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Brussels Airport launches airside pharma transporter to avoid temperature fluctuations
Brussels Airport has developed an airside pharma transporter in order to get around the problem of temperature fluctuations during the transfer of air cargo to and from the aircraft.The Belgian airport said its airside pharma transporter, which will swoop into action this month, is a trailer on which an insulated ...
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AstraZeneca on course for pharma modal shift to ocean from air
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca (AZ) is still on course for a modal shift from air to sea that will see 70% of its products transported by ocean within two years.But Julian Wann, global category manager, freight and logistics at AZ, said airfreight will still have an important role to play in ...
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GDP doubts over airline certification
Airlines cannot be certificated for Good Distribution Practice (GDP) along the entire supply chain for pharmaceutical transport but can still be compliant to GDP standards.Annette Kreuziger of Lufthansa Cargo told a pharma conference in London that “it is not just possible” for airlines to assess all the varied third party ...
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Expeditors opts for single GDP standards for all stations
Freight forwarder Expeditors has implemented a single pharmaceutical Good Distribution Practice (GDP) compliance standard across all of its stations in order to avoid the issue of operating with different procedures in each country.Speaking at the Air Cargo News Life Science and Pharmaceutical conference, Expeditors global director healthcare vertical Andrew Lester ...
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Swissport Cargo Liège gains CEIV certification
Air cargo handler Swissport International’s business at Liège Airport has successfully completed the validation process for IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) for pharmaceutical logistics.Swissport Cargo Liège is, after Swissport Cargo Brussels, the second Swissport Cargo station to successfully complete the certification process, which aims to help airlines, ...
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IAG and Exelsius set 2016 pharma GDP training schedule
IAG Cargo and Exelsius have announced their pharmaceuticals Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Academy workshop programme for 2016.The new workshops will follow the successful format of those held in London and Hyderabad, combining classroom training in the correct handling of temperature sensitive pharma products with a ‘live’ visit to an airport ...
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Future pharma boost for Tel Aviv-London
IAG Cargo pharma traffic between the UK and Israel will benefit from an aircraft upgrade on the carrier’s London Heathrow-Tel Aviv route from March 2016.The carrier is replacing its remaining Airbus A321 with wide-body Boeing 777-200s, which will operate twice daily.The cargo arm of British Airways and Iberia of Spain ...
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Shake on it: Lufthansa and CSafe sign ULD lease deal
Temperature-controlled container supplier CSafe Global will provide Lufthansa Cargo with a dedicated fleet of specialist ULDs for the German carrier’s Cool/td-Active product.The fleet of CSafe RKN containers are being made available to the carrier for lease via Cool/td-Active which allows an unbroken cool chain for temperature-sensitive goods from their place ...
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CAL Cargo adds Halifax for peak season
CAL Cargo Airlines is hoping to net Canadian lobster cargo by launching a peak season service out of Halifax (YHZ), to Europe and the Far East from December 2015.The Israel-headquartered niche freighter operator, hubbed out of Liege airport in Belgium, said that a “full roster” is available with flights to ...
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R-BAG bags distribution role for Tyvek covers
DuPont Protection Technologies has appointed Budapest-based R-BAG Group as the official distributor for Tyvek Air Cargo Covers in Central East Europe.R-BAG, a general sales and service agent (GSSA), is responsible for the supply of the Tyvek brand protective covers across this region together with the provision of customer support and ...
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Big names line up for ACN pharma conference
Air Cargo News’ Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals Air Cargo Conference has again attracted a top level line-up of industry speakers to debate issues affecting the international supply chain.Conference programme: click here...Hear from:Five of the world’s leading pharmaceutical manufacturersThree of the world’s leading temperature-controlled solution providersThree of the world’s largest airlinesTwo ...
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Miami targets pharma as it gains IATA recognition
Miami International (MIA) is the first US airport to become an IATA pharma hub as it looks to continue to grow pharma volumes which have more than doubled over the last five years.The Florida airport announced it had achieved the certification at the Air & Sea Cargo Americas event in ...
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High value cargo helps push Viracopos revenues despite demand decline
The struggling Brazilian economy has caused a double-digit decline in cargo volumes at Viracopos airport but despite this it has still managed to increase revenues thanks to growth in high value cargo.Speaking at the Air and Sea Cargo Americas event in Miami, Viracopos Aeroportos-Brasil presidential advisor cargo business Adam Cunha ...
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Pharma, it's good to talk
Poor communication about the evolving processes and regulation for air cargo’s pharmaceutical supply chain is leaving the airfreight community frustrated.“Everything is connected but when shippers, ground handlers, freight forwarders and carriers work together they often do not speak the same language,” said Stavros Evangelakakis, global product manager of European freighter ...
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United adds Berlin and Hamburg to TempControl network
United Cargo has added German airport Berlin Tegel (TXL) and Hamburg (HAM) to its worldwide TempControl network for temperature-sensitive shipments.These additions bring the number of certified TempControl locations worldwide to 55.United services TXL via daily Boeing 767 widebody service to and from its hub at Newark Liberty (EWR). HAM is ...
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Indian pharma shippers and forwarders attend GDP academy
IAG Cargo and Exelsius Consultancy have continued their collaboration to improve standards for handling time- and temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical shipments.The partners’ Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Academy held a two-day course in Hyderabad, India, which was attended by 23 people from the shipper, forwarder, airline and ground handling community across India.The course ...
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CAL's double first for CEIV Pharma
CAL has become the first group to implement IATA's Center of Excellence for Independent Validators Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV) certification for both its freighter airline and cargo ground handling operations.The Liege-hubbed group’s road feeder services and other ground handlers are also validated by the CEIV, which means it provides “end-to-end pharma ...
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Older ULDs can pose performance risk, warns CSafe White Paper
Temperature-controlled container manufacturer and supplier CSafe Global has released a white paper highlighting the problems and risk associated with using poorly maintained container stock.The paper, entitled “Maintenance of active ULDs and its positive impact on operational performance and longevity" is authored by Jonathan Neeld, CSafe director of certification & regulatory ...
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American chills out with Envirotainer's e1 and e2 units
American Airlines Cargo has added the Envirotainer e1 and e2 containers to its fleet of temperature-controlled equipment for shipping healthcare products.From November, American will begin accepting both containers and is the first US passenger carrier to receive FAA carriage approval for the larger RAP e2 unit and offer the full ...
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BCUBE gains Malpensa CEIV for pharma
Italy-based airport handler BCUBE Air Cargo has received IATA’s CEIV certification (Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators) for pharmaceutical handling at its Malpensa Logistica Europa facility.The Malpensa airport certification follows CEIV accreditation for the company’s Fiumicino airport hub in July this year.BCUBE Air Cargo, part of the Italian logistics group ...