MBS NEWS Tetris XXL -
Thrill for MBS
logistics professional
On 12 February, the phone rings at
Oliver Hamacher, the air freight
manager at MBS in Cologne. On the
other end: the project manager of a
well-known company, who informs
him that he has to deliver a huge machine
installation in Beijing by the end
of May. "There was an order volume of
40.5 million euros involved. The first
delivery was to have flown out of Europe
at the end of April, the second by
31 May. That's when the blood pressure
rises," says Oliver Hamacher, air freight
manager and employed at MBS Logistics
since 2008. The 49-year-old can
already see from the packing list: This
is not a job like any other. "It quickly
became clear that after handling the
first delivery, at the end of April, we
would need a full charter for the second,
at the end of May.
On 30 April, the client gives the okay
to book a full charter. At the beginning
of May an airline is found. Then
the confirmation of the plane and
the firm booking on 10.05. A Boeing
747-800 of "Air Bridge" has to bring
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