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NewsEmirates' summer surge for perishables and pharma
Emirates SkyCargo transported over 150,000 tonnes of perishables and 27,000 tonnes of pharmaceuticals through its Dubai hub this summer.The temperature-sensitive goods, which moved through Dubai to other parts of the Middle East carrier’s global network, were carried from the beginning of April to mid-August 2019.Said a spokesperson for the cargo ...
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Zoetis joins Pharma.Aero as shipper member
Animal medicine manufacturer Zoetis has joined Pharma.Aero as a new strategic pharma shipper member, joining a group of pharma shippers including Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and MSD.The addition of the new pharma shipper strengthens Pharma.Aero as a cross-industry collaboration and reinforces the strategic role that Pharma.Aero plays in the pharmaceuticals ...
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NewsAir Canada Cargo adds perishables to GTA dnata tie-up
Air Canada Cargo has extended its cargo handling deal with GTA dnata in Toronto to include all AC cool chain shipments.Starting September 16, in addition to pharmaceuticals, shipments booked with the airline's AC Fresh in Toronto will be processed by the cargo handler.This includes seafood, chilled meats, fruit, vegetables, herbs ...
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NewsHalifax Stanfield Airport breaks ground on new logistics centre
Work has started on a new logistics centre at Halifax Stanfield Airport (HIAA) in Canada.The new centre is due to open in early 2021 and aims to cater for a range of Canadian goods - from Nova Scotia lobster to aeronautical components.The Air Cargo Logistics Park has been made possible ...
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CEVA Logistics renews contract with Borr Drilling
CEVA Logistics has renewed its contract with Borr Drilling. The new contract is valid until the end of August 2020.CEVA offers freight management and contract logistics services for both air and ocean shipments. Its energy industry competencies include oil and gas, mining, EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction), and renewal energy.CEVA ...
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Tigers South Africa opens e-commerce centre to support demand
To support the demands of the growing online retail market, Tigers South Africa has opened a new e-commerce centre at its Johannesburg warehouse.The centre – the first of its kind for the company in South Africa – is equipped with the Tigers-developed ScanPak App that allows staff to conduct scan ...
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DHL expands and upgrades Connecticut service centre
DHL has completed a $4m expansion of its Hartford service center in Connecticut, US, which will enable the company to meet its customers' growing international shipping needs.The facility now has a coverage of 38,000 sq ft after 16,000 sq ft of warehouse space was added to it during the upgrade. ...
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NewsMallory Alexander adds dedicated project freight division
Michael Confessore, Mallory AlexanderMallory Alexander International Logistics has increased its service offering with the addition of a dedicated project freight division, headed by project and heavylift veteran, Michael Confessore.Confessore, who has a background in engineering and 23 years’ industry experience, has managed a range of heavylift and breakbulk projects in ...
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NewsPanalpina's new Frankfurt pharma centre gains GDP approval
Newly GDP-certified -Panalpina’s Healthcare Logistics Center Frankfurt-Main. Photo - Miriam De Giorgi, PanalpinaPanalpina’s newly opened Healthcare Logistics Center in Weiterstadt near Frankfurt/Main Airport has obtained Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification.On August 6, the facility has successfully passed an audit by inspection, verification, testing and certification company SGS and is now ...
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NewsUPS announces new chief financial officer
Brian NewmanExpress firm UPS has announced that chief financial officer Richard Peretz will retire and be replaced by Brian Newman, currently executive vice president, finance and operations, Latin America for PepsiCo.Newman, who will take up the role on Septemebr 16, will join the UPS Management Committee, the senior-most leadership team ...
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NewsQantas to add A321 freighters after signing A$1bn e-commerce deal
Alan Joyce and Christine HolgateAustralia Post and Qantas Freight have announced an expanded domestic and international airfreight agreement to support the growing demand for e-commerce parcels.Qantas said the seven-year agreement is valued at over A$1bn will give Australia Post customers access to Qantas Freight’s dedicated freighter aircraft and priority access ...
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AirBridgeCargo maintains Oslo flights despite Moscow ban on salmon transhipment
AirBridgeCargo is maintaining its freighter services from Oslo Airport despite Moscow placing a ban on the transhipment of Norwegian salmon.The Russian freighter operator launched twice-weekly all-cargo services from Oslo in late 2016 with seafood, mainly salmon, being transhipped to Asia and North America via Moscow.Last year the company added a ...
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NewsFedEx exits ground shipping contract with Amazon
FedEx Sameday Bot making a deliveryFedEx has moved to distance itself further from Amazon, announcing that it will no longer deliver packages for the e-commerce giant in the US.Analysts suggest the move comes as FedEx increasingly sees Amazon as a competitor. It was only in June that the company ended ...
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NewsOut of this world delivery for Antonov Airlines
Satellite inside its own climate-controlled transport container being loaded onto An-124Antonov Airlines has flown a satellite in partnership with Kübler Spedition from Munich Airport to Cayenne Félix Eboué Airport on behalf of German satellite manufacturer OHB System.An AN-124-100 variant from the airline’s fleet was used to transport the satellite and ...
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United and AeroUnion bring widebody TempControl to Mexico City
US-based airline United Cargo has entered into an interline agreement with Mexican all-cargo carrier AeroUnion that expands United’s widebody TempControl network to include Mexico City International Airport (MEX).TempControl is a specialised service for the transportation of pharmaceuticals, healthcare material and other commodities requiring temperature-sensitive transport.“We provide TempControl service in MEX ...
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CEVA steps into South Korean e-commerce market
CEVA Logistics has begun offering its first express e-commerce services in South Korea.CEVA will provide air export services on behalf of iHerb, moving goods from the US-based natural health product company’s recently opened logistics and distribution centre near Incheon International Airport to Japan and Singapore.“This is a milestone for CEVA ...
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time:matters expands Africa reach
Express logistics provider time:matters has opened a new hub in Brussels and expanded its coverage in Africa, offering 81 direct flights between the Belgian city and 16 African destinations every week with immediate effect.The company is using Brussels Airlines’ network to offer transportation of time-critical shipments to Abidjan, Accra, Banjul, ...
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NewsOnline shoppers demand clarity and choice, says UPS
The seventh annual UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper study indicates that online shoppers in Asia Pacific make their decisions based on shipment visibility, value-adding incentives and the ability to customise both their purchase and its delivery.“Consumers in Asia Pacific are increasingly knowledgeable about the options available to them when ...
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NewsUPS launches My Choice for business
As consumers continue to demand ever-faster delivery and greater visibility in a marketplace driven by e-commerce, UPS has launched its new UPS My Choice for business service.The tool is the first visibility and tracking solution in the US that has been designed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), and ...
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NewsFailures in temperature-controlled logistics cost biopharma industry billions
The biopharma industry loses approximately $35 billion annually as a result of failures in temperature-controlled logistics, according to IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science.The figure, quoted in the 2019 Biopharma Cold Chain Logistics Survey, includes lost product, clinical trial loss and replacement costs, as well as wasted logistics costs and ...