Carriers
Emirates SkyCargo crosses 600 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
Emirates SkyCargo crosses a major milestone in the global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines with 600 million doses flown on its flights. ➤
GDP
Cargo Handlers
WFS continues pharma certification across global network
Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) stations in Madrid and Barcelona obtain Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification. ➤
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. ➤
Asia Pacific
DHL Global Forwarding renews CEIV Pharma cert in SIN
DHL Global Forwarding re-certifies its air freight station in Singapore under the IATA CEIV Pharma Standard. The air, ocean and road freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group has been re-certifying its global stations since ➤
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. ➤
Cargo Handlers
Frankfurt Cargo Services handles first Covid vaccine shipments
Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) handles its first shipments of Covid-19 vaccines from German biotechnology company BioNTech as the airport gears up to facilitate vaccine shipments. ➤
Airports
LuxairCARGO posts a 6.7% drop in cargo in 2019
Overall cargo volumes at Luxembourg Airport (LUX) during 2019 decreased by 6.7 per cent year-on-year to a total of 893,090 tonnes handled exclusively by LuxairCARGO. By the end of last year, LuxairCARGO completed the GDP ➤
Cool Chain
Yusen expands Antwerp ops with new pharma warehouse
Pharmaceutical companies in Benelux will have access to expanded logistics facilities as pharma logistics specialist Yusen Logistics adds a 13,000 pallet highly automated warehouse to its Antwerp operation. The new facility is an extension of ➤
Africa
United partners WFS for new nonstop New York-Cape Town
United Airlines is partnering with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) as its cargo handling provider for the first-ever nonstop service by a US carrier between New York/Newark and Cape Town. WFS in Cape Town has been ➤
Africa
WFS gains GDP certs for Joburg, Cape Town facilities
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has become the first air cargo handling company in South Africa to be awarded Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certifications for its temperature-controlled pharma facilities, in Johannesburg and Cape Town. This latest ➤