China Airlines first Taiwanese CEIV Pharma carrier
China Airlines Cargo Services has become the first carrier in Taiwan and one of only 17 carriers in the world to be certified by the IATA Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics […]
Bolloré Logistics now CEIV Pharma certified at KIX
Bolloré Logistics Japan is now successfully certified under IATA’s CEIV Pharma programme at its Kansai International Airport (KIX) facility in Osaka, as the group roles out certification around the world. The International Air Transport Association […]
Pelican BioThermal rebrands Chronos to CoolGuard
Pelican BioThermal, the temperature controlled packaging company, announces a rebranding of its Chronos product line, as the CoolGuard range. The newly named shippers will replace Chronos Express, which will become CoolGuard PCM and Chronos Advance […]
WFS, Swiss WorldCargo launch JFK’s first GDP facility
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and Swiss WorldCargo open New York’s first Good Distribution Practice(GDP) compliant pharma facility after achieving certification of its Building 66 at JFK airport. The GDP certification confirms WFS’ compliance with World […]
Virgin opts for new Lagos handler as volume build
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has awarded a five-year handling contract to Sifax SAHCOL in Lagos to improve its service offering for customers in Nigeria. The move is also being driven by the need for growth capacity […]
AirBridgeCargo inks agreement with Sonoco ThermoSafe
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) and Sonoco ThermoSafe, a leading global provider of temperature assurance packaging, have signed the leasing agreement for the PharmaPort 360 temperature-controlled container. The agreement – signed at the LogiPharma Europe event in […]
SkyCell offers $4 million insurance against loss
SkyCell is introducing a comprehensive insurance against product loss called ‘Peace of Mind Insurance’ aimed at eliminating the risk of product loss for its clients. The Swiss-based manufacturer of the world’s safest temperature-controlled containers for […]
Air France-KLM expand collaboration with SkyCell
SkyCell, the Swiss-based manufacturer of temperature-controlled containers for pharmaceuticals, and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo are expanding their existing collaboration as they strive to deliver real time data to their customers. The global collaboration will […]
SEKO Logistics picks up Peli BioThermal’s Irish pharma biz
SEKO Logistics’ new operation in Ireland has won a three-year contract to serve as Peli BioThermal’s network station and service centre in Dublin, connecting a leader in temperature-controlled packaging with pharmaceutical clients across the country. […]
Cool Chain Association pilots perishables data sharing
Cool Chain Association (CCA) members will pilot a data sharing initiative to monitor perishable shipments on trade lanes from Latin America to Europe, and from the US to the Middle East. Their aim is to […]
Cargolux seals partnership with Sonoco Thermosafe
Cargolux partners with Sonoco ThermoSafe, a leading global provider of temperature assurance packaging, for the leasing of the PharmaPort 360 temperature controlled bulk shipping container. The state-of-the-art PharmaPort 360 containers are smart, active containers, distinguished […]
Asian demand driving record lobster volumes through Halifax
Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) is enjoying a boom in crustacean cargo as demand for lobster – especially live – rises in Europe, the US, and in particular China. In 2018, Nova Scotia seafood represented […]
Dnata achieves CEIV Pharma cert in Dallas
Global air services provider, dnata, has been certified by IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) for its pharma handling processes at its new, state-of-the-art cargo facility in Dallas. The […]
IATA unveils new CEIV Fresh cert for perishables
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched a new industry certification – the Centre for Excellence for Perishable Logistics (CEIV Fresh), to improve the handling and the transport by air of perishable products. “Perishable […]
Norwegian seafood drives CAL Cargo’s OSL-TLV expansion
Responding to Israeli demand for Norwegian seafood, CAL Cargo is adding a second weekly rotation between Oslo Airport (OSL) and Tel Aviv (TLV) from 1 March. The increased frequency follows on from the launch of […]
IAG Cargo enjoys robust year with healthy yield, cool chain growth
IAG Cargo saw its revenue rise 7.2 per cent in the full year 2018, year-on-year, on the back of an 8.1 per cent yield growth and cool chain revenue growth of 9.0 per cent. The […]
Pelican BioThermal opens Dublin network station, service centre
Temperature controlled packaging specialist, Pelican BioThermal, is opening a new network station and service centre in Dublin, Ireland to service, refurbish, repair and condition its reusable Crēdo on Demand shippers. This new facility puts Pelican […]
IAG Cargo targets LATAM pharma market with new Madrid facility
IAG Cargo opens its new multi-million Euro pharmaceutical centre in Madrid dedicated to its Constant Climate product for time and temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products. The new centre enables IAG Cargo to increase the volumes of pharma […]
LATAM’s new Chicago maindeck service premised on Asia
From 20 February, LATAM Cargo will operate new freighter service from Santiago to Chicago twice weekly, operating with B767-300F aircraft. This new service from Santiago International Airport (SCL) – the first regularly scheduled freighter service […]
Turkish Cargo signs agreement with DoKaSch Temperature Solutions
Turkish Cargo has signed a Master Rental Agreement with DoKaSch Temperature Solutions, the provider of climate-controlled solutions for air cargo based in Frankfurt, Germany. Starting in February 2019, DoKaSch will supply its Opticooler for Turkish […]
Worldwide Flight Services building new pharma facility at Copenhagen
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is investing in a new, state-of-the-art pharma facility at Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to increase its support of the CPH Cargo Community’s growth strategy. WFS, the world’s largest air cargo handler, announced […]
UPS adds 50 extra flights to cope with US Valentine’s day flower demand
US-based express giant, UPS is gearing up for the global day of love, with 50 extra flights to handle the estimated 89 million flowers that will come from Latin America to the US for Valentine’s […]
Flower-power for Emirates SkyCargo as it adds nine flower charters
To meet the annual demand for flowers during Valentine’s Day around the world, Emirates SkyCargo is adding nine special flower charters covering five continents in February. This will mark the first direct flower charters for […]
Emirates SkyCargo, DuPont celebrate decade of cool chain cargo covers
Emirates SkyCargo and DuPont marked the 10th anniversary of their partnership for cool chain solutions in the air cargo industry on 30 January 2019. DuPont Safety & Construction (DuPont), a business unit of DowDuPont Specialty […]
AF-KLM group gains CEIV Pharma re-certification
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) becomes the first carrier to pass the IATA CEIV Pharma re-certification process for its hub operations in Amsterdam and Paris, as well as the Air France and KLM […]
Japanese-Singaporean JV focuses on SE Asian cool chain logistics
Japanese food and beverage company, Kokubu Group has formed a perishables logistics joint venture with Singapore’s Commonwealth Capital Group, to focus on the Southeast Asian market. The new company – Commonwealth Kokubu Logistics (CKL) – […]
LATAM Cargo begins work on new Guarulhos cool facility
LATAM Cargo Brazil has started the construction of a new cool facility at Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos airport (GRU), that when completed before year-end, will enable LATAM Cargo to handle 33 per cent more perishable cargo at […]
Pelican BioThermal opens LA station & service centre
Pelican BioThermal, a global provider of temperature controlled packaging, opens a new network station and service centre in Los Angeles to service, refurbish, repair and condition its reusable Crēdo on Demand shippers. This new facility […]
Hyderabad to double cargo capacity as volumes grow 8-9% per annum
With cargo growing at 8-9 per cent per cent every year, GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL) says it is in the process of doubling the cargo-handling capacity of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD) , […]
Worldwide Flight Services achieves IATA CEIV at Schiphol
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has gained IATA CEIV Pharma certification for its pharmaceutical handling facilities at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS), a key European hub for healthcare and life science products. At Amsterdam Schiphol, WFS provides […]
AirBridgeCargo promises more after 60% pharma growth in ’18
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is promising freight forwarders and their pharmaceutical customers more specialist cool chain solutions in 2019 after demand for its ‘abc pharma’ product rose 60 per cent year-on-year in 2018. ABC says the […]
GTA dnata awarded CEIV Pharma Certification at Toronto Pearson
GTA dnata, dnata’s joint-venture company in Canada, has been certified by IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) for its pharma handling processes and facilities at Toronto Pearson International Airport […]
AirBridgeCargo posts 2% growth in 2018 thanks to special cargo
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) saw marginal growth in overall volumes in 2018, with specialty cargos boosting the numbers with a growth of over 25 per cent for the year alongside busy new routes to Ho Chi […]
Hong Kong, Brussels establish airport-to-airport Pharma Corridor
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and Brussels Airport today announced the launch of an airport-to-airport (A2A) Pharma corridor, offering services catering to the specific needs of pharmaceutical shipments. Spearheaded by the two airports and in […]
Bolloré ditches air, takes pharma to sea citing cost, security, enviro
In a surprise development Bolloré Logistics has changed up its supply chain model, opting to move its pharmaceutical logistics flows from air to sea, tapping its new Asia Cross-Dock Healthcare Hub in Singapore. In what […]
HKIA, Alibaba commit to developing smart logistics network
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA)and the Alibaba Group have committed to working closely to jointly build a global smart logistics network to foster more inclusive trade, focusing on cross-border e-commerce and temperature-controlled products such as […]
From Quito with roses: SkyCargo carriers Ecuadorian flowers to the world
Celebrating five years of uplifting Ecuadorian exports from Quito, Emirates SkyCargo has helped transport over 50,000 tonnes of Ecuadorian products including substantial volumes of fresh flowers since 2013. Emirates SkyCargo commenced its freighter operations to […]
Dachser obtains IATA CEIV pharma certification at FRA
Expanding its Life Science & Healthcare capabilities, Dachser has obtained the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certification from IATA for its Frankfurt Airport (FRA) branch. Dachser notes the transport […]
Swiss WorldCargo takes to Japan’s roads with branded reefer truck
Swiss WorldCargo is promoting its B777-300ER livery in Japan with a new branded truck operated by road feeder service (RFS) provider Hirano Logistics. Developed in partnership between Swiss WorldCargo and Hirano Logistics, the branded truck […]
Panalpina doubles Kenyan cold storage at Jomo Kenyatta
Panalpina doubles its cold storage space at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) as it taps a growing perishables demand in and out of the country. The facilities have been expanded by 1,500 sqm with […]
Va-Q-tec ups Asia commitment with new Singapore facility
Temperature control packaging company, va-Q-tec, is expanding its global footprint in Asia Pacific with a new facility in Singapore. With subsidiaries already in South Korea and Japan, the new entity in Singapore is the next […]
Perishables, flowers power Avianca Cargo’s new BOG-BRU service
Avianca Cargo has launched a new service connecting Bogotá (BOG) with Brussels (BRU) using A330-200F aircraft. Avianca says it intends to offer its customers an extended network in Europe, operating direct cargo flights to Brussels, […]
LATAM Cargo opens Easter Island facility, overall group volumes up 6.9%
Latam Cargo has inaugurated its renovated cargo operations warehouse on Easter island, aimed at improving cargo delivery and reception times. After almost a year of remodelling, the company unveiled the structural changes introduced to increase […]
Jet Airways uplifts record-breaking 45 tonnes in B777-300ER belly
Jet Airways sets a new record with the highest uplift of belly cargo by an Indian carrier – and nearly a world record – in a single flight, carrying 45 tonnes of cargo on a […]
Maastrict banks on pharma traffic,boost from Brexit
Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) is now certified under the IATA CEIV Pharma Certification programme and anticipates growing pharma traffic. “Pharma is an important segment in airfreight,” says Maastricht Aachen Airport managing director Jos Roeven. Roeven […]
Delta Cargo adds CSafe RAP to its cool chain offering
Delta Cargo is introducing the new CSafe RAP container to its cool chain pharma programme, putting it in sync with its joint venture partners across the Atlantic. “Delta is focused on driving innovation not only […]
Pelican BioThermal partners Wilpak Group for thermal cover offering
Pelican BioThermal announces its new global distribution partnership with Wilpak Group International providing customers the additional option to utilise Wilpak’s InsulCap thermal protection covers for pharmaceutical transport. “We are pleased to announce our global distribution […]
Zhengzhou logistics firm to build North American logistics hub at EIA
China’s EHL International Logistics Co. and Edmonton International Airport (EIA) recently signed an agreement making the airport EHL’s new North American logistics consolidation centre for goods, including e-commerce, moving between China and North America. EHL, […]
Turkish Cargo broadens its QEP accredited network by 15 stations
Turkish Cargo continues to increase the number of QEP (Qualified Envirotainer Provider) accredited stations, adding 15 new locations and bringing its total accredited stations to 38. Demonstrating what it said is its commitment to providing […]
Virgin Atlantic Cargo doubles down on South Africa’s Joburg
Virgin Atlantic Cargo now offers additional belly capacity to South Africa’s “thriving” air cargo market following the launch of double daily B787-9 passenger flights to Johannesburg. The additional capacity is also giving a welcome boost […]