A new company has entered the air cargo container market, taking aim at the pharmaceutical sector. At last week’s Temperature…
February 2017
Fashion firm Missguided signs up with Kerry Logistics
06 / 02 / 2017
Multi-channel fashion retailer Missguided has selected Kerry Logistics to provide air and ocean services. The contract will see Kerry handle…
Agility adds new Hyderabad pharma facility
06 / 02 / 2017
Logistics firm Agility has opened the first temperature-controlled life sciences storage and handling facility in the Hyderabad Airport Zone. The…
Airlander 10 expected to fly again later this year
06 / 02 / 2017
Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) has confirmed that it expects its Airlander 10 airship – the world’s largest aircraft – to…
Accelya and Mercator to come together
06 / 02 / 2017
Accelya, a provider of financial and commercial products to the airline industry, and Mercator, a global provider of IT services…
PEMCO appoints John Wing as senior MRO manager
06 / 02 / 2017
PEMCO World Air Services, the aircraft conversion and MRO firm, has promoted John Wing from the position of programme manager…
Qatar expands Pharma Express services
06 / 02 / 2017
Qatar Airways Cargo is adding further frequencies to its Pharma Express services that link the two European pharmaceutical hubs of…
Miami completes first sea-air shipment
03 / 02 / 2017
Miami International Airport (MIA) has completed its first-ever ocean-to-air perishables transhipment – 10 tons of peas from Guatemala The peas…
Dallas adds to cool chain capabilities
03 / 02 / 2017
Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) airport is adding to its cold chain storage facilities in response to the growth in…
American Airlines gets stuck into the New Zealand market
03 / 02 / 2017
American Airlines Cargo was recently called upon to carry out a short-notice shipment of world renowned honey from New Zealand….
Volga-Dnepr steppes up with endangered horse project
03 / 02 / 2017
The Volga-Dnepr Group has transported 14 Przewalski horses from Hortobágy National Park in Hungary to the Ural steppe of Russia…
Mumbai airport joins the Pharma.Aero initiative
02 / 02 / 2017
Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) has joined the Pharma.Aero initiative, becoming the first Indian airport to embark on a community approach…
K+N gains CEIV Pharma certification for specialist network
02 / 02 / 2017
Global forwarder Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) has gained IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators for pharmaceutical handling (CEIV Pharma) certification covering its…
UPS launches new labelling system to speed up shipments
02 / 02 / 2017
UPS has added a new labelling system to help speed up air and ocean shipments by bypassing distribution centers. The…
CHEP gets a new name and image
02 / 02 / 2017
ULD firm CHEP Aerospace Solutions will in the future go under the name Unilode Aviation Solutions following the company’s acquisition…
Rhenus looks to grow in airfreight after IATA accreditation
02 / 02 / 2017
Rhenus Logistics‘ French division has been awarded IATA cargo agent accreditation as it looks to expand its airfreight operation. IATA…
Qatar Cargo opts for Siginon for Nairobi ground handling
02 / 02 / 2017
Qatar Airways Cargo has awarded Siginon Aviation with a contract to provide ground and ramp handling services at Nairobi’s Jomo…
Pharma firms continue drive to seafreight
02 / 02 / 2017
Pharma shippers are likely to continue to try to move away from a reliance on airfreight but will also look…
Cargo waiting in the wings as Lufthansa and Etihad partnership focuses on catering and MRO
02 / 02 / 2017
Lufthansa and UAE national carrier Etihad have signed a non-equity partnership with an initial focus on in-flight catering and aircraft…
Peli Bio Thermal launches new re-useable large volume container
01 / 02 / 2017
Passive air cargo container firm Peli Bio Thermal has launched Credo Cargo, a new re-usable passive product that allows entire…