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United Cargo to begin accepting new temperature controlled container
United Cargo has begun accepting the Envirotainer RAP e2 temperature-controlled container.United can now transport the entire suite of Envirotainer’s active units on the airline’s network of 59 TempControl-certified handling locations.The RAP e2 does not require dry ice or battery replacement – it uses rechargeable batteries to power its electric heating ...
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Swiss WorldCargo signs deal to offer new range of temperature controlled containers
Swiss WorldCargo will offer a new range of temperature controlled containers after signing a deal to offer va-Q-tec’s devices directly to its customers.va-Q-tec offers five “passive” hard shell container sizes, taking up to two pallets inside, that can offer temperature ranges from -70°C to +25°C.Swiss head of cargo Ashwin Bhat ...
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CSafe adds Puerto Rico service centre in response to pharma growth
Temperature-controlled air cargo container supplier CSafe Global has opened a new service centre in Puerto Rico.The new dedicated service and support centre is adjacent to San Juan's Luis Munoz Marin International Airport and will provide ULD supply, lease, drop-off, maintenance, calibration and technical support services.The company said it had decided ...
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DuPont extends temperature span of ULD protective covers
ULD cover manufacturer DuPont is launching a new product that will offer protection from a wider range of temperatures.DuPont said its Tyvek Xtreme W50 ULD cover retained the reflective and permeability characteristics of its existing products for pharmaceuticals while extending both the hot and cold temperature performance span.This means the ...
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CSafe centre opens at growing pharma hub Atlanta
Temperature-controlled air cargo container supplier CSafe Global has opened a new service centre at Atlanta’s Hartsfield–Jackson airport (ATL), serving inbound and outbound traffic.The Atlanta facility is the second of what will be seven additional service centres across the CSafe network in 2016.Brian Kohr, president and chief executive of CSafe, said: ...
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Cargo Composites launches new Flyweight AKH container
Charleston, South Carolina-headquartered ULD and pallet manufacturer Cargo Composites announced during this week’s IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Berlin (held between 15-17 March) that it is beginning series production on an entirely new lightweight container for narrowbody aircraft.The company says that the Flyweight AKH container weighs just 53kg, yet ...
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Jettainer develops new ULD software to assist in fleet management
ULD management firm Jettainer and the University of Cologne are in the process of developing a new tool that will offer live decision making assistance to improve the management of ULD fleets based on analysis of large amounts of data.Jettainer sales director Thorsten Riekert told Air Cargo News that it ...
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SAS opts for lightweight ULDs
Scandinavian airline SAS is extending its contract with ULD service provider CHEP Aerospace Solutions.In future, SAS will use CHEP's 65kg containers which are over 20% lighter than its existing units and as a result will save over 13,000 tonnes of CO2 during the five-year term of the new agreement.SAS head ...
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Jettainer and DoKaSch ink new deal at WCS
Jettainer, the Frankfurt-based provider of outsourced ULD management services, and DoKaSch, a Staudt, Germany-headquartered manufacturer and repair service provider of air freight containers and pallets, have signed a new collaborative deal at the World Cargo Symposium (WCS) under way in Berlin this week.The aim of this deal is to improve ...
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Air Europa renews ULD deal with CHEP
Spanish airline Air Europa has renewed its contract with ULD service provider CHEP Aerospace Solutions.This deal will see CHEP continue to provide ULD pooling to Air Europa, while also converting 770 containers to CHEP's lightweight units.Air Europa Handling contract manager Mauro Rodriguez said: "We have built a strong relationship with ...
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CSafe launches CATS container tracking system
Temperature-controlled container supplier CSafe Global has launched its Container Automated Tracking System (CATS) to provide customers with detailed, real-time, active-container information.CATS allows container lessees to manage and oversee their RKN (insulated container) inventory from their desks and gives authorised users unlimited access to RKN log file decryption and charts at ...
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Fiji Airways renews ULD contract with CHEP
Fiji Airways has renewed its ULD management contract with CHEP Aerospace Solutions as it looks to increase its use of lightweight containers.As part of the new contract, CHEP will introduce new lightweight containers from its 80,000 pool of assets to support Fiji Airways in reducing fuel costs and lowering their ...
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IATA looks to cut ULDs' $400m annual repair and damage costs
It’s a rough and tumble life being an airfreight unit load device (ULD).Despite being regulated as an aircraft part, the containers used for baggage and cargo still have a $300m annual repair bill due to ‘bends, scrapes and holes’.As the only aircraft equipment that travels up and down the logistics ...
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Jettainer and Thomas Cooks extend their ULD cooperation
Outsourced ULD management specialist Jettainer and Thomas Cook Group Airlines are expanding their cooperation.The new contract not only covers Condor, a Jettainer customer since 2006, but also Thomas Cook Airlines UK and Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia.As a result, all the carriers’ ULDs will now be looked after by the same ...
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CHEP renews ULD management with Air Transat
CHEP Aerospace Solutions, the outsourced ULD provider, and Canadian holiday carrier Air Transat have extended their partnership for a further five years.Since 2003, CHEP has managed the entire pool of ULDs for Air Transat's growing fleet, including the supply of lightweight ULDs to maximise operational efficiency and sustainability.CHEP Aerospace Solutions ...
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Jettainer completes partner certification programme
Jettainer has completed the certification of its outsourced ULD partners around the globe, a measure it hopes will reassure customers that the repair shops it uses conform to set standards.The Lufthansa-owned ULD management company developed its own quality seal for companies repairing airfreight pallets and containers in the spring of ...
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Shake on it: Lufthansa and CSafe sign ULD lease deal
Temperature-controlled container supplier CSafe Global will provide Lufthansa Cargo with a dedicated fleet of specialist ULDs for the German carrier’s Cool/td-Active product.The fleet of CSafe RKN containers are being made available to the carrier for lease via Cool/td-Active which allows an unbroken cool chain for temperature-sensitive goods from their place ...
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Jettainer appoints Riekert as it aims for global expansion
ULD management firm Jettainer has appointed Thorsten Riekert (49) as its new sales director as the Lufthansa Cargo subsidiary aims to expand its customer base.Riekert has held various senior positions in sales operations within the Lufthansa Group and most recently was head of sales & key account management at Lufthansa ...
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DHL Express to develop palletised item conveyor system at Leipzig
DHL Express plans to install a unique automated conveyor belt for palletised items in its new Leipzig terminal in order to speed up processing times.Leipzig hub managing director Ralph Wondrak said that pallets need to travel 1km in distance when they arrive at the terminal.To improve processing time, the intergrator ...
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Jettainer is on the button with relaunched ULD management software
Jettainer has relaunched its in-house IT solution, JettWare.New functions and a modernised user interface for JettWare 2.0 help pinpoint both serviceable and unserviceable units at airports and provide information “in a much clearer, intuitive way” said the outsourced ULD management specialist.Revised station overview screens show all the planned movements of ...