All Pharma Logistics articles – Page 33
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Amazon moves into US last mile pharma with PillPack purchase
Amazon is moving into last mile pharmaceutical deliveries by acquiring PillPack, a US pharmacy service for people who take multiple daily prescriptions.PillPack delivers medications in pre-sorted dose packaging, coordinates refills and renewals."PillPack's visionary team has a combination of deep pharmacy experience and a focus on technology," said Jeff Wilke, Amazon ...
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NewsSkycell transports life-saving pharma to Baghdad
SkyCell containers were used to transport 2.5 tons of pharmaceuticals from London to the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, in cooperation with the Iraqi Ministry of Health.The investigational new drug will be used to treat patients suffering from copper poisoning, a widespread problem in Iraq due to the burning of electronic waste ...
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Saudia Cargo targets pharma traffic with new facility
Saudia Cargo has opened cold storage facilities for pharmaceuticals and medicines at Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport to coincide with the launch of the carrier’s FlyPharma product.The new facility boasts a 1,010 sq m handling space and conforms to World Health Organization, European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use ...
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Air France-KLM is launch customer for CSafe Global's RAP e-container
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AF-KLMP) has joined hands with CSafe Global to launch the ULD pharma specialists' new RAP e-container.A spokesperson for the Franco-Netherlands carrier said: "As the most robust operational container, this new electrical container will allow us to offer state-of-the-art service to our customers in the pharmaceutical ...
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Turkish Cargo broadens its QEP accreditation
Turkish Cargo has received Qualified Envirotrainer Providers (QEP) accreditation for 14 new stations within its network.The stations added are Basel, Paris, London, Milan, Berlin, Zurich, Dubai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, New York, Miami, Toronto and Johannesburg.The accreditation from specialist pharma-chain ULD provider Envirotrainer brings the total number of Turkish Cargo’s ...
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Pharma freighter from Amsterdam by China Southern Cargo
A China Southern Cargo B777 freighter has transported 17 tons of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals valued at yuan 140m from Amsterdam to Guangzhou.Said a spokesperson for the carrier: “Since last year China Southern Cargo has transported a total of about 2,600 tonnes of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals through cooperation with shipment enterprises and world-renowned ...
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MAB Kargo aims to be first Malaysian airline to achieve CEIV Pharma
MAB Kargo has announced plans to obtain IATA's CEIV Pharma certification as it hopes to become the first airline and cargo terminal operator in Malaysia to embark on the process.The carrier said it hoped to complete the certification process in around six months. It will undergo training, as well as ...
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Peli Biothermal opens service centre in Sao Paulo
Peli BioThermal, the temperature-controlled packaging specialist, has opened a service centre in Sao Paulo, Brazil.The facility will service reusable Credo Cube parcel packages, part of the Peli BioThermal product range, including refurbishment and repair of the boxes.“Brazil is the world’s fifth-largest pharmaceutical market, the largest economy in South America and ...
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AirBridgeCargo and PACTL sign MoU aimed at pharma customers in China
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) and Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Co Ltd (PACTL) have signed up for closer cooperation on time & temperature sensitive shipments, primarily pharmaceutical and healthcare products.The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will serve as a commitment by both parties to develop, expand, and promote ...
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Swissport Basel certified for pharma logistics by IATA
IATA has awarded Swissport Cargo Services at Basel’s EuroAirport with the CEIV Pharma certificate for pharmaceutical logistics.The CEIV regulations guarantee the highest quality and safety standards for the transport of sensitive pharmaceutical products. Swissport’s Basel warehouse is the company's sixth CEIV certified cargo facility."We are very pleased to receive the ...
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Envirotainer adds Atlanta to RAP e2 network in the US
Specialist pharma-chain ULD provider Envirotainer is increasing its flagship RAP e2 network in the US by adding Atlanta as its eighth station.The RAP e2 is an active temperature-controlled air cargo container that can maintain product temperatures between 0 and +25°C.Envirotainer said that the move is part of its strategy to ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo achieves GDP compliance in the UK
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has been granted Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (WDA) at its headquarters close to Gatwick Airport, confirming the airline’s compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) guidelines.The airline said it decided to embark on gaining WDA in response to customer demand. Virgin Atlantic Cargo’s WDA accreditation at its headquarters follows ...
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Second UK enterprise award for Peli BioThermal team
Temperature controlled packaging specialist Peli BioTherma has won the Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2018.The company is celebrating its second consecutive Queen’s Award win, adding to last year’s award for innovation for its Chronos Advance.The new award recognises Peli BioThermal’s export expertise, which has seen overseas sales grow by ...
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dnata UK achieves GDP certification
Ground handler dnata UK has been awarded certification for Good Distribution Practice (GDP) by the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (UK MHRA).The UK MHRA granted dnata full Wholesaler Dealer Authorisation (WDA) after it completed the organisation’s Good Distribution Programme, while simultaneously investing in pharma handling technology at several ...
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NewsTLX Cargo has a cool phase-changer cover for hot tarmacs
A team of British scientists at TLX Cargo have found a solution to the problem of hot lane temperature excursions on airport tarmacs.They have invented what is claimed to be the world’s first cargo cover/thermal blanket that incorporates Phase Change Material (PCM) in its structure.TLX Cargo sales director Thomas Hunt ...
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Etihad signs up for DoKaSch pharma ULDs
Etihad Cargo has signed up to uses temperature controlled ULD provider DoKaSch Temperature Solutions' Opticooler product.The agreement will allow Etihad Cargo to expand its TempCheck cool chain service offering for temperature controlled pharmaceuticals, as its customers will be able to lease the Opticooler from the airline.DoKaSch claims the Opticooler can ...
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Unitrans signs va-Q-tec deal
Mitsubishi Logistics Group’s Unitrans arm has signed a partnership deal with thermal materials specialist va-Q-tec for its thermal packaging solutions in Japan.Unitrans will provide temperature controlled solutions for the temperature ranges -25°C to -15°C, +2°C to +8°C and +15°C to +25°C in several sizes. The va-Q-tec insulation, together with vacuum ...
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Peil BioThermal adds new European ULD rental service drop points
Temperature controlled packaging firm Peli BioThermal has added 13 new European drop points.The drop points, located within Rhenus Logistics global network, further the expansion of Peli BioThermal’s Crēdo on Demand rental programme by providing additional points of return for reusable shipping assets.Dominic Hyde, Peli BioThermal’s vice president of Crēdo on ...
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Cathay Pacific adds new pharma ULD option
Cathay Pacific will begin offering customers access to Sonoco ThermoSafe's PharmaPort 360 temperature-controlled airfreight container.The airline announced today that it had signed a deal with Sonoco ThermoSafe which enables pharmaceutical shippers to lease PharmaPort 360 containers directly from Cathay Pacific Cargo.The partenrs said that PharmaPort 360 utilises proprietary hybrid technology ...
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Record pharma flight for ABC
Russian carrier AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has carried a record 19 va-Q-tainers XLx on a single flight for Biotech & Pharma Logistics.The passive containers, weighing around 15 tonnes in total, were delivered to Frankfurt ready to ‘load and go’ onboard one of ABC’s Boeing 747-8F services to their final destination at ...