All ULD articles – Page 13
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Jettainer and LIS team-up to develop smart ULD
ULD management firm Jettainer and IT developer Lufthansa Industry Solutions have launched a project to develop a smart container.The ULDs will offer track and trace, and monitoring of temperatures and other external factors. Jettainer said the air cargo containers will accelerate maintenance and control procedures, while increased transparency will make ...
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Merger of air cargo container station service providers
Air cargo container freight station service provider St George Logistics has swooped on rival AZ Corporation.The combination of St George Logistics, which claims to be North America’s largest provider of outsourced container freight station services, and the AZ Corporation will create a single company with 24 port and inland facilities ...
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Debbie Ng joins Envirotainer in Asia Pacific operations role
Debbie Ng has joined Envirotainer, the cool chain container provider, as head of Asia Pacific operations at its new operation centre in Singapore.Prior to joining Envirotainer, Ng was the business process manager for Semitech Analytical Service and spent four years as the area customer service manager, Southeast Asia and Australia, ...
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IAG Cargo inks rental deal with va-Q-tec for temperature-controlled containers
IAG Cargo, the freight operations wing of the joint Anglo-Spanish carrier enterprise, has signed a global container rental deal with thermal packaging provider va-Q-tec.As a result, IAG Cargo will be able to use va-Q-tec’s va-Q-tainers to transport temperature-sensitive freight.va-Q-tainers offer control over six different temperature ranges, from -70°C to +25°C, ...
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Norwegian opts for Zodiac on B787s
Fornebu, Oslo-headquartered low-cost carrier Norwegian is introducing new, lighter, and stronger baggage containers for shipment onboard its Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’ aircraft.The Herculight S Endumax containers from Zodiac AirCargo offer increased protection but weigh just 51kg, significantly less than traditional containers, the carrier pointed out.Norwegian Cargo, which was formed in April ...
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Kalibox passive pallet enters CSafe product range in the US
CSafe Global has moved quickly to introduce the Kalibox passive pallet to the US market after taking over the equipment’s French manufacturer at the end of August.The Kalibox front-loading pallet features a patented quick assembly system, easy opening and loading, as well as up to five days of thermal protection ...
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ULD handling: it's not just a box says IATA
IATA has launched a unit load device (ULD) safety campaign to focus industry attention on the the one aircraft component that is handled by multiple, non-regulated parties outside of the airport.According to IATA, there are some 900,000 ULDs in circulation with a replacement cost of more than $1bn and with ...
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AMI installs dual view X-ray scanners in the UK
AMI, the trade-only airfreight and express wholesaler, has installed a latest generation cargo X-ray scanner at its flagship London Heathrow facility.The Astrophysics XIS-1818DV is a dual view machine, as required by security regulations from January this year, with a 180 x 180cm tunnel aperture.Its 320kv generator enables it to penetrate ...
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Jettainer launches JettCare for ULD expertise training
Jettainer, the outsourced unit load device (ULD) management specialist, is launching JettCare, a programme to create awareness for the value and importance of airfreight containers and pallets.The programme will involve training several thousand ground services staff, making them “ULD-X-Perts” said the Lufthansa Cargo sister company.Jettainer stated: "Expenditure on repairs is ...
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CHEP lands LATAM for outsourced ULDs
LATAM Airlines Group has awarded the management of its containers and pallets to CHEP Aerospace Solutions, the outsourced unit load device (ULD) specialist.The five year agreement will see CHEP managing one of the largest outsourced ULD fleets in the industry, said the two companies in a joint statement.CHEP, following its ...
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Cool container firm recruits Alitalia
Italian carrier Alitalia has signed an agreement with low temperature technology specialist Va-Q-tec to rent its passive containers. Under the deal, pre-conditioned units will be sent to the customers’ door for loading and temperature will be guaranteed for over 120 hours, independent of ambient temperature.The partnership allows Alitalia to expand ...
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Chapman Freeborn sells load data arm to dnata
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has sold Air Dispatch, its specialist centralised load control subsidiary, to ground handler and service provider, dnata.Founded in 2007, Air Dispatch calculates the weight and balance conditions for aircraft prior to flight. It produces over 800,000 load-sheets a year and in 2013 became the first dedicated centralised ...
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Envirotainer and CHEP extend partnership
Cold chain specialist Envirotainer and CHEP Aerospace Solutions, the unit load device (ULD) management company, have extended their partnership for a further three years.CHEP provides repair, handling, transportation and storage services for Envirotainer's fleet of air cargo containers across 21 global service centres, which are approved to issue certificates of ...
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JettLease moves into Leipzig
Lufthansa-owned ULD management company Jettainer has set up a base station for its JettLease network at Leipzig/Halle Airport, Germany's second largest airfreight hub. Airlines can lease equipment for periods ranging from one day to several months, at very short notice, if necessary.As well as standard containers, horse boxes and car ...
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Jettainer signs the perfect deal with Plus Ultra
Lufthansa’s outsourced ULD arm, Jettainer, is taking over the management of pallets and containers for new Spanish airline Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas.The carrier operates two Airbus A340-300 aircraft on regular routes between Madrid and Lima, Peru, and Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic and is planning a fleet expansion and ...
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Air Austral awards ULD management contract to CHEP
Air Austral has awarded a five-year Unit Load Device (ULD) management contract to CHEP Aerospace Solutions, the provider of outsourced ULD management and repair services.The French airline, headquartered on Réunion Island, operates a widebody aircraft fleet of three Boeing 777s, and took delivery of its first B787-8 Dreamliner in May ...
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CHEP to provide ULDs to support CargoLogicAir's "ambitious growth plans"
CargoLogicAir (CLA), the new British-registered cargo airline, has signed a ULD management agreement with CHEP Aerospace Solutions, the global provider of outsourced ULD pooling and repair.A joint statement said: “In view of CargoLogicAir's ambitious growth plans, the new agreement caters for a significant increase in the number of ULDs provided ...
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Double decker container carrier hits the road
A double deck trailer which can carry up to 13 AKE air cargo containers with a 60% reduction in carbon emissions has been designed to transport ULDs between Japan’s Haneda and Narita airports.Designed and built by Van Eck, the Netherlands-based road-transport equipment specialist, the customised trailer was commissioned by Japan’s ...
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Air Canada Cargo meets Envirotainer standards at seven stations
Air Canada Cargo has received accreditation from Envirotainer at seven facilities to show it meets certain ULD and cold chain shipment handling standards.The Canada-based airline achieved the Qualified Envirotainer Provider (QEP) accreditation at its main Toronto Pearson Airports hub as well as at its facilities in London Heathrow, Paris CDG, ...
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Envirotainer adds new Delhi station as India's pharma industry takes off
Envirotainer has opened a new ULD station in Delhi to expand the number of facilities to a total of 57 and take advantage of India's growing pharmaceutical industry.“India is a world player in generic drugs manufacturers and API supplier for decades,” said Suat Toh, head of sales Asia Pacific region.“With ...