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AirBridgeCargo transports vaccine manufacturing equipment
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has transported vaccine manufacturing equipment to US as part of a Covid-19 production project.The carrier said that a total of 840 tonnes of equipment for automation lines for the manufacturing of coated cyclo olefin (COP) polymer vaccine containers will be transported this year from Frankfurt to Atlanta ...
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The challenge of securing temp-controlled facilities for the Covid-19 vaccine
One of the key challenges the air cargo industry faces when it comes to the Covid-19 vaccine supply chain is ensuring there is enough temperature-controlled capacity at airports.However, building these facilities costs money and takes time. Under normal circumstances handlers would also want to secure a return on their investment.But ...
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AFKLMP Cargo and Bolloré transport pharma from Italy to US
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) has partnered with Bolloré Logistics to complete a transatlantic pharma delivery.The carrier operated an Air France Boeing 777 flight carrying 170 RAP containers, which contained insulin, from Florence in Italy to Chicago in the US.AFKLMP Cargo said the flight was carried out "at ...
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Etihad Cargo adds CSafe Global's RAP containers to PharmaLife service
Etihad Cargo is rolling out temperature-controlled container firm CSafe Global's RAP containers across its network, as part of its PharmaLife service which offers both active and passive container solutions for various temperature requirements.The move follows Etihad becoming the first carrier in the middle East to receive the IATA CEIV Pharma ...
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Air cargo not yet prepared for Covid-19 vaccine
A survey of air cargo stakeholders has found that only 28% of the sector feels well prepared for a Covid-19 vaccine.The Sunrays survey carried out by TIACA and Pharma.Aero found that just 28% say they are well prepared to distribute a Covid-19 vaccine, while 19% say they are very unprepared.Cargo ...
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WFS prepares for Covid-19 vaccine with Project Coldstream
Cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has launched Project Coldstream to co-ordinate its response to the anticipated global transportation of some 16bn doses of Covid-19 vaccine.The project is headed by the firm's executive vice president of innovation Mike Duffy, who will be supported by "senior operations, commercial and communications specialists".The ...
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Frankfurt Cargo Services achieves IATA CEIV pharma certification
Cargo handler FCS Frankfurt Cargo Services has successfully concluded the IATA CEIV certification process for its pharma operations.The handler said it had upgraded its facilitates as part of the certification.Christoph Cyranek, manager of quality assurance and performance improvement at FCS, said: “In the course of the certification process, the FCS ...
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Brussels Airport and Air Cargo Belgium set up Covid vaccine task force
Brussels Airport and Air Cargo Belgium have created a taskforce to help it prepare for the launch of a Covid-19 vaccine.The Taskforce, BRUcure, is mapping out all scenarios for the various types of vaccines in close consultation with the pharmaceutical companies that Brussels Airport works with."Each type of vaccine demands ...
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Dnata adds cool dollies for pharma shipments at Singapore
Cargo handler dnata has added cool dollies to its operation at Singapore Changi Airport — the first company to offer the temperature-controlled transporters at the hub.The company said its dollies are specially designed to serve the pharmaceutical industry with a closed temperature-controlled system for seamless delivery of temperature-sensitive goods between ...
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Volga-Dnepr and Scan Global deliver vaccines to Turkmenistan
Volga-Dnepr Group and Scan Global Logistics have teamed up as part of a UN vaccination programme to deliver 80 cu m of vaccines and medical supplies to Turkmenistan.Vials containing vital Diphteria/Hepatitis and BCG vaccine doses, as well as other medical supplies, were transported under temperature-controlled conditions on two charter flights ...
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India's Blue Dart prepares for vaccine shipments
India-based express firm Blue Dart is working closely with the pharma sector to prepare for a Covid-19 vaccine.The company, which is part-owned by Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL), said that it is actively working with pharmaceutical organisations as the development of a Covid-19 vaccine continues.The B757 operator said that as ...
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European Air Transport launches Miami-Brussels freighter flights
EAT Leipzig A330-200FEuropean Air Transport (EAT) Leipzig has launched a new freighter service between Brussels and Miami International (MIA), which the US airport has hailed for its ability to handle pharma traffic.The five-times-per-week service was launched on October using Airbus A330-200F aircraft capable of carrying 65 tonnes per flight.MIA described ...
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ABC and K+N partner to carry out B747-8F pharma charter flight
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has teamed up with Kuehne+Nagel to carry out a pharma charter flight from Leipzig (Germany) to Guangzhou (China) via Novosibirsk (Russia).More than 500,000 vials of temperature-sensitive human albumin were packaged in Tyvek thermo covers and transported in 19 ULDs on the Boeing 747-8F flight.Nikolay Glushnev, general director, ...
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Fraport adds new cool dollies for pharma cargo
Source: Fraport AGAirport operator and owner Fraport has announced the addition of two new cool dollies to transport cargo between aircraft and handling facilities at Frankfurt AirportThe operator said the new refrigerated trailers would bring its total fleet for cross-apron transportation up to 20 temperature-controlled transporters."The two new refrigerated transporters ...
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Qatar Cargo signs up for SkyCell containers
Qatar Airways Cargo has signed a lease agreement for temperature-controlled pharma containers with SkyCell.The airline said the addition of the temperature-controlled hybrid containers will provide its customers with the choice of a "wide range of containers in which to transport their pharmaceuticals".Qatar Airways’ chief officer cargo, Guillaume Halleux, said: “The ...
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AirBridgeCargo continues vaccine preparation with SkyCell shipment
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has completed the transportation of 12 SkyCell containers from Hong Kong (China) to Amsterdam (Netherlands).The operation was organised in partnership with UPS Healthcare, with the SkyCell 1500C containers shipped from Europe to Asia in pre-conditioned mode, meaning the temperature is at the correct level for the arrival ...
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Etihad Cargo launches new pharma service
Etihad Cargo has launched PharmaLife, a specialised pharma and healthcare product which replaces the carrier’s TempCheck product.The company said the service will be available at 54 stations but will focus on key its gateways including Abu Dhabi, Barcelona, Chicago, Paris, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hyderabad, London, Milan, Melbourne, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, and ...
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CSafe Global continues visibility pilots
Temperature controlled packaging firm CSafe Global has continued with trials of its shipment visibility tools.The company said that the goal for this most recent pilot shipment was to determine if container readings, payload readings and pre-established alerts transmitted in real-time during the shipment and matched the validated data the container ...
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Schiphol cargo community creates vaccine task force
The Schiphol cargo community has created a task force to prepare for a Covid-19 vaccine.A taskforce led by Air Cargo Netherlands (ACN), Schiphol Cargo and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo, as well as shippers, pharma firms, forwarders, airlines, ground handlers and trucking companies, have met to start work on up ...
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AFKLMP Cargo expands pharma capabilities at Schiphol
In preparation for the widespread distribution of Covid-19 vaccines when they become available, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) is building a new temperature-controlled room at its Schiphol Pharma Hub.The room will be able to store pharma between temperatures of 2°C and 8°C.Other features of the room include: additional ...