersk Air Freight process:

A: The carrier then takes control of the cargo, creates all necessary export documentation, clears the goods for export through customs, and transports the goods to the airport.

B: A customer arrives with an air freight need. After we explore and confirm these needs, we create a quotation for an air freight shipment. Once the customer accepts the quotation, we create the booking for the cargo and plan the transportation.

C: Upon arrival at the destination airport, the goods are unloaded by the airline or ground handling party, import documents are presented, and the goods are cleared through import country customs. While clearance is being processed, the goods may wait the short stay at a 3rd party handling facility at the airport.

D: Goods can be consolidated and readied for loading by the airline at their handling facility at the airport. They are then transported on the confirmed departure aircraft.

E: Finally, transportation to the designated customer location occurs before the entire shipment is then invoiced to the customer for payment. Once payment is made, the shipment file is closed.

• B – A – D - C – E

• C – B – A – D - E

• D – C – B – A – E

• A – D- C – B - E

Answer explanation

Step 1: A customer arrives with an air freight need. After we explore and confirm these needs, we create a quotation for an air freight shipment. Once the customer accepts the quotation, we create the booking for the cargo and plan the transportation.

Step 2: The carrier then takes control of the cargo, creates all necessary export documentation, clears the goods for export through customs, and transports the goods to the airport.

Step 3: Goods can be consolidated and readied for loading by the airline at their handling facility at the airport. They are then transported on the confirmed departure aircraft.

Step 4: Upon arrival at the destination airport, the goods are unloaded by the airline or ground handling party, import documents are presented, and the goods are cleared through import country customs. While clearance is being processed, the goods may wait the short stay at a 3rd party handling facility at the airport.

Step 5: Finally, transportation to the designated customer location occurs before the entire shipment is then invoiced to the customer for payment. Once payment is made, the shipment file is closed.

Who are the target buying customer segments?

• Expertise, efficiency, advancement

• Super saver, expertise, ease

• Ambition, advancement, efficiency

• Expertise, ambition and advancement

Answer explanation

Advancement: Advancement customers may show interest in purchasing because of the speed to market for their goods, and the efficiencies they can gain through the ability to transport smaller (than ocean container) loads. 

Expertise: Expertise customers will have an interest in Maersk Air Freight, and are likely to be already utilising air transport on a number of their product/business lines today. Global network coverage, sharp reliability, and security are key to support their tight production schedules and they are a definite target customer segment.

Ambition: Ambition customers are a target customer segment because of their general needs on customer engagement, Maersk's ability to handle their goods end-to-end, and the flexibility Maersk Air Freight offers through multi-modal options. 

Air freight is also a critical component in the supply chains of verticals such as…? Select all that apply

• Technology

• FMCG

• Fashion & Retail

• Automotive

• Chemicals

Answer explanation

Fashion & Retail: Costs, flexibility in departure & delivery times, ability to deliver on time to meet product launches, EDI capabilities, and wide geographical coverage in Asia 

Automotive: Structural reliability, end-to-end capabilities, 24/7 Control Tower, own controlled capacity, flexibility, longer contract validities, EDI, and charter capabilities

FMCG: Fast turnaround on quotations, wide geographical network in key markets & distribution locations, 24/7 Control Tower

Chemicals: Infrastructure for DG carriage, specialized staff & chemical handling expertise, experienced points of contact

Technology: Security & safety of cargo, end-to-end capabilities, reliability, own controlled capacity, longer contract validities, EDI, Proof of Delivery, ability to deliver on time to meet product launches, charter capabilities 

What are the 3 unique selling points of Maersk Air freight products? Select all that apply

• You: Our people, single points of contact, and customer centricity

• Maersk only uses own aircraft and does not use 3^rd part airlines

• Our ability to flex through multi-modal options

• Full suite of products & services to combine into an effective & viable solution that meets customers’ needs

Which of the following statements is NOT a Maersk Air freight value proposition element?

• Highly reliable arrival and departure times

• A single focal point with a global read

• Acceptance pf all types of cargo and commodities

• The most time-efficient freight solution for many destination around the world

The “Chargeable Weight” of an air freight shipment is defined as

• a. Whatever is decided to charge the customer for transporting their goods

• b. A weight that can be plugged in and electrically charged

• c. Either the gross weight, or the volumetric weight, whichever is the higher value of the two

• d. Always equal to the net weight

Answer explanation

Chargeable Weight: Air freight charges are based on a shipment’s chargeable weight. The chargeable weight may be the gross weight. But if the calculated volume weight for the shipment is greater than the gross weight, this volume weight will be used as the chargeable weight.  

A Maersk sales representative can request spot rate quotes on behalf of the customer. How is that done? Select all that apply

• a. Via the Maersk Air Spot Quotation App

• b. Via an email, SFDC chatter, or via Microsoft teams

• c. A spot rate quote template which can be obtained from the local area Air Freight Product Manager

• d. Rates can be accessed in a matrix on SFDC