A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has announced the inaugural flight of Maersk Air Cargo's new air freight service with scheduled flights between Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (GSP) and Incheon, Korea (ICN) stretching the wings of its newly introduced cargo airline for the first time.

The scheduled transpacific operation will commence on October 31 with two weekly flights introducing the first of three newly built Boeing 767-300 freighters that have recently been purchased by Maersk Air Cargo.

Maersk said all U.S.-Korea flights will be operated by Miami-headquartered cargo airline Amerijet International.

Maersk Air Cargo is the new cargo airline arm of A.P. Moller – Maersk launched to provide end-to-end air freight services to its customers through its own controlled capacity and a global network of scheduled flights.

"Back in April, we announced the launch of Maersk Air Cargo as our integrated in-house air cargo carrier. With the introduction of this new service between the U.S. and Korea, we have taken the next step in securing logistics solutions for our customers with our own aircraft," said Michel Pozas Lucic, global head of air & LCL in A.P. Moller - Maersk.

"Next to the new scheduled transpacific flights, we also operate our own controlled capacity from Europe into the US, Mexico, South Africa, and Singapore," he added.

The scheduled flight of Maersk Air Cargo also marks the first scheduled air cargo operation between the state of South Carolina and Asia.

Maersk said the corridor from GSP International Airport is expected to significantly increase access for trade between Asia, South Carolina, and the entire Southeast U.S.

Maersk also recently opened a new Chicago Air Freight Gateway facility to add more supply chain integration opportunities for customers using Chicago O’Hare International and Rockford International.