Lufthansa Cargo has awarded its "Planet Award of Excellence" to its global partner DB Schenker. Presenting the award at this year's Global Partner Council in Ålesund, Norway, the German cargo airline paid tribute to DB Schenker"s outstanding contribution in 2011 as a global partner, which was most evident in the constantly high volume of freight business between the two companies. "Cooperation between DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo in 2011 was based on an outstanding partnership. We are proud that a large part of DB Schenker's airfreight was flown by Lufthansa Cargo last year," said Dr. Andreas Otto, Lufthansa Cargo Executive Board member responsible for Product and Sales."It is exceptionally gratifying that Lufthansa Cargo, along with its strong partners in the Global Partnership Programme, was able to substantiate the success of recent years and also continue on its growth path in 2011." Dr. Andreas Otto presented the award to Dr. Thomas Lieb, Chairman of the Management Board of Schenker AG and also underlined the special ties between the two companies. Dr. Thomas Lieb commented: "We are delighted to receive such a prestigious award from one of our key business partners. Our cooperation with Lufthansa Cargo has developed steadily over the past few years, and the tonnage volume in 2011 is proof that both companies benefit from this partnership. Strong airline partners are immensely important for our business, and we want to continue along our successful path, in partnership with Lufthansa Cargo." Lufthansa Cargo's Global Partnership Programme is an important platform for sustainable growth. Lufthansa Cargo generates almost 50 per cent of its worldwide revenues with its eleven Global Partners (DB Schenker, Agility, CEVA, DACHSER, DHL Global Forwarding, Expeditors, Hellmann, Kühne+Nagel, Panalpina, UPS and Uti) The Global Partner Council is the annual, top-level meeting between the senior executives of the world's leading forwarding companies and the Executive Board and senior management of Lufthansa Cargo.(mar)