Cool Chain
Pelican BioThermal rebrands to Peli BioThermal
Temperature-controlled packaging solutions provider Pelican BioThermal is unifying its brand across the globe and will now be known as Peli BioThermal. ➤
Equipment Providers
Carriers
‘Shark’s skin’ coming to Lufthansa Cargo’s B777F fleet
Lufthansa Technik and BASF are rolling out AeroSHARK, a new innovative surface technology that lowers the frictional resistance of an aircraft in the air which lowers fuel consumption. ➤
Airports
Lufthansa Cargo moves forward with cargo hub modernisation
Lufthansa Cargo is pushing ahead with the modernisation of its Frankfurt (FRA) logistics centre signing a major contract for a new high-rack storage system. ➤
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. ➤
Carriers
Condor awards ULD management contract to Unilode
Germany leisure airline, Condor awards a five-year unit load device (ULD) supply and management agreement to Unilode Aviation Solutions. ➤
Asia Pacific
Korean Air, SkyCell partner on hybrid container leasing
Korean Air Cargo and SkyCell sign an agreement to lease SkyCell’s hybrid containers. ➤
Equipment Providers
Jettainer rolls out new basic ULD service, plug&fly
Jettainer, global provider of unit load device (ULD) management, launches plug&fly, a new basic version of its full-service ULD solution. ➤
Disruption
Pelican BioThermal, Nepal Flying Labs top TIACA awards
Pelican BioThermal and Nepal Flying Labs took top place as winners of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) Air Cargo Sustainability Awards 2020. Sponsored by CHAMP Cargosystems, the Awards aim to celebrate and encourage outstanding ➤
Carriers
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo partners with SkyCell
SkyCell and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo sign a partnership agreement to expand access to SkyCell’s hybrid containers in supply chains, enabling further safety and sustainability solutions for pharmaceutical shipments. SkyCell says the new agreement ➤
Cool Chain
Pelican BioThermal extends deep frozen packaging offering to -80°C
Pelican BioThermal expands its temperature controlled packaging offering to include deep frozen temperatures required in at least one of the Covid-19 vaccines. ➤