Working with carefully selected carriers, we operate with schedules on all the world’s major routes so you can plan with certainty and become more efficient. We offer a range of highly flexible products which allow a choice of delivery speeds to best suit your requirements.
startesk Air Priority
Urgent Air Freight
Ideal for time-sensitive freight, delivered in the fastest possible door-to-door freight forwarding transit time.
Using the first scheduled carrier flight out, this service delivers accelerated shipment clearance and handling at origin and destination.
- Globally available service
- Typical door-to-door transit time of 1–2 days
- Priority treatment throughout the network for freight shipments
- Prioritized status with carriers
- Door-to-door delivery with other options available
- Import/export customs brokerage
- End-to-end real time visibility
startesk Airfreight Plus
Day Definite Intra European & Intra Asia
Simplifying air freight transport, this service offers a range of day definite transit times for door-to-door intra-European and intra-Asia freight shipments, in one all-inclusive rate.
Built upon VOLGOSTAR’s feeder and carrier network, shipments benefit from daily departures, fixed schedules and local VOLGOSTAR expertise.
- Network coverage for intra-European and intra-Asia Pacific freight shipments
- Three door-to-door transit time service levels: Priority (1-2 days), Classic (2-3 days) and Deferred (2-5 days)
- One all-inclusive price, quoted and invoiced
- Door-to-door delivery, with other options available, depending on customer demand
- Handling high value, oversized or dangerous goods
- Import/export customs brokerage
- End-to-end real time visibility
startesk Air Connect
Fast & Affordable Air FreightA fast and flexible choice for moving a wide range of freight shipments from anywhere to anywhere.
- Globally available service
- Typical transit time of 3-5 days
- Cargo transportation for freight of all shapes, sizes and types – including dangerous and oversized goods
- Door-to-door, all inclusive delivery with other options available
- Freight benefits from both VOLGOSTAR and commercial global uplift
- A team of highly trained certified dangerous goods experts at all our locations
- Higher priority uplift versus VOLGOSTAR Air Economy but lower than VOLGOSTAR Air Priority
- Import/export customs brokerage
- End-to-end real time visibility
startesk Air Economy
Economical Air Freight
Using the most economical routing and carrier selection, this cost-effective product doesn’t compromise on customer service.
This globally available and reliable service is ideal for less time-sensitive freight.
- Cost effective, global service
- Typical transit time of 5-7 days
- Service for general cargo (no dangerous goods, oversized or temperature-controlled cargo)
- Door-to-door service with other options available
- Freight consolidated at our regional hubs allowing greater shipment control
- Import/export customs brokerage
- End-to-end real time visibility
startesk Air Charter
Specialist Cargo Handling
Providing flexible capacity and routing options for your special lift requirements.
From new product launches and line-down situations to handling oversize, heavyweight or other special freight, we have qualified charter experts in key centers of trade.
- Globally available
- Flexible capacity and routing options for special lift requirements
- Handling oversized, heavyweight cargo, dangerous goods, perishables and valuable freight
- Freight movement coordinated to the Customer’s precise schedule
- startesk controls the shipment from pick-up to final delivery
- Qualified and experienced charter experts in key centers of trade
- Import/export customs brokerage provided
- End-to-end real time visibility
startesk Air Thermonet
Standard Temperature Controlled Air Freight
Offering 24/7/365 proactive shipment monitoring and intervention, this service delivers regulatory compliance with high visibility of the Customer’s product movement throughout the supply chain.
Meeting global standards for temperature-controlled life sciences air freight shipments, the service is supported by our global Good Distribution Practice (GDP) compliant network of certified life sciences stations.
Adhering to regulatory compliant customer procedures, this service is managed through the industry-dedicated IT system
- A single global network of certified life sciences stations managed by and compliant to DGF’s GDP guidelines
- 24/7/365 proactive shipment monitoring and intervention
- Single Quality Management System with DGF GDP guidelines embedded into the processes
- Over 4,500 trained and certified life sciences specialists
- End-to-end SOP driven process, delivering the highest quality standards
- Shipment visibility and monitoring supported by in-transit temperature data and monitoring RFID
- Import/export customs brokerage provided