Carriers
DB Schenker moves vaccine equipment from Germany to US
DB Schenker transports equipment for a vaccine filling line on behalf of US-based healthcare company Nexus Pharmaceuticals. ➤
pharma
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. ➤
Carriers
Antonov Airlines uplifts vital pharma equipment
Antonov Airlines transport essential pharmaceutical machinery from Germany to the US, where it will be used for the production of COVID-19 vaccines. ➤
Industry Bodies
Pharma.Aero, Humanitarian Logistics Assoc partner on pharma
Pharma.Aero and the Humanitarian Logistics Association (HLA) are partnering to drive quality improvements within the global pharma air cargo supply chain. ➤
Airports
GMR Hyderabad, StaTwig bring blockchain to vaccine shipments
GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo (GHAC) and Singapore-based technology startup StaTwig are teaming up to bring blockchain-based real-time tracking to vaccine shipments. ➤
Carriers
SkyTeam Cargo alliance launches Covid-19 vaccine programme
Global airline cargo alliance, SkyTeam Cargo, launches V EXCELLENCE, a dedicated programme for shipping COVID-19 vaccines. The alliance’s 12 members tapped their years of combined experience in pharmaceutical shipping in developing the new service. The ➤
Carriers
AF-KLM Cargo unveils new Covid-19 vaccine service
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo sets up a customer COVID Service Centre dedicated to managing all Covid-19 vaccine shipments. ➤
Cool Chain
Sonoco ThermoSafe, Unilode sign pharma ULD agreement
Sonoco ThermoSafe and Unilode Aviation Solutions partner on the maintenance, repair, and handling of Sonoco ThermoSafe’s passive bulk temperature-controlled containers. ➤