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RIOgaleão Cargo achieves IATA CEIV re-certification
Rio de Janeiro's RIOgaleão Cargo has achieved IATA CEIV Pharma re-certification.With its first certification in 2016, RIOgaleão became the only airport in the Americas to possess the CEIV Pharma from IATA.The re-certification confirms that the airport's cargo operations have maintained the good practices adopted in the pharmaceutical terminal, infrastructure and ...
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NewsABC transports a 'record' 27 Envirotainers on a single flight
AirBridgeCargo B747AirBridgeCargo (ABC) has completed a "record transportation" of 27 RKN Envirotainer containers onboard a single flight, delivering an urgent vaccine product from Milan to Beijing via Moscow.The Boeing 747-8F flight was carried out on behalf of Kuehne+Nagel Italy, with all 27 active containers delivered to ground handling company ALHA ...
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NewsPeople, profit, planet: cool chain sustainability
Nicola Caristo, director general, Cool Chain Association and Stavros Evangelakakis, chairman, Cool Chain Association, will host sessions in Los AngelesThe Cool Chain Association (CCA) is to hold its third Americas Conference, Sustainability Matters, in Los Angeles on 18-20 November.The event will bring together members of the entire supply chain, including ...
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NewsPoster campaign for consumers: how air cargo delivers the goods
IATA has launched its ‘Air cargo makes it happen’ campaign that aims to raise awareness of air cargo’s important role for e-commerce, economies and the global community as a whole.The campaign provides eye-catching posters that can be shared easily and printed to “show the world all that cargo does,” said ...
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NewsRay Crane promoted to vice president of operations at Peli BioThermal
Ray CranePeli BioThermal has promoted Ray Crane to vice president of operations at the temperature-controlled packaging specialist.Until this appointment, Crane served as director of operations, EMEA, at Peli Biothermal.He brings many years of manufacturing operations, supply chain and engineering experience to his new role within the company.David Williams, president of ...
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CEVA launches medical equipment installation arm in India
CEVA Logistics has launched a specialist installation service for large-scale medical equipment in India.In an expansion of its global healthcare capabilities, CEVA is using its own dedicated team of engineers and technicians for the new service.CEVA’s expert team will be responsible for unpacking, installing and setting up equipment such as ...
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UPS upgrades pharma networks in the US and Europe
UPS has announced major upgrades to its healthcare-dedicated warehouse and distribution network in the US and Europe.They include adding 1.3m sq ft of total distribution space in key US markets and receiving the European Union’s Good Distribution Practice (GDP) compliance certification for its healthcare operations in France and Germany.Altogether, the ...
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NewsSwissport opens state-of-the-art Pharma Center at Brussels Airport
Ground services provider Swissport International has opened a new Pharma Center for handling temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical shipments at Brussels Airport.The new facility, opened today (October 23), has 3,620 sq m of temperature-controlled warehouse space.It incorporates two areas dedicated to the handling of pharmaceutical products. One area, covering 2,620 sq m, is ...
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NewsTwo WFS pharma centres in South Africa receive GDP certification
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certifications (ISO9001:2015) for its temperature-controlled pharma centres in Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa.The organisation – which currently handles more than 65,000 tonnes of air cargo a year, including pharmaceuticals, for airline customers in Johannesburg and Cape ...
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UPS announces several new drone projects
Express firm UPS has announced several new projects to develop its drone delivery operation.The company today announced new drone delivery service in support of the University of Utah Health hospital campuses, in partnership with drone manufacturer Matternet. The University of Utah campus programme will involve drone deliveries of samples and ...
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Saudia Cargo achieves pharma GDP certification
Saudia Cargo has achieved European Union Good Distribution Practice (EU GDP) certification for its pharma operations.The certification was carried out by SGS. The airline the achievement demonstrated that its storage and transportation services meet "all international requirements".“This certificate recognizes that Saudia Cargo maintains and complies with the quality management standards ...
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NewsCEVA appoints head of healthcare business development
CEVA Logistics has appointed Niels van Namen to the position of global head of healthcare business development.He has more than 20 years’ of experience in healthcare and over a decade in the healthcare logistics industry, including positions as business development director healthcare for DSV and vice president of healthcare Europe ...
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NewsKuehne + Nagel expands its Geel pharma facility
Kuehne + Nagel has upgraded and expanded its pharma hub in Geel, Belgium that offers multimodal, temperature-controlled forwarding and warehousing services.The new Geel facility is also fully GxP compliant and certified - meaning it meets pharma handling and storage requirements of various countries.It also has two cold chambers to handle ...
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Envirotainer upgrades its Liège station to handle RAP e2 containers
Cold chain ULD provider Envirotainer has upgraded its Liège network station to also be able to handle the RAP e2 container.Liège is the 34th location in the Envirotainer network to carry the RAP e2 solution and the upgrade will help to reduce the need to truck the containers between stations.Niklas ...
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NewsVolga-Dnepr delivers bio medicines in fight against Ebola
Last week (October 8) Volga-Dnepr undertook an emergency cargo flight carrying mobile biomedical laboratories to assist the Mérieux Foundation in its fight against the Ebola virus.One of Volga-Dnepr's fleet of twelve An-124-100 aircraft was especially positioned in Lyon-Saint Exupery airport in France to respond to the urgent needs of the ...
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NewsCaspian Air Cargo Summit: Silkway West enhances perishable cargo processing capabilities
At the Caspian Air Cargo Summit, Silkway West highlighted the importance of speed and maintaining the temperature-controlled seal in pharma and perishable logistics.Samir Shirin, vice president ISMEA (Indian subcontinent, Middle East and Asia), Silkway West airlines, revealed that compared with 2018, this year’s total chargeable weight (for global air freight) ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic and Delta Cargo open ‘technology-inspired’ export facility at Heathrow
Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo have opened an export facility at London Heathrow to “future-proof” the joint venture’s growth plans in the UK market.It is supported by new technologies that will deliver “significant improvements and transparency in the customer delivery experience”.The new facility is the first phase of Virgin ...
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NewsSaudia Cargo adds dry ice replenishment service
Saudi Airlines Cargo has launched a dry ice replenishment service which can be provided to clients 48 hours in advance prior to delivery.Saudia Cargo’s chief commercial officer, Abdulrahman Al-Mubarak, said: “Dry Ice Replenishment service is now available at Jeddah and Riyadh stations for import and transit cargo in the first ...
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NewsCaspian Air Cargo Summit: Hong Kong cargo management leading by example
At the Caspian Air Cargo Summit, Wilson Kwong, chief executive of HACTL (Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals) shed light on how the world’s busiest cargo hub is striving to lead by example.Kwong explained that HACTL is investing to improve its facilities and operations in order to prepare for anticipated growth ...
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Time critical airfreight needs specialist handlers, says NAP
Time critical airfreight is a specialised area of logistics that not every forwarder, broker or carrier can handle, according to Christos Spyrou, chief executive, NAP (Neutral Air Partner).He was speaking to 100 delegates from across the international air cargo supply chain at the Time Critical Logistics Conference in Amsterdam organised ...