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Brasporto adds textile and chemical know-how with Soft Green
Brazilian pharmaceuticals and project logistics specialist Brasporto has acquired Soft Green Logistics, a São Paulo-based forwarder that focuses on the textile and chemicals markets, as part of its continuing expansion in the South American country.Brasporto Group chief executive Keiler Amaral said: "Among some aspects that have boosted interest in this ...
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United Cargo adds to pharma capabilities
United Cargo is enhancing its TempControl and LifeGuard services by utilising the evo Cold Chain 2.0 system developed by Savsu Technologies.TempControl is United Cargo’s leading service for pharmaceuticals and other health care and life science material requiring temperature-controlled transport, and LifeGuard provides the carrier’s highest-priority same-day service for critically important ...
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K+N invests in overland pharma fleet
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) is strengthening its European pharma fleet as the market for temperature-controlled shipments continues to grow.The forwarder has deployed 35 new pharma trailers and will add a further 45 before the end of this year – plus another 200 in the coming years – in order to ...
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Softbox launches recycling service for pharma packaging
US-based temperature-control packaging provider Softbox has launched a new Green Recycling Service for its life science customers across the US and Canada.John Hammes, general manager of Softbox, US and Canada, explained: “Softbox is highly committed to supporting its customers and providing cold chain packaging solutions that reduce waste and their ...
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LATAM Cargo pharma hub opens for business at Copenhagen
Chile-based freight carrier LATAM Cargo has launched a dedicated offline pharma hub in Copenhagen, the Danish capital.According to a statement released by the carrier, “strong demand” for pharma shipping on routes from Europe to Latin America induced it to open its 10th such hub, and its second offline.The Copenhagen hub ...
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Panalpina Bogotá gains GDP certification
Panalpina Bogotá has been certified to the World Health Organization’s Good Distribution Practice (GDP) health care standard.GDP is an international standard for the proper distribution of medicinal products for human use. Panalpina’s business unit in Bogotá, Colombia, is the global supply chain services giant’s 31st location around the world to ...
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Handled with care, LUG awarded CEIV Pharma at Frankfurt
Cargo ground handler LUG has received IATA's CEIV Pharma certification for its recently upgraded Health Care Center (HCC) in Frankfurt airport's CargoCity South.LUG, part of Germany's Dettmer Group, modernised its HCC in 2017 and expanded the temperature-controlled area to 625 sq m in a first step. Due to rising demand, ...
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Marken gains Brazilian approval for UPS airline pharma shipments
Marken, the UPS pharma supply chain arm, has gained approval from Brazil's health regulator ANVISA to ship biological samples from Sao Paulo's Viracopos airport to the US, using the parent group's airline.The pilot programme approved by the Brazilian authorities will permit biologic samples to depart from a second Sao Paulo ...
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Emirates transports 25 tonnes of vaccines to Brazil
Emirates SkyCargo has transported over 25 tonnes of vaccines — some 1.8m doses — from Milan to Bello Horizonte airport in Brazil, the largest vaccine shipment by the Middle East carrier on a single flight.Given the extreme sensitivity of the vaccines to temperature fluctuations, the entire shipment on board the ...
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Peli BioThermal continues expansion of ULD stations
Peli BioThermal has opened its latest network station, in Frankfurt, serving the global pharmaceuticals sector.The new Frankfurt facility, the latest in a worldwide expansion, will serve as an additional depot for the company’s Crēdo on Demand rental program.Situated in close proximity to Frankfurt Main Airport, a major logistics hub for ...
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IAG Cargo records spike in pharma to Venezuela
IAG Cargo has noted a spike in volumes of diphtheria vaccines after an outbreak of the disease in Venezuela.The cargo arm of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus transported 5.3 tonnes of the vaccine from India to Caracas in Venezuela last week in partnership with Indian biopharmaceutical company Biological E.Jez ...
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Rhenus to buy pharma specialist Avant Air and Sea in Ireland
Germany’s Rhenus Group has expanded its logistics presence in Ireland with the planned acquisition of temperature-controlled and pharmaceutical specialist Avant Air and Sea, subject to regulatory approval.Avant Air and Sea, headquartered in Dublin, also manages hazardous consignments and has been providing sea- and airfreight services and cross-border services for imports ...
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Peli Bio Thermal expands with three appointments
Temperature controlled packaging firm Peli BioThermal has appointed three new members of staff to support its global expansion.The company has appointed Will Staddon as manager - partner alliances, Stewart Morland, business development manager Europe, Middle East and Africa and Joseph Castellanos, senior account executive – west coast US.The company said: ...
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Peli BioThermal flexes its pharma packaging expertise
Peli BioThermal has added to its range of temperature controlled packaging with the production of its CoolPall Flex for bulk shipments.The system is a customisable range offering optimised solutions and thermal protection for the global transportation of payloads for pharmaceutical and life sciences applications.The new system, offering payload efficiency on ...
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Airbus to study use of aircraft or unmanned systems to deliver medical supplies
Airbus and International SOS, the medical and security risk services company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly study the viability of using aircraft or unmanned systems to deliver medical cargo and supplies.Under the agreement, signed at the Farnborough International Airshow, Airbus will help to define and install ...
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Air France KLM Cargo rolls out digital platform to pharma customers
Air France KLM Cargo has expanded its myCargo digital platform to cover pharmaceutical shipments.The myCargo solution, which was previously launched for general cargo, provides quotations, the latest deals and booking.Customers can also use myCargo to track the current temperature, the battery level in dry ice units, and the voltage in ...
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Cinven set for Envirotainer acquisition
Specialist pharma-chain ULD provider Envirotainer is set to have a new owner after private equity firm Cinven acquired all the shares of majority stakeholder AAC Capital for an undisclosed sum.Michael Berg, chief executive of Envirotainer, said: “Cinven is one of Europe’s leading private equity firms, with substantial activities in healthcare ...
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SkyCell in strategic alliance with Du Pont
SkyCell and Du Pont have announced a strategic alliance for the pharmaceuticals cool chain sector.SkyCell, which manufactures temperature-controlled containers for food and pharmaceuticals, will link up with DuPont Safety & Construction (DuPont), a division of DowDuPont, one of the world’s largest specialty product companies.A joint statement said that the alliance ...
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K+N to open pharma logistics hub in Chile
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) will open a pharma logistics hub in Santiago de Chile next month (August 2018) to benefit the growing pharma & healthcare industry in South America.The dedicated warehouse provides K+N’s temperature-controlled, door-to-door KN PharmaChain global network with an increased regional footprint.Ingo Goldhammer, president of K+N South & Central America, ...
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Edmonton aims for CEIV Pharma certificate
Edmonton International Airport (EIA) will become the first airport community in Canada to pursue IATA's CEIV pharma certification.The airport said achieving the certification would ensure the airport community "meets the highest global standard for transporting pharmaceutical products by air".“Edmonton International Airport is excited to begin the CEIV Pharma Certification with ...