All Pharma Logistics articles – Page 6
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NewsK+N opens new healthcare site at Dallas Fort Worth
Source: Kuehne+NagelKuehne+Nagel (K+N) has opened a new healthcare facility at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to meet "complex storage needs".The new fulfillment centre measures 400,000 sq ft and is located around three miles from the airport.K+N said the site is "fully pharma-grade compliant" and has four cold chambers to meet ...
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Cathay Cargo teams up with Tower Cold Chain to improve pharma services
Cathay Cargo has signed a global long-term rental agreement with Tower Cold Chain that will provide access to a wider range of temperature-controlled containers.Designed for the transportation of pharmaceutical, biotech and life-science products, Tower’s containers offer Cathay customers more choices in terms of size and payload volume, in both Euro ...
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NewsIncheon Airport to benefit from e-commerce boom and invest in cargo
Photo: Incheon International AirportIncheon International Airport expects to benefit from a large-scale global distribution centre (GDC) for e-commerce that is due to be built in the Incheon Airport Free Economic Zone in August.When the GDC is completed, it is expected to generate approximately 8,000 tons of cargo and about 240 ...
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NewsDelta Cargo's unveils largest cooler facility at JFK
Photo: Delta CargoDelta Cargo has unveiled the largest cooling facility at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to better support cargo that requires specialised temperature-sensitive handling.This facility will serve as the main cold chain facility for pharmaceutical and healthcare products at the airport, while also enabling perishable cargo shipping ...
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NewsRhenus Air & Ocean obtains GDP in Denmark
Source: RhenusRhenus Air & Ocean Denmark has obtained GDP certification as the company continues to target the life sciences and healthcare sector.The certification confirms that the logistics specialist meets the European Union’s guidelines on good distribution practice for medicinal products for human use."This is only possible if all the processes ...
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NewsUPS Healthcare opens first dedicated facility in Germany
UPS Healthcare Giessen facility. Photo: UPSUPS Healthcare has opened its first dedicated healthcare logistics facility in Germany as it seeks to further capitalise on pharmaceutical trade.The 27,200m2 GMP and GDP compliant facility in Giessen will house over 30,000 pallet positions capable of supporting storage of a range healthcare products at ...
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Envirotainer pharma shipments up
Envirotainer has reported a 24% increase in the volume of medicines shipped around the world in its temperature-controlled units.In 2021, the Envirotainer fleet moved 600m doses. The following year this grew to 744m doses (272 000 pallets).The reported increase in business follows the cold chain solutions specialist's expansion of its ...
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NewsLufthansa selects Swissport for cargo handling in Nairobi
Source: SwissportLufthansa has selected Swissport to provide cargo handling and warehousing services at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta Airport.The handler has been providing Lufthansa with ramp handling and check-in and gate services at the airport for the past 11 years but has now added cargo to the portfolio.“We are pleased to extend ...
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Air Cargo News Awards are open for entry!
It’s time to get your entries together - the prestigious Air Cargo News Awards are officially open for entry!The awards are in their 39th year and celebrate companies that have invested in providing great customer service, operational excellence and innovative technologies.This year there are nine categories to enter:★ Air Cargo ...
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NewsPeli BioThermal expands Crēdo Cube Dry Ice Range
Credo Cube. Source: Peli BioThermalPeli BioThermal has expanded its reusable Crēdo Cube Dry Ice Range.The company said its range of five new Crēdo Cube Dry Ice shippers deliver deep frozen payload protection for durations of 144 hours.The range of shippers offers payload volumes between 1.8 litres to 55 litres and ...
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NewsANA signs deal with DoKaSch
Photo: DoKaSch Temperature SolutionsJapan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) has signed a master rental agreement with DoKaSch Temperature Solutions that will see the German provider of active temperature-controlled packaging solutions supply Opticooler containers to ANA.The containers will support the airline’s PRIO PHARMA and PRIO TEMP products – services dedicated to pharmaceuticals ...
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Air Canada Cargo Joins Pharma.Aero collaboration platform
Air Canada Cargo has become a member of the Pharma.Aero cross-industry collaboration platform to further develop its pharmaceutical shipments handling knowledge.Founded in 2016, the Pharma.Aero platform includes over 50 Life Science and MedTech manufacturers, cargo pharma-certified communities and other logistics stakeholders.“As we continue to expand our freighter fleet and with ...
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Vienna Airport sees pharma volumes take off
Vienna Airport Pharma Handing Centre saw its volumes increase rapidly last year as ocean shipping issues and an increasingly global pharma industry helped propel demand.The pharma facility registered a 64% year-on-year increase in pharma volumes to 3,600 tons last year, with products handled including biotech and other temperature-sensitive goods.The airport ...
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Pharma.Aero adds five new associate partners
Cross-pharmaceutical industry collaboration platform Pharma.Aero has further expanded its global network of life science and medtech stakeholders by adding HAZGO, Topa Thermal, SmartCAE, Nippon Express and Air Cargo Logistics as associate partners.Frank Van Gelder, secretary general of Pharma.Aero, observed of the group’s partners: “All of them are concentrating on specific ...
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NewsEl Al opts for the Opticooler for pharma shipping
Photo: DoKaSch Temperature SolutionsIsraeli flag-carrier EL AL has agreed a Master Rental Agreement with Germany-based DoKaSch Temperature Solutions for use of the latter’s battery-powered, fully air-conditioned Opticooler containers.The airline will use the active cool-chain cargo container for maintaining the temperature integrity of pharmaceutical shipments to and from Israel.EL AL will ...
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NewsRhenus Air & Ocean gains GDP certification at Schiphol Airport
GDP certificate. Photo: Rhenus Air & OceanRhenus Air & Ocean’s pharma-focused business site at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) has gained the Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certificate.The Dutch headquarters of Rhenus, which has been IATA CEIV Pharma accredited for years, follows the footsteps of the business site at Frankfurt Airport, ...
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NewsKuehne+Nagel to operate new airside pharma facility at OR Tambo Airport
Left to right: Bert Bloem, national air logistics manager , Southern Africa; Matsi Modise, chairwoman of BBBEE and Gereon Niemeier, managing director, Southern Africa. Photo: K&NKuehne+Nagel (K+N) has struck a long-term agreement for a new airside facility at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport that aims to boost Africa’s healthcare and ...
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NewsCool Chain Association membership grows
Miguel Rodríguez, senior manager climate control products, Qatar Airways. Photo: Cool Chain AssociationThe Cool Chain Association (CCA) has added four members and appointed a new treasurer.CCA has welcomed Brussels Airport, Boeing, Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS), and Validaide as members.It has also appointed Miguel Rodríguez, senior manager climate control products, ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo achieves IATA CEIV pharma recertification
Photo: Etihad CargoEtihad Cargo has been recertified as meeting IATA's CEIV Pharma standards.The cargo division of Etihad Aviation Group achieved IATA CEIV Pharma recertification following an audit by independent validators that assessed the carrier's capacity to control and enhance its processes through a checklist that focused on Etihad Cargo’s Quality ...
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NewsEnvirotainer expands pharma offering in Singapore
Envirotainer station in Singapore. Photo: EnvirotainerEnvirotainer has opened a new CryoSure station in Singapore that expands the global availability of the ultra-cold solution for the transportation of medicines at -70°C.The new station for the cold chain solutions specialist for pharma airfreight shipments sits near Singapore Changi Airport, a major hub ...