Carriers
Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo gain CEIV Parma cert
Atlas Air Worldwide companies, Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo, achieve IATA CEIV Pharma Certification. ➤
Cool Chain
Asia Pacific
Cathay Pacific uplifts steady flow of aid to India
Cathay Pacific Cargo delivers over 100 tonnes of much-needed humanitarian and medical supplies so far as it helps move vital relief shipments to India as it struggles with a grave COVID-19 medical crisis. ➤
Carriers
AA Cargo doubles cold chain capacity with CSafe, CargoSense
American Airlines Cargo expands its solution for transporting temperature-controlled shipments to its entire mainline fleet. ➤
Africa
Astral Aviation moves vaccines on maiden India-Yemen service
Nairobi, Kenya-based Astral Aviation uplifts 19.5 tonnes of vaccines on its maiden cargo service from Mumbai, India to Sanaa, Yemen on 18 April. The flight carrying nearly 360,000 doses from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport ➤
Cargo Handlers
WFS continues pharma certification across global network
Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) stations in Madrid and Barcelona obtain Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification. ➤
Asia Pacific
UPS ramps up ultra-cold storage capacity in Singapore
UPS Healthcare boosts its SE Asian distribution capabilities for COVID-19 vaccines with the addition of ultra-low temperature freezer farms in Singapore. ➤
Cool Chain
SEKO Logistics’ opens new Dublin facility for Peli BioThermal
SEKO Logistics and Peli BioThermal are targeting a bigger share of Ireland’s growing pharmaceutical market with SEKO’s opening of a new 30,000 sq ft facility in Dublin. ➤
Carriers
SkyTeam Cargo alliance launches Covid-19 vaccine programme
Global airline cargo alliance, SkyTeam Cargo, launches V EXCELLENCE, a dedicated programme for shipping COVID-19 vaccines. The alliance’s 12 members tapped their years of combined experience in pharmaceutical shipping in developing the new service. The ➤
Carriers
AF-KLM Cargo unveils new Covid-19 vaccine service
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo sets up a customer COVID Service Centre dedicated to managing all Covid-19 vaccine shipments. ➤
Cool Chain
Sonoco ThermoSafe, Unilode sign pharma ULD agreement
Sonoco ThermoSafe and Unilode Aviation Solutions partner on the maintenance, repair, and handling of Sonoco ThermoSafe’s passive bulk temperature-controlled containers. ➤