International air cargo markets remained resilient in August, propelled by ongoing expansion in e-commerce and demand for intermediate goods, says the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) in its latest statistical analysis. ➤
DHL has passed the one billion mark in terms of COVID-19 vaccines delivered since the vaccine campaign began in December 2020. ➤
Emirates has set up a humanitarian airbridge between Dubai and India to transport urgent medical and relief items as India faces serious struggles with its serious COVID-19 situation in the country. ➤
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. ➤
The UNICEF Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative has been formed with 16 global airlines to secure the worldwide transport of vaccines, and other life-saving supplies.
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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. ➤
As Singapore Airlines continues to reel from Covid-19 pandemic border lockdowns, its cargo division has continued to log high cargo load factors, hitting 88.7 per cent in December. ➤
The Volga-Dnepr Group and Scan Global Logistics collaborate to deliver 180 cbm of vaccines and medical supplies to Turkmenistan. The pharma cargo is part of the United Nations’ vaccination programme and contained vital Diphteria/Hepatitis and ➤
DHL Global Forwarding launches an air freight charter connecting Asia Pacific to Europe and the US to meet demand from customers in the technology, manufacturing and life science, and healthcare sectors. Managed by StarBroker, DHL ➤
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has sounded the alarm over global air cargo capacity constraints which may slow the delivery of Covid-19 vaccines. IATA is urging governments to begin careful planning with industry stakeholders ➤
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