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 […]
Emirates SkyCargo sees robust perishables business out of Sri Lanka
Emirates SkyCargo enjoys a bountiful year in Sri Lanka, with total cargo volumes through Colombo up 23 per cent year-on-year, to 27,000 tonnes in 2017-18. With 28 flights from and into Colombo weekly, and the […]
FedEx Express launches dedicated Sydney-Singapore service
FedEx Express has launched a new dedicated flight four times per week between Sydney, Australia, and Singapore in response to customer demand for increased capacity, particularly for heavyweight shipments. The express and logistics giant says […]
Alibaba, Marine Harvest team up on new salmon supply chain
Win-Chain, Alibaba Group’s fresh-food supply-chain platform and Marine Harvest of Norway, the world’s largest producer of farmed Atlantic salmon, agreed to cooperate on the creation of new salmon supply chain for China. The two companies […]
Pelican BioThermal opens Basel & Berlin service centres
Pelican BioThermal, a specialist in temperature controlled packaging, officially opens its latest service centres in Basel and Berlin, serving the global pharmaceuticals sector. The new facilities, located in Switzerland and Germany, are the latest in […]
Emirates SkyCargo marks two years of freighter ops to Oslo
Emirates SkyCargo has completed two years of operating its weekly B777 freighter aircraft to Oslo and transporting nearly 35,000 tonnes of salmon over that time span. The Dubai-based carrier, which offers close to 100 tonnes […]
United Cargo becomes first US carrier to approve CSafe RAP
United Cargo says it will enhance its TempControl service and expand the options it offers shippers of pharmaceuticals and other life science products by approving the new CSafe RAP active container, making it the first […]
SIA launches new pharma product, ZRH-SIN-SYD quality corridor
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced THRUCOOL, a new speciality product for the transport high-value, time-sensitive and temperature-controlled pharmaceutical cargo. As part of the move to provide quality assurance for its pharma shipments, SIA has partnered […]
Qatar Cargo receives Envirotainer QEP cert at 10 new stations
Qatar Airways Cargo has received the Qualified Envirotainer Provider Training and Quality Programme (QEP) accreditation for 10 new stations: London Heathrow, Milan, Shanghai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Colombo, Delhi, Hyderabad and Chennai. The QEP accreditation recognises […]
Turkish Cargo does ‘berry’ good job uplifting Chesters to the world
Carried onboard its passenger aircraft in temperature controlled belly cargo space at 2°C, Turkish Cargo transports the luscious Chester variety of Turkish blackberries to Dubai, Jeddah, Riyadh and Hong Kong. Growing in May, June, July […]
Pelican BioThermal opens Indianapolis network service station
Temperature controlled packaging specialist, Pelican BioThermal announces the opening of a new network station and service centre in Indianapolis, US. The facility will service, refurbish, repair and condition Pelican BioThermal’s reusable Crēdo on Demand shippers, […]
Qatar Airways Cargo operates 100 tonne pharma charter to Brasilia
Qatar Airways Cargo successfully chartered 100 tonnes of pre-exposure HIV medications for a unique Brazilian health programme, from Mumbai (BOM) to Brasilia (BMB) for its customer Hermes Travel and Cargo. This is one of the […]
United Cargo ups cool chain offering with new Savsu smart shippers
United Cargo is enhancing both its TempControl and LifeGuard cool chain services through the use of the evo Cold Chain 2.0 system developed by Savsu Technologies. TempControl is United Cargo’s leading service for pharmaceuticals and […]
K+N “well-prepared” for peak season with upgraded Euro pharma fleet
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) is investing in its European Pharma fleet to strengthen the KN PharmaChain overland service in the Europe region, the global forwarding and logistics company saying it is “well prepared for the […]
Panalpina Bogotá awarded Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification
Panalpina Bogotá has been certified according to WHO Good Distribution Practice (GDP), a key international standard for the proper distribution of medicinal products for human use. The business unit in Bogotá, Columbia is Panalpina’s 31st […]
Montevideo’s MVD Free Airport begins 2nd phase of pharma facilities
Phase two of MVD Free Airport’s Cold Chain Warehousing Master Plan is underway, a result of increasing demand from global pharmaceutical shippers attracted to Uruguay and Montevideo’s MVD Free Airport in particular as a gateway […]
Latam Cargo to begin new GDP-compliant route BRU-MVD
LATAM Cargo will begin a new GDP compliant pharma cargo route between Brussels (BRU) and Montevideo (MVD), from September 2018. The new route is aimed at tapping demand from global pharmaceutical companies seeking to optimise […]
Emirates SkyCargo moves 25 tonnes of vaccines to Brazil’s Belo Horizonte
Emirates SkyCargo has transported over 25 tonnes of vaccines from Milan to Belo Horizonte – Tancredo Neves/Confins International Airport (CNF) in Brazil, the largest shipment of vaccines that Emirates has transported on a single flight. […]
Pelican BioThermal opens new network station in Frankfurt
Pelican BioThermal is opening a new network station in near Frankfurt airport with the new facility servicing reusable Crēdo Cube parcel shippers, including refurbishment and repair. The facility also serves as an additional network station […]
Worldwide Flight Services to operate Oslo Airport’s new Seafood Center
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and Sjømatterminalen AS signed an agreement to operate the cool chain Seafood Center at Oslo Airport (OSL). The Seafood Center will handle up to 250,000 tonnes of seafood annually in a […]
Venezuelan diphtheria outbreak has IAG Cargo moving vaccines from India
IAG Cargo, in partnership with Indian biopharmaceutical company, Biological E. Ltd., has shipped 5.3 tonnes of urgently needed vaccine over the course of one week to help combat a diphtheria outbreak in Venezuela. As Venezuala’s […]
Rhenus Logistics acquires Irish temp-control specialist Avant Air and Sea
The Rhenus Logistics Ireland signed an agreement to acquire Avant Air and Sea, a specialist in temperature-controlled and pharmaceutical shipments, as well as hazardous consignments. Avant Air and Sea, which has its headquarters in Dublin, […]
Ethiopian targets perishables trade with new Oslo-Guangzhou B777F
Ethiopian Airlines will start a B777-200 freighter operation between Norway’s Avinor Oslo Airport (OSL) and China’s Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) from September, targeting the growing perishables trade between the two countries. The route will […]
Air cargo focus in India’s Assam state to boost economy
In a bid to reinvigorate the slumping economy of India’s Assam state, government officials are pushing for the opening of trade routes including air cargo, which will see a new perishables terminal built at Guwahati’s […]
From Quito with flowers: K+N acquires Ecuador perishables biz
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has successfully completed the acquisition of the perishables business of Panatlantic Logistics S.A., Ecuador, one of the market leaders in the country in airfreight transport of perishable products. The global forwarder […]
DHL Global Forwarding launches life sciences warehouse in Jakarta
A new temperature-controlled, bonded warehouse has been launched in Jakarta by DHL Global Forwarding to optimise supply chains in Indonesia’s life sciences industries ahead of a projected 10 per cent growth per year. The DHL […]
Envirotainer opens RAP e2 station in Canada
Envirotainer, a global provider of temperature controlled airfreight solutions for the pharmaceutical supply chain, announced that they are increasing their RAP e2 network in the Americas by adding Toronto, Canada (YYZ). Toronto is the ninth […]
Va-Q-tec opens new LATAM HQ and Operating Facility in Uruguay
Va-Q-tec, a leading provider of thermal packaging solutions for temperature controlled transportation, further expands its international presence with a new Latin American head office and operations facility in Montevideo, Uruguay. The new site will function […]
Asian perishables demand drives Qantas’ new Darwin-HK freighter service
Qantas Freight will launch a new direct seasonal freight service from Darwin to Hong Kong next month, supporting perishables producers in Northern Australia in response to growing demand from Asia. The new service – which […]
United Cargo signs global lease agreement with Sonoco ThermoSafe
United Cargo today announced the signing of a global lease agreement with Sonoco ThermoSafe, a global provider of temperature assurance packaging. The agreement enables United Cargo’s TempControl customers to lease PharmaPort 360 temperature-controlled bulk shipping […]
Swiss WorldCargo joins elite group of fully CEIV-certified cargo carriers
Swiss WorldCargo has received IATA’s Center for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certification encompassing the entire airline and organisation. The certification was awarded following an extensive review from IATA recognised independent auditors. Swiss WorldCargo’s Zurich hub […]
GEFCO Group receives GDP certification for pharma road transport
GEFCO Group, a global provider of industrial supply chain services has been awarded a Good Distribution Practice (GDP) compliance certificate for the road transportation process of pharma products. The external auditor – Bureau Veritas – […]
It’s a RAP for Turkish Cargo and CSafe Global with flight approval
Turkish Cargo has approved CSafe RAP, which was recently launched for use in aircraft with CSafe Global, a leading supplier of active and passive temperature controlled solutions for pharmaceutical products. The CSafe RAP is the […]
Pelican BioThermal rolls out its new CoolPall Flex Bulk Shipper System
Pelican BioThermal, a global temperature controlled packaging company, has announced production of its newest addition to its range of bulk shippers, the CoolPall Flex, an extended size of the CoolPall line which is now available […]
American Airlines Cargo is stocking the world’s kitchen’s with asparagus
American Airlines Cargo has been busy moving asparagus around the world, having uplifted nearly five million kg of the fresh vegetable in the first six months of 2018. Growers in Mexico and Peru supply the […]
Envirotainer changes private equity hands from AAC Capital to Cinven
Envirotainer, a global provider of temperature controlled airfreight solutions for the pharmaceutical supply chain, today announced that private equity firm, Cinven, has signed an agreement to acquire all shares in Envirotainer from current majority shareholder […]
Kuehne + Nagel boosts South American pharma logistics with new hub in Chile
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has added to its pharma logistics offering with a new 17,600 sqm pharmaceutical logistics hub in Santiago, Chile. Scheduled to open in August the new logistics hub will grow the global […]
Mangoes from Mumbai: SkyCargo uplifts record volumes
Emirates SkyCargo has transported record volumes of mangoes from Mumbai in the months of May and June this year, up more than 50 per cent year-on-year. The air cargo carrier witnessed a growth of more […]
Cool Chain Assoc chairman calls for perishables standard
The air cargo community should drive its own standard for perishables, without waiting for other groups and agencies to establish them, said Stavros Evangelakakis, Cool Chain Association (CCA) chairman and global product manager Healthcare & […]
Swiss WorldCargo reaches 36 Envirotainer stations for pharma
Swiss WorldCargo now has 36 Envirotainer QEP accredited stations, comprised of QEP Basic, Advanced and Expert levels. With 31 stations receiving the QEP Advanced accreditation, Swiss WorldCargo has the highest number of stations with this […]
New DSV pharma facility driven by rapidly changing healthcare market
This July, DSV opens a new, modern, purpose-built pharmaceutical logistics facility in Ghent, Belgium. The facility has been designed and built to handle all the logistics and distribution challenges within the rapidly changing healthcare industry […]
MABkargo jumps on CEIV Pharma bandwagon
MABkargo, the cargo arm of Malaysia Airlines, is moving to obtain the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certificate, which will make it the first carrier and cargo terminal operator […]
Alaska Air Cargo delivers 29 tonnes of wild Copper River salmon
Alaska Airlines is moving more than more than 29,000 kg of fresh Copper River salmon from Alaska to Seattle as the start of the summer season lures salmon lovers back to their outdoor grills. Every […]
Turkish plugs into BRU’s pharma chain with new maindeck service
Turkish Cargo has begun a weekly A310-300 freighter service to Brussels from Istanbul operated by fellow Turkish carrier ULS Cargo. Turkish Cargo says it expects to carry time- and temperature-sensitive shipments with a focus on […]
Atlanta becomes 8th RAP e2 Station in the US for Envirotainer
Envirotainer today announced that they have increased their RAP e2 network in the US, adding Atlanta (ATL) as the 8th station in the US carrying the flagship solution. “The US market, including San Juan, is […]
Virgin Atlantic certified GDP for new Pharma Zone at LHR
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has been granted a Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (WDA) for its global headquarters operations and its new Pharma Zone at Heathrow Airport. The WDA confirms the airline’s compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) […]
Hyderabad awarded WHO-GSDP for pharma products
GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. (GHIAL) has announced that its cargo terminal has been certified with the World Health Organisation’s Good Storage and Distribution Practices (WHO-GSDP). Awarded by SGS India, a leader in certifications in […]
Va-Q-tec in rental partnership with Unitrans in Japan
Va-Q-tec and Unitrans Ltd. have announced their strategic partnership for high performance thermal packaging solutions in Japan. Unitrans, a Mitsubishi Logistics Group company, will be offering box fulfilment services based on va-Q-tec’s temp chain packaging […]
Pharma.Aero gains four diverse members
Pharma.Aero has recently added four new members to its ranks with the addition of Japan’s Kansai Airports (KIX and ITM), India’s Penta Freight, Unisys and Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. The organisation said that with […]