Cool Chain
Cargo-partner invests in upgrades to three warehouses
Cargo-partner continues to expand its storage capacities around the world with three European warehouses getting upgrades as part of its strategic focus on warehousing. ➤
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Cool Chain
K+N acquires Norwegian perishable forwarder Salmosped
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) enters into an agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the shares in Salmosped. ➤
Express
FedEx Express carries out 2nd India charter flight
FedEx Express carried out a second dedicated charter flight carrying critical medical aid to India on Monday, part of its ongoing relief efforts to support India’s fight against the recent COVID-19 surge. ➤
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. ➤
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. ➤
Features
Covid-19 fuels growth of temp-controlled pharma packaging
Spurred on by the global Covid-19 pandemic, global temperature-controlled packaging for the pharmaceutical market is set to grow 9.48 per cent over the period 2020-2027. ➤
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. ➤