All Perishable Logistics Articles – Page 14
-
News
Cherry-picking Turkish Cargo harvests supply chain time savings
Turkish Cargo will fly 600 tonnes of Salihli cherries (Bing Cherry) to Oslo in 10 dedicated Airbus A330 charter flights for last mile delivery to more than 1,600 stores throughout Norway.The cherries grow in Turkish cities such as Izmir, Manisa, Isparta, Adana, Konya and Kahramanmaras at elevations between 500 and ...
-
News
Panalpina continues perishables expansion with Newport Cargo deal
Freight forwarder Panalpina has continued to expand its perishables network with the acquisition of Argentina’s Newport Cargo.The Switzerland-based company is aiming to be the preferred global supplier of perishables logistics services by 2020. Its Perishables Network currently spans 25 countries.Panalpina chief executive Stefan Karlen said: “Panalpina’s perishables activities originated in ...
-
News
Alaskan Copper River salmon: licensed to grill
More than 16,000 lbs (seven tonnes) of fresh Copper River salmon arrived in Seattle today on a "fish-filled" Alaska Airlines aircraft.Today officially marks the beginning of the summer salmon grilling season that is anticipated by seafood lovers throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond.In total, Alaska Air Cargo has three more ...
-
News
AirBridgeCargo and PACTL sign MoU aimed at pharma customers in China
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) and Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Co Ltd (PACTL) have signed up for closer cooperation on time & temperature sensitive shipments, primarily pharmaceutical and healthcare products.The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will serve as a commitment by both parties to develop, expand, and promote ...
-
News
American Airlines Cargo's 'just-in-lime' delivery
American Airlines Cargo has undertaken a 'just-in-lime' project to deliver a whopping 103 tons of the bitter fruit for the Cinco de Mayo holiday celebration in Canada.Multiple shipments of more than 103 tons of limes have been moved from Brazil to Canada this past month."To put it in perspective, that’s ...
-
News
Nordic seafood market booms as another operator considers a freighter service
The continued growth of seafood volumes in the Nordics is pushing more companies to consider launching direct freighter services to the region.The latest company to study the potential for a freighter service is Saudia Airlines Cargo, which is holding meetings over the coming days with potential customers regarding the possibility ...
-
News
Cargolux renews GDP certification for pharma logistics
European freighter operator Cargolux Airlines has renewed its Good Distribution Practice (GDP) qualification for transporting pharmaceuticals after passing the its surveillance audit.Cargolux became the world’s first GDP certified airline in January 2014, confirming its compliance with European Union (EU) GDP and World Health Organisation (WHO) requirements for a consistent quality ...
-
News
Air cargo told to step up its perishables performance
Air cargo must improve its performance if it wants to take advantage of the growing perishables market and avoid losing out to disruptors and other modes of transport.At the IATA World Cargo Symposium, forwarder Adelantex business development manager perishables Frank Van Gelder outlined how consumers were changing their expectations for ...
-
News
Schiphol data sharing platform blooms
As part of its Smart Cargo Mainport Program (SCMP), Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is now linking critical flower shipment data to air waybills at source, the Dutch gateway announced at the IATA World Cargo Symposium currently under way in Dallas, Texas.The SCMP aims to increase efficiencies at Schiphol through increased data ...
-
News
SF and HAVI launch China cold chain JV
Supply chain services provider HAVI and SF Holding are joining forces to establish a new cold chain logistics company in China.The joint venture will leverage SF’s leading position in China’s express logistics market and its growth in the cold chain segment there, alongside HAVI’s expertise in cold chain and multi-temperature ...
-
News
Panalpina expects Asia and e-commerce to shape perishables supply chains
Panalpina expects Asia’s growing middle class and digital natives to drive the development of perishable demand in the coming years.Speaking at Fruit Logistica 2018, Panalpina global head of perishables Colin Wells said that the perishables industry was undergoing massive change in terms of trade flows and buying behaviour.Wells said the ...
-
News
Airfreight's 'outstanding' 2017 for Kuehne+Nagel
Global freight forwarder Kuehne+Nage (K+N) reported an "outstanding" 2017 for airfreight as it saw tonnages surge by 20.4%, growing twice as fast as the overall market which was already at the highest peak since 2010.Announcing its 2017 full year results, the Switzerland-based logistics giant stated: "K+N’s industry-specific airfreight solutions, for ...
-
News
Emirates freighter trio rally to meet roses demand
With global demand for roses in February estimated at 250m stems, Emirates SkyCargo operated three extra Valentine’s day cargo flights to move over 300 tonnes of flowers to Amsterdam.While the carrier transports fresh flowers around the world daily, demand spikes around Valentine’s Day and it operates extra flights every year.The ...
-
News
Valentine's Day freighter flourish by AF-KLMP Cargo
Air France KLM Martinair (AF-KLMP) Cargo moved around 3,000 tonnes of flowers to Europe in the weeks before Valentine’s Day, putting Boeing 747-400 full freighter and combi aircraft main deck capacity into the three main flower origins of Nairobi, Quito and Bogotá.AF-KLMP Cargo executive vice president Marcel de Nooijer, said: ...
-
News
Demand flowers at Cargolux ahead of Valentine's Day
Cargolux has added 1,200 tonnes of extra capacity to its flights out of Nairobi, Quito and Bogota as it expects demand to bloom ahead of Valentine's Day.The all-cargo carrier said that the extra capacity is in addition to the 20 weekly flights it offers from the three destinations.In order to ...
-
News
It's blooming busy at UPS this Valentine's Day
UPS is preparing for a blooming busy few days as it expects to deliver more than 88m flowers for Valentine’s day.The express giant said it expects to handle more than 8m pounds of flowers for US consumers ahead of the romantic celebration, which is enough to fill 64 widebody Boeing ...
-
News
Panalpina increases collaboration across Perishables Network
Switzerland-based global freight forwarder Panalpina has made three of its longstanding agents full members of its Perishables Network: Cropa (Guatemala and Honduras), MIT Cargo (Sri Lanka) and TML (Pakistan).“In the perishables industry, shippers and local forwarders have traditionally followed their own practices. By working more closely together with our agents, ...
-
News
Oslo rides high on seafood demand
Norwegian airport operator Avinor reported “a huge increase in air cargo” through Oslo Airport in 2017. Volumes rose by 35% compared with the previous 12 months, to 185,000 tonnes.Of the total air cargo leaving Oslo, 58% was transported on freighter flights. Avinor noted that cargo flying on passenger services to ...
-
News
Cargolux sees fruit and veg volumes grow
Luxembourg-based all-cargo carrier Cargolux transported more than 2.4m tonnes of fresh produce last year, up 3.3% compared to 2016 as demand for airfreighted fruits and vegetables booms.Of the total fresh produce the airline carried in 2017, 1.1m tonnes (46%) comprised fruit.The main consumer markets for these goods are in Europe, ...
-
News
Balancing capacity and demand — TIACA looks ahead to 2018
TIACA chairman Sebastiaan Scholte has presented his New Year outlook for 2018 which sees continued revenue growth as e-commerce drives volumes.He also observes that, while perishables and pharma products have lagged behind other airfreight sectors, they both retain a stable growth profile because future demand for them is based mainly ...