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China Airlines signs up to offer CSafe pharma containers
China Airlines will be able to offer pharma customers access to CSafe Global's temperature-controlled air cargo containers after the two firms signed an agreement.“We are pleased to sign this new master lease agreement with CSafe Global” said China Airlines.“Our healthcare and pharmaceutical customers who require strict temperature control of their ...
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Emirates carried 2.5m tonnes of cargo in 2017
Emirates SkyCargo carried 2.5m tonnes of freight in 2017 and recorded a 38% surge in pharmaceutical volumes.The cargo statistics for the calendar year 2017 were contained in an end of year review by the Dubai-based carrier.No comparable volume figures were given for 2016 in the statement, but statistics published in ...
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Balancing capacity and demand — TIACA looks ahead to 2018
TIACA chairman Sebastiaan Scholte has presented his New Year outlook for 2018 which sees continued revenue growth as e-commerce drives volumes.He also observes that, while perishables and pharma products have lagged behind other airfreight sectors, they both retain a stable growth profile because future demand for them is based mainly ...
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Perishables 'hard truth' discussed by Cool Chain Association
The Cool Chain Association has discussed a “hard truth” about perishables cargo which sees one-third of all food in the US either wasted or lost.The association says that it is now, more than ever, time to act on standards and care in transporting perishables and pharma.Cool Chain Association’s chairman Stavros ...
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va-Q-tec and Japan Airlines cooperate in cold chain logistics
Airfreight cold chain container company va-Q-tec has announced a global cooperation with Japan Airlines.The collaboration offers an extended availability of passive thermal containers in one of the largest pharmaceutical markets in Asia.Takehiro Takasaki, country manager at va-Q-tec Japan, said that the cooperation "increases the network in Japan tremendously.”In Sook Yoo, ...
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ABC and DHL complete a multi-modal RKN vaccine shipment to Miami
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has completed a successful multi-modal pharma trial shipment for DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) to deliver healthcare products from Moscow to Miami.The shipment, which replaced real vaccines with service water for test purposes, used an RKN active cargo container in accordance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) cool chain ...
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Delta Cargo adds Dusseldorf to CEIV network
Delta Cargo is now offering CEIV approved facilities at seven locations across Europe, with the recent addition of Dusseldorf airport to the network.The facilities are operated in conjunction with Delta's joint venture partners Air France-KLM.Delta said that it now has access to 50 approved stations around the globe with seven ...
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WFS opens new pharma facility in Copenhagen
Cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has opened a new temperature-controlled facility in Copenhagen to support growing pharma volumes.WFS said the investment is in support of its airline customers’ growing pharma volumes and WFS’ own IATA CEIV Pharma certification programme in Denmark, which it expects to complete in early 2018.The ...
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DHL achieves CEIV certification at six US stations
DHL Global Forwarding has achieved CEIV certification at six of its airfreight stations.DHL began the certification process of its global stations according to the IATA CEIV Pharma Standard in the third quarter of 2016.Following independent audits by third parties and training courses for employees on site, stations in Chicago (the ...
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Brussels becomes first WFS CEIV station in Europe
Brussels has become the first Worldwide Flight Services' (WFS) European cargo station to achieve IATA CEIV Pharma certification.The handler has installed two dedicated pharma cells in its main warehouse in Brussels, operating at 15-25°C and 2-8°C, and has also adopted specific handling procedures and provided training for staff working in ...
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Aeromexico signs cool containers deal
Thermal container specialist va-Q-tec has signed an agreement with Mexican flag carrier Aeroméxico Cargo to offer door to door cold chain solutions to pharmaceutical and life science customers.Aeroméxico Cargo now offers va-Q-tainer’ units directly, providing six temperature ranges from -70°C to +25°C in five sizes, with space for up to ...
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Swiss WorldCargo renews Zurich pharma GDP certificate
Swiss WorldCargo has renewed its GDP pharma certification for its Zurich hub with the Swissmedic authority.The carrier says its ground handling partner, Cargologic, was one of the first to secure GPD compliance in 2014 and also Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) certification from IATA for the handling of ...
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Delta adds Boston to urgent freight network
Delta Cargo has added Boston — its 15th US location — to its DASH Critical & Medical service, introduced earlier this year. Further expansion is planned next year, says the carrier.Delta describes DASH as “the first fully GPS-enabled, same-day product offered by a US freight and passenger carrier.”It offers real-time ...
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Forwarder MNX expands healthcare presence with Logical acquisition
MNX Global Logistics has acquired Australian forwarder Logical Freight Solutions (LFS) as it looks to expand its international healthcare supply chain offering.Melbourne-based LFS serves the healthcare industry, including life science, ag-bio, diagnostics, therapeutics, proteomics, medical devices, microbiology, genomics, chemicals, radiopharmaceuticals, instruments, spare parts and all consumables for these industries.US-headquarterd MNX ...
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Swissport Cargo Services Frankfurt awarded CEIV Pharma
Ground handler Swissport Cargo Services Frankfurt has received IATA's CEIV Pharma certification at the German airport.Philip Roodenburg, station manager at Swissport Cargo Services Frankfurt, said: “Regarding pharma shipments, we fully realize that there are always humans involved who need a constant flow of safely delivered medical products. Hence, it is ...
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SAS Cargo launches new pharma service
SAS Cargo is increasing the range of its pharma airfreight solutions by adding SAS Pharma Cargo.The Scandinavian carrier will use active GPS trackers to monitor the shipment, assuring accurate temperature is kept throughout the entire transport chain.“The pharmaceutical industry rightly expects high standards and performance from airlines when transporting their ...
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TP3 Global launches SilverQuilt thermal cover
Thermal cover supplier TP3 Global has launched SilverQuilt, its next-generation solution for the protection of temperature-sensitive cargo.Peter Lockett, director at TP3 Global, observed: “Breaks in the cold chain are a serious issue for the pharmaceutical supply chain, with valuable stock often sitting on the tarmac for hours at a time.”SilverQuilt, ...
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Two more Turkish Cargo stations achieve pharma standard
Turkish Cargo has gained QEP Accreditation from Envirotainer for its Brussels and Atlanta stations for the quality of its pharmaceutical services.The carrier, which also delivers temperature-controlled medical products via QEP accredited stations in Bombay, Frankfurt, Hyderabad, Seoul, Istanbul and Tel Aviv, has been widening its services to over 300 points ...
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Peli BioThermal to open European service centre
Temperature controlled packaging manufacturer Peli BioThermal will this week open a European service centre in Belgium for the pharmaceuticals sector. It also serves as an additional depot for the company’s Crēdo on Demand rental program.Located in Brussels, a key hub for both pharmaceutical manufacturing and logistics, it enables global clients ...
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Lufthansa is Jettainer’s first Cool customer
Lufthansa Cargo is to be the first customer of the Cool Management service offered by its outsourced ULD management arm, Jettainer.The subsidiary will manage temperature-controlled ULDs for its parent company along with leased units. Jettainer is also opening a new Center of Excellence for the management of temperature-sensitive airfreight at ...