BAX Global
Encyclopedia
BAX Global is an international shipping
company that is headquartered in Irvine, California
, and has other major offices in Australia
, Singapore
, London
, the Netherlands
and Toledo, Ohio
. The company which was founded in 1971 also operates an airline. After having been acquired by DB Logistics in January 2006, Bax Global is currently being integrated with Schenker
, the land, sea, and air freight branch of DB Logistics. DB Logistics is the freight and logistics division of Deutsche Bahn
, the German railway company.
In July 2011 Schenker Inc. announced to give up it´s airfreight activities and stop the use of the remaining 20 aircraft.
BAX Global describes itself as specializing "in managing the movement of heavyweight packages and cargo of all shapes and sizes".
on June 15, 1972, as Burlington Northern Air Freight, Inc. (BNAFI), a subsidiary of Burlington Northern Railroad
. In 1982, BNAFI was acquired by the Pittston Company, which later became Brink's. In 1986, BNAFI changed its name to Burlington Air Express, repositioning itself as an overnight air express company. In 1997 the company changed its name to BAX Global, reflecting its expansion over all continents.
On January 31, 2006, BAX Global was acquired from Bax' owner, Brink's by DB Logistics, the Transportation and Logistics Division of Deutsche Bahn
, for $1.1 billion.
Burlington Air Express had a dedicated fleet of aircraft owned and operated by Air Transport International (ATI), a sister company also owned by Brinks. At the time of the sale of BAX Global to DB Logistics, ATI was sold to Cargo Holdings International. Cargo Holdings International is still under contract with BAX Global to provide dedicated lift.
In July 2011 Schenker Inc. (DB Schenker Logistics) announced it would give up its airfreight activities in the USA, Canada and Mexico and therefore would stop using the remaining fleet of 20 aircraft in the coming week. The cargo will then be moved by trucks. This decision will affect 700 employees and represents 10% of the Schenker Inc. business in this area.
Shipping
Shipping has multiple meanings. It can be a physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo, by land, air, and sea. It also can describe the movement of objects by ship.Land or "ground" shipping can be by train or by truck...
company that is headquartered in Irvine, California
Irvine, California
Irvine is a suburban incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the city has a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census. However, the California...
, and has other major offices in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
. The company which was founded in 1971 also operates an airline. After having been acquired by DB Logistics in January 2006, Bax Global is currently being integrated with Schenker
Schenker AG
Schenker AG is a German logistics company and a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, the German railway company. Within DB Logistics, the logistics branch of Deutsche Bahn, Schenker is responsible for land, sea, and air transport and contract logistics...
, the land, sea, and air freight branch of DB Logistics. DB Logistics is the freight and logistics division of Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
, the German railway company.
In July 2011 Schenker Inc. announced to give up it´s airfreight activities and stop the use of the remaining 20 aircraft.
Performance
BAX Global has 12,000 Employees, 500 offices in 133 countries, and makes a 2.9 billion USD turnover.BAX Global describes itself as specializing "in managing the movement of heavyweight packages and cargo of all shapes and sizes".
History
The company originally opened for business in ten cities in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on June 15, 1972, as Burlington Northern Air Freight, Inc. (BNAFI), a subsidiary of Burlington Northern Railroad
Burlington Northern Railroad
The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States-based railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads. Burlington Northern operated between 1970 and 1996....
. In 1982, BNAFI was acquired by the Pittston Company, which later became Brink's. In 1986, BNAFI changed its name to Burlington Air Express, repositioning itself as an overnight air express company. In 1997 the company changed its name to BAX Global, reflecting its expansion over all continents.
On January 31, 2006, BAX Global was acquired from Bax' owner, Brink's by DB Logistics, the Transportation and Logistics Division of Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
, for $1.1 billion.
Burlington Air Express had a dedicated fleet of aircraft owned and operated by Air Transport International (ATI), a sister company also owned by Brinks. At the time of the sale of BAX Global to DB Logistics, ATI was sold to Cargo Holdings International. Cargo Holdings International is still under contract with BAX Global to provide dedicated lift.
In July 2011 Schenker Inc. (DB Schenker Logistics) announced it would give up its airfreight activities in the USA, Canada and Mexico and therefore would stop using the remaining fleet of 20 aircraft in the coming week. The cargo will then be moved by trucks. This decision will affect 700 employees and represents 10% of the Schenker Inc. business in this area.
Fleet
(before acquisition)- 18 Douglas DC-8Douglas DC-8The Douglas DC-8 is a four-engined narrow-body passenger commercial jet airliner, manufactured from 1958 to 1972 by the Douglas Aircraft Company...
F - 10 Boeing 727-200FBoeing 727The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine, T-tailed commercial jet airliner, manufactured by Boeing. The Boeing 727 first flew in 1963, and for over a decade more were built per year than any other jet airliner. When production ended in 1984 a total of 1,832 aircraft had been produced...
- Several Boeing 747 for international charters