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SIA Cargo is Asia-Pacific's first carrier to achieve CEIV Pharma certification
Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo) has become the first airline in the Asia-Pacific to be awarded IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certification.SIA Cargo president Chin Yau Seng said: “We are acutely aware of the important role that these shipments play in serving the broader community, and ...
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Rio earns CEIV pharma certification
RIOgaleão, Rio de Janeiro’s international airport, has been awarded IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certificate.Certification for the key Brazilian gateway follows a number of audits and assessments, technical training and “significant improvements” to the airport's pharma handling infrastructure and processes, said a spokesperson. Investments at RIOgaleão ...
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American Airlines' daily widebody link to San Juan pharma hub
American Airlines Cargo will have access to daily non-stop bellyhold capacity to the growing pharmaceuticals hub of San Juan from early April.The Puerto Rican gateway has seen a number of airlines, including United, DHL, Cargolux, Northern Air Cargo and CAL add freighter or bellyhold capacity to the Caribbean island’s pharma ...
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Additional pharma packaging solution
Peli BioThermal, the temperature-controlled packing specialist for the pharma and life sciences sector, has launched its CoolPall Vertos Advance.The single-use, passive bulk freight shipping solution builds on the existing CoolPall Vertos packaging product range.CoolPall Vertos Advance has additional advancements, including phase change material (PCM) and vacuum insulated panels (VIPs), which ...
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IAG Cargo and Exelsius to hold second cold chain training workshop in India
IAG Cargo and Exelsius, the international Cold Chain Management Consultancy, have announced that their GDP Academy training workshop will return to India, this time with a two-day workshop in Mumbai, following the success of a previous workshop in Hyderabad.Taking place on the 8-9 February 2017, the Good Distribution Practice Academy ...
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Pharma focus nurses air cargo recovery
Growth in air cargo pharmaceutical traffic is driven largely by shippers switching from the use of general cargo to more specialised freight products.Speaking at Air Cargo News’ Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical conference, Seabury Group commercial director Dirk de Rooij said that the pharmaceutical industry was growing by around 4%-5% per ...
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Cyber Freight receives IATA CEIV Pharma-certificate
Cyber Freight Amsterdam has received its IATA Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators’ Pharma (CEIV Pharma) certificate.The Hoofddorp-based subsidiary of family-owned Cyber Freight International is a member of Pharma Gateway Amsterdam (PGA) at Schiphol Airport.PGA, launched by the Netherlands airport, is a community-based cool chain logistics programme for the niche ...
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Changi on five year cargo high led by pharma and perishables
The first nine months of 2016 have seen Singapore's Changi Airport register its best cargo performance in the last five years on the back of growth in perishables and pharmaceutical demand.Changi Airport Group assistant vice president, cargo and logistics development division Phau Hui Hoon said that between January and September ...
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UPS to buy pharma logistics specialist Marken
UPS will strengthen its presence in healthcare logistics with the purchase of Marken, a global supply chain specialist serving the pharmaceutical and life science industries.The US-based parcels and logistics giant has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Marken, subject to regulatory approval, which will operate as a wholly ...
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Air Cargo Forum: Brussels already considering more pharma transporters
Brussels Airport unveiled the latest version of its Airside Pharma Transporter at the TIACA Air Cargo Forum in Paris and said it has proved so popular it is already considering ordering an extra one.Initially, four of the units have been put into action, but demand from cargo handlers means that ...
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K+N expands San Juan pharma hub
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has expanded its KN PharmaChain logistics network with temperature-controlled warehousing space at the growing pharma hub of San Juan in Puerto Rico.“With the new facility, we expand our KN PharmaChain footprint to now over 150 global fully GXP compliant stations,” said Bob Mihok, president and chief ...
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Air Cargo Forum: New pharma group hopes to double shipper supporters over coming months
Brussels Airport and Miami International Airport have set up a new pharma organisation to improve handling and quality worldwide and expect to double the number of shipper participants over the coming months.Pharma.Aero will focus on shippers and all industry stakeholders who embrace the IATA CEIV programme. Members will foster route ...
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New pharma transport community launched
A new pharma logistics community has been launched that aims to help supply chain participants collaborate to improve transport services for medical goods.The new Team-up community was launched at IATA's AirPharma conference in Brussels by founder Alan Kennedy, who also represents several pharma logistics service providers in a PR role."With ...
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Debbie Ng joins Envirotainer in Asia Pacific operations role
Debbie Ng has joined Envirotainer, the cool chain container provider, as head of Asia Pacific operations at its new operation centre in Singapore.Prior to joining Envirotainer, Ng was the business process manager for Semitech Analytical Service and spent four years as the area customer service manager, Southeast Asia and Australia, ...
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American Airlines Cargo targets pharma certification
American Airlines Cargo is hoping to become the latest airline – and the first US carrier − to achieve IATA’s pharmaceutical transportation certification in response to growing demand in the sector and stricter regulations.Initial stations that will aim to complete the Center for Excellence and Independent Validators (CEIV) certification include ...
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Call for closer cooperation along the air cargo cool chain
A rapidly growing market for global pharmaceuticals, already worth an estimated $1.1trn per annum, will require closer cooperation along the partners in the air cargo cool chain.That was one take-away from the Cool Chain Association (CCA) pharma and biosciences conference in Dubai, along with a heads-up that pharma shippers are ...
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Emirates hopes to end perception Middle East hubs aren't pharma cargo friendly
Emirates SkyCargo’s opening of a $190m dedicated pharmaceuticals handling centre at its Dubai home hub will help end a legacy perception in some sections of the industry that Middle East hubs are not pharma-friendly.Nabil Sultan, Emirates divisional senior vice president, cargo, speaking at the opening of the Emirates SkyPharma facility, ...
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Emirates opens GDP compliant pharma terminal in Dubai
Emirates SkyCargo is aiming for a bigger slice of the growing pharmaceuticals market with the official opening of its specialist terminal for handling temperature-controlled medical products in Dubai.Nabil Sultan, Emirates divisional senior vice president, cargo, said that the Middle East Gulf carrier hoped to increase its pharma volumes, from a ...
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DHL and United expand services into pharma hub San Juan
United Airlines and DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) have announced growth and expansion initiatives to serve San Juan, the burgeoning life sciences and pharmaceuticals hub in Puerto Rico.The two companies are working together to increase the number of widebody flights serving San Juan and to offer expanded cold chain storage solutions ...
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Kalibox passive pallet enters CSafe product range in the US
CSafe Global has moved quickly to introduce the Kalibox passive pallet to the US market after taking over the equipment’s French manufacturer at the end of August.The Kalibox front-loading pallet features a patented quick assembly system, easy opening and loading, as well as up to five days of thermal protection ...