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NewsUPS Healthcare grows hub in Poland
UPS Healthcare facility at Blonie. Photo: UPSUPS Healthcare has more than doubled the size of its healthcare logistics facility in Blonie, Poland.More than 17,000 sq m of space has been added to the site, which is dedicated to the storage of temperature-sensitive treatments between 2 and 8 degrees Celsius and ...
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NewsGeodis gains CEIV Pharma certification at stations in Asia
Photo: GeodisTransport and logistics services provider Geodis has gained IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certification for a number of locations across Asia.The Geodis stations certified for CEIV Pharma are: Shanghai Pudong International in China; Soekarno-Hatta International in Indonesia; Indira Gandhi International in Delhi ...
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NewsSwiss WorldCargo partners to launch sustainable airfreight ULD
Photo: BPLSwiss WorldCargo, Swiss Airtainer, and BPL – BIOTECH & PHARMA LOGISTICS have partnered to launch a sustainable airfreight ULD for medicine that weights less than its counterparts, resulting in less fuel consumption.Swiss Airtainer's 'Osprey' container is 40% lighter (250kgs) compared to similar models on the market, enabling a more ...
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NewsPuerto Rico Life Sciences Air Cargo Logistics Community to launch
Manuel Cidre, Secretary of the Department of Economic Development and CommerceLife sciences air cargo business in the Americas is set for a boost with a new Puerto Rico-based life sciences air cargo logistics community.The new Puerto Rico Air Cargo Community, supported by the Puerto Rico Department of Economic Development and ...
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FedEx to consolidate operating companies to cut costs
Express giant FedEx has unveiled plans to consolidate its various divisions as part of efforts to generate cost savings of $4bn.The company intends to bring FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Services, and other FedEx operating companies into the Federal Express Corporation, becoming a single company operating a "unified, fully integrated ...
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NewsK+N opens new healthcare site at Dallas Fort Worth
Source: Kuehne+NagelKuehne+Nagel (K+N) has opened a new healthcare facility at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to meet "complex storage needs".The new fulfillment centre measures 400,000 sq ft and is located around three miles from the airport.K+N said the site is "fully pharma-grade compliant" and has four cold chambers to meet ...
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Cathay Cargo teams up with Tower Cold Chain to improve pharma services
Cathay Cargo has signed a global long-term rental agreement with Tower Cold Chain that will provide access to a wider range of temperature-controlled containers.Designed for the transportation of pharmaceutical, biotech and life-science products, Tower’s containers offer Cathay customers more choices in terms of size and payload volume, in both Euro ...
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NewsCainiao partners with Shenzhen Airport and Atlas Air to advance air cargo
Photo: AlibabaCainiao Network has partnered with Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport to establish an air cargo centre and expanded its partnership with Atlas Air to launch more international chartered cargo flights from Shenzhen.The new flights from Shenzhen, China to São Paulo, Brazil, will operate twice a week, with a loading capacity ...
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Cainiao set for an IPO?
Just days after e-commerce giant Alibaba announced plans to split its business up, reports are circulating that its logistics unit could be set for an initial public offering (IPO).Bloomberg yesterday reported that Alibaba's logistics arm, Cainiao, is holding talks with banks over a potential IPO in Hong Kong.Quoting people familiar ...
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NewsIncheon Airport to benefit from e-commerce boom and invest in cargo
Photo: Incheon International AirportIncheon International Airport expects to benefit from a large-scale global distribution centre (GDC) for e-commerce that is due to be built in the Incheon Airport Free Economic Zone in August.When the GDC is completed, it is expected to generate approximately 8,000 tons of cargo and about 240 ...
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Alibaba to split off its Cainiao logistics unit
Alibaba's logistics unit, Cainiao, is one of six units that will be split off from the main company as part of the firm's biggest restructuring in its 24-year history.In stock exchange fillings, the e-commerce giant said that the company would split into six groups each to be managed by its ...
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NewsDelta Cargo's unveils largest cooler facility at JFK
Photo: Delta CargoDelta Cargo has unveiled the largest cooling facility at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to better support cargo that requires specialised temperature-sensitive handling.This facility will serve as the main cold chain facility for pharmaceutical and healthcare products at the airport, while also enabling perishable cargo shipping ...
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NewsRhenus Air & Ocean obtains GDP in Denmark
Source: RhenusRhenus Air & Ocean Denmark has obtained GDP certification as the company continues to target the life sciences and healthcare sector.The certification confirms that the logistics specialist meets the European Union’s guidelines on good distribution practice for medicinal products for human use."This is only possible if all the processes ...
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NewsLATAM adds Brussels freighter flights
Source: Brussels AirportLATAM Cargo has launched a new freighter service to Brussels targeting the transportation of flowers from South America.The new service launched on March 26 utilising one of the carrier's B767 freighter aircraft.The service will offer four-weekly connections between Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Ecuador and the Belgian ...
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NewsUPS Healthcare opens first dedicated facility in Germany
UPS Healthcare Giessen facility. Photo: UPSUPS Healthcare has opened its first dedicated healthcare logistics facility in Germany as it seeks to further capitalise on pharmaceutical trade.The 27,200m2 GMP and GDP compliant facility in Giessen will house over 30,000 pallet positions capable of supporting storage of a range healthcare products at ...
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Forwarder Rhenus targets UK perishables market
Freight forwarder Rhenus Air & Ocean has launched a dedicated perishables division in the UK.The Rhenus Fresh department in the UK will offer time-critical, temperature-controlled services for the transportation of chilled and frozen produce.The business will work with a range of perishables, including flower and food, with a particular focus ...
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Envirotainer pharma shipments up
Envirotainer has reported a 24% increase in the volume of medicines shipped around the world in its temperature-controlled units.In 2021, the Envirotainer fleet moved 600m doses. The following year this grew to 744m doses (272 000 pallets).The reported increase in business follows the cold chain solutions specialist's expansion of its ...
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NewsNo signs of the end of globalisation... yet
A recent study released by DHL Express and New York University’s Stern School of Business appears to show that globalisation has yet to go into reverse contrary to many people's expectations.The report measures globalisation by looking at flows of trade, capital, information and people to create a global connectedness index.The ...
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NewsLufthansa selects Swissport for cargo handling in Nairobi
Source: SwissportLufthansa has selected Swissport to provide cargo handling and warehousing services at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta Airport.The handler has been providing Lufthansa with ramp handling and check-in and gate services at the airport for the past 11 years but has now added cargo to the portfolio.“We are pleased to extend ...
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FedEx raises expectation as cost cutting continues
FedEx saw fiscal third-quarter revenues and profits fall on last year but the company beat expectations and has raised its outlook as its cost-cutting measures continue.For the quarter ending February 28, the parcels giant reported a 5.9% year-on-year revenue decrease to $22.bn, operating income was down 24.5% to $1bn and ...