Europe & CIS
ASL Aviation exercises its options on 10 B737-800BCFs
ASL Aviation Holdings (ASL) confirms that it is taking up 10 options for the B737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF). ➤
Europe & CIS
Airports
AF-KLM uplifts first vaccine shipments to Bonaire, Aruba
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo uplifts its first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bonaire and Aruba in the Caribbean, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. ➤
Carriers
4th largest container line CMA CGM steams into air cargo
French logistics and ocean shipping company CMA CGM makes bold move into air freight operations, with the introduction of services using A330-200Fs. ➤
Cool Chain
Pharma.Aero picks up new cool chain packaging members
Pharma.Aero gains new associate partners with the addition of three cold chain packaging solutions providers. Cold Chain Technologies, Sonoco ThermoSafe, and Tower Cold Chain Solutions have all joined the pharma-focused industry association. “The market knowledge ➤
Airports
WFS forges temp-controlled pharma truck fleet for CDG
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is expanding its pharma capability in France through partnerships with trucking companies for temperature-controlled trucking. ➤
Europe & CIS
CEVA’s Showfreight extends partnership with MECC Maastricht
CEVA Logistics and MECC Maastricht have been working together for more than 20 years and this new five-year contract will run until end-2025. ➤
Europe & CIS
DB Schenker breaks ground on new Shannon Ireland facility
DB Schenker invests EUR 10 million in a new multimodal logistic centre in Shannon, Ireland saying the investment is a “powerful commitment” to the Irish market. ➤
Airports
Air Belgium gives cargo a nod with maindeck move
Following up on its statements several months ago, Air Belgium announces it will soon introduce four freighters to its fleet. ➤
Airports
Silk Way West to begin new Baku-Narita service with NCA
Azerbaijan’s Silk Way West Airlines is set to begin a new twice-weekly service to and from Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT), alongside partner Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), from 11 February. ➤
Cool Chain
DHL expands medical, pharma logistics capacity in Germany
DHL Global Forwarding has expanded its Leipzig Life Sciences & Healthcare (LSH) facility by approximately 2,500 sqm. The centre is located close to Leipzig Airport (LGG) and houses state-of-the-art equipment for storing and handling temperature-controlled ➤