Carriers
UNICEF partners 16 carriers on Covid-19 vaccine initiative
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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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. ➤
Asia Pacific
Singapore Airlines sees hope in vaccines, progressive opening
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. ➤
Cargo Handlers
Volga-Dnepr, Scan Global support Turkmenistan vaccinations
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 ➤
Forwarders
DHL Forwarding launches life sciences/healthcare charter
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 ➤
Airports
IATA sounds alarm over Covid-19 vaccine capacity crunch
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 ➤
Africa
UPS, Gavi and Zipline bring medical drones to Ghana
The UPS Foundation and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, have announced support for the expansion of a medical drone network into Ghana tapping Zipline drones. California-based automated logistics company, Zipline, will use its drones to make ➤