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AF-KLM Martinair Cargo adds pharma capacity
AIR FRANCE-KLM-MARTINAIR Cargo has reinforced its commitment to the pharmaceuticals and healthcare industry by introducing a new scheduled belly-cargo service to Brasilia – and increasing freighter capacity out of Bombay.The carrier has launched a new thrice-weekly B777-200ER service between Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Brasilia, the federal capital of ...
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Amazon fined for Hazmat breach
AMAZON has paid a US$91,000 civil penalty, handed down by the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), for violating hazardous materials regulations.Amazon employees improperly shipped a package containing flammable liquid adhesive on a FedEx service to Boulder, Colorado.FedEx employees in Boulder discovered a gallon container of the hazardous ...
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'Misdeclared' toxic cargo handed to FedEx
NEW YORK shipper Alfa Chemistry has been hit by a massive possible US$325,000 fine after it allegedly sent two separate shipments of toxic, flammable cargo by air.The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing the civil penalty after the company shipped approximately one pint of Acrolein on ...
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IAG Cargo adds capacity to Tel Aviv
IAG CARGO has replaced its narrowbody A321 with widebody B777 aircraft on seven of the 14 weekly flights from London to Tel Aviv, to capitalise on the city’s growing pharmaceuticals market.The B777, which has been operating on the route since the end of March, can carry 18 tonnes on the ...
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AEI delivers B737-400SF conversion to Southern Air
AERONAUTICAL Engineers Inc (AEI) has delivered the first of five converted B737-400SF freighters to Southern Air, which will operate them for DHL Express in the Americas.The aircraft is a standard gross weight B737-400SF built in 1999, and was converted at Commercial Jet’s Dothan facility, one of five authorised AEI conversion ...
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IAG Cargo increases Panama capacity
IAG CARGO is increasing services between its Madrid [Iberia] hub and the high growth region of Panama in central America.The development improves cargo connectivity between European and Latin American markets, says IAG Cargo.The route, served by Iberia’s A340s as well as its brand new A330-300, will deliver increased lift in ...
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ACD sees wilting flower trade
World ACD says that the flower trade is playing a smaller role in world airfreight, in its latest long term data analysis.While overall air cargo volume in 2014 was nine per cent up on 2012, and perishables in general by 23 per cent, flowers’ growth spurt was only 13 per ...
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Climate change threat to air cargo pharma shipments
EXPOSURE to extreme temperatures ruined more air cargo pharma shipments than ever before last year, and is driving this traffic to ocean carriers, say experts.Their research shows that the past 12 months witnessed a series of unprecedented global temperature extremes and, as a result, some pharma air cargo distributors experienced ...
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FedEx to rely more on bellies
SHOULD forwarders worry about a new group of rivals for lift? The present overcapacity ensures there are no headaches about finding space, but the question arises just how big the appetite of the integrators for linehaul on commercial carriers is.FedEx has led that charge, which formed one of the planks ...
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US food shipper faces hazmat fine
SHIPPER Uniliver BestFoods could be fined US$77,000 by the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for allegedly violating hazardous materials regulations.The FAA alleges the company sent a fibreboard box containing a pump bottle of flammable liquid styling spray and three aerosol cans of flammable gas hair spray for ...
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Winter weather hits UPS operating profits
UPS took a $200m hit in operating profits for the first quarter of 2014 due to severe snowfalls in the US which saw business to business shipments slow as “manufacturers, distributors and retailers closed shop”.But the US-based international parcels giant reported signs of recovery and faster growth in Europe while ...
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Shippers support Heathrow's cargo hub role
LONDON Heathrow's role as an air cargo hub for UK PLC needs to be safeguarded in the political debate over the country's plans for future airport capacity.The Multimodal conference audience in Birmingham heard from a shipper, freight forwarder and airline that the air cargo hub concept plays a vital part ...
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Atlas places two B747-8Fs in ACMI with DHL Express
ATLAS AIR Worldwide has placed two B747-8 freighters into ACMI service for DHL Express.The pair will be operated by Atlas Air in Polar Air Cargo Worldwide's transpacific express network under an ACMI arrangement for DHL Express and Polar's other customers.The aircraft replace two B747-400 freighters currently in ACMI service for ...
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AA opens Heathrow controlled room temperature facility
AMERICAN AIRLINES CARGO has opened its first controlled room temperature (CRT) facility in Europe, at London’s Heathrow airport.The 300 sq ft facility can maintain a temperature range of 15 to 25 degrees Celsius and is designed to serve passive healthcare shipments such as pharmaceuticals and biologicals.Tristan Koch, managing director of ...
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Perishables modal shift fuelled by technology
NEW technology in controlled-atmosphere containers (CAC), such as Maersk Container Industry’s (MCI) Star Cool CA product line, has the potential to further accelerate the modal shift in the transportation of perishables, a report reveals.The technology’s ability to slow down the ripening process potentially opens up ocean transport as a viable ...
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Jan de Rijk gains CEIV Pharma
Jan de Rijk Logistics has achieved certification in IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Handling programme (CEIV Pharma). “With this certification we are able to differentiate ourselves by offering a competitive advantage to our customers”, says Sebastiaan Scholte, chief executive of Netherlands-based Jan de Rijk Logistics, which ...
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Alaskan salmon flies south
ALASKA Air Cargo flew 24,100 lbs (11 tonnes) of the season's first shipment of Alaska Copper River salmon to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport."The arrival of the fish-filled B737 marks the start of the summer salmon season and is an annual rite of passage anticipated by seafood lovers throughout the Pacific Northwest," ...
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Don’t be a pharma chameleon
THERE was a time when pharma shipments came in kilo-sized boxes.With a few notable exceptions – Swissair, for example – airlines made no special provisions for these high-yield cargoes other than, perhaps, hand-transferring them during the ramp-to-warehouse-to-truck process. Temperature-control zones didn’t exist 30 or so years ago and widespread pharma ...
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Otsuka rolls out new inventory software
JAPANESE healthcare company Otsuka has rolled out inventory planning software from supply chain specialist AGR to smooth out its stock control and sales processes – and cut out unnecessary costs.The system manages fluctuating demand and stock levels on a daily basis – and provides real-time information for faster, improved decision-making.“Otsuka ...
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Supply chain transparency is non-negotiable
FULL transparency throughout the whole airfreight supply chain – facilitated by digitised data flow – is the only way to tackle inefficiencies and arrest modal shift, a conference has heard.Whereas integrators have full control over their supply chains and therefore operate efficiently, air cargo does not, because individual supply chain ...