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. ➤
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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. ➤
Airports
Brussels inaugurates new Brucargo logistics facility
Brussels Airport (BRU) officially opens its new 50,000 sqm logistics facility after two years of construction. ➤
Carriers
IAG Cargo taps network for global Covid-19 vaccine lift
IAG Cargo continues its transport of Covid-19 vaccines around the world, with 2.5 million doses delivered into Latin America and the Caribbean since January. ➤
Cool Chain
SEKO Logistics’ opens new Dublin facility for Peli BioThermal
SEKO Logistics and Peli BioThermal are targeting a bigger share of Ireland’s growing pharmaceutical market with SEKO’s opening of a new 30,000 sq ft facility in Dublin. ➤