Perishable logistics – Page 4
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Qatar Cargo scoops IATA perishables standard to complete the set
Qatar Airways Cargo and ground handler Qatar Aviation Services (QAS) Cargo have achieved the IATA CEIV certificate for perishables - with the airline becoming the first to achieve all of IATA's CEIV standards.The carrier said that the IATA CEIV Fresh standard encompasses the entire supply chain, including both operational and ...
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Kuehne+Nagel expands in Africa with latest acquisition
Kuehne+Nagel has expanded its presence in Africa and the perishables market through the acquisition of Morgan Cargo.The acquired forwarder has a presence in South Africa, Kenya and the UK, employs around 450 people and in 2022 handled more than 40,000 tonnes of airfreight and 20,000 TEU of seafreight.The company also ...
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NewsSwissport upgrades perishable and pharma facilities in Kenya
Source: SwissportCargo handler Swissport has expanded its cold storage facility at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO).The facility now boasts a new 750 sq m cold storeroom with direct access from the airside. The new cold storeroom can hold up to 110 aircraft pallets and is equipped with a flatbed ...
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NewsAvianca Cargo reports uptick in Mothers' Day flower volumes
Source: Avianca CargoColombia-headquartered Avianca Cargo has reported an increase in flower volumes handled for Mothers' Day celebrations.The freighter operator said that flower volumes from Colombia and Ecuador to US reached around 19,000 tons during this year's Mothers' Day celebration.Juan Cruz Correa, Avianca Cargo vice president of sales, said: "We closed ...
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AAT gains food handling certifications
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) cargo terminal operator Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT) has been granted ISO 22000:2018 and HACCP certifications.Both systems aim to prevent potential food safety hazards.ISO 22000:2018 is an internationally recognised standard that specifies the requirements for a food safety management system (FSMS) in any organisation involved in ...
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NewsCCA looks at ways of minimising food loss during shipment
Source: CCAThe Cool Chain Association (CCA) has reported that a second trial involving the tracking of perishables during shipping undertaken on its behalf by the Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB) has identified significant areas where action can be taken to reduce food loss.The Cool Chain Association (CCA) is a ...
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NewsHacis opens cool chain facility at Hong Kong Airport
Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services Limited (Hacis) has opened a climate-controlled “one-stop-shop” facility to cater for the growth in cool chain e-commerce shipments at Hong Kong International Airport.The Cool Zone facility is designed to speed up the shipment handling process and avoid the potential cost and delays of transferring ...
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Cathay Cargo teams up with Tower Cold Chain to improve pharma services
Cathay Cargo has signed a global long-term rental agreement with Tower Cold Chain that will provide access to a wider range of temperature-controlled containers.Designed for the transportation of pharmaceutical, biotech and life-science products, Tower’s containers offer Cathay customers more choices in terms of size and payload volume, in both Euro ...
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NewsLATAM adds Brussels freighter flights
Source: Brussels AirportLATAM Cargo has launched a new freighter service to Brussels targeting the transportation of flowers from South America.The new service launched on March 26 utilising one of the carrier's B767 freighter aircraft.The service will offer four-weekly connections between Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Ecuador and the Belgian ...
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Forwarder Rhenus targets UK perishables market
Freight forwarder Rhenus Air & Ocean has launched a dedicated perishables division in the UK.The Rhenus Fresh department in the UK will offer time-critical, temperature-controlled services for the transportation of chilled and frozen produce.The business will work with a range of perishables, including flower and food, with a particular focus ...
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NewsLufthansa selects Swissport for cargo handling in Nairobi
Source: SwissportLufthansa has selected Swissport to provide cargo handling and warehousing services at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta Airport.The handler has been providing Lufthansa with ramp handling and check-in and gate services at the airport for the past 11 years but has now added cargo to the portfolio.“We are pleased to extend ...
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NewsLATAM Cargo targets Ecuador flower market with new US flights
Source: LATAM CargoLATAM Cargo has added a new service between North and South America to target blooming flower volumes in the region.The new freighter service will operate between Ecuador, Brazil and the US, calling: Quito, Los Angeles, Houston, Manaus and Viracopos.The service will initially operate twice weekly, but will increase ...
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NewsPerishable transport trials to be used for best practice guidance
The Cool Chain Association (CCA) will draft best practice handling procedures for perishables based on a series of trials that track exports from the farm to the table.The trails, which were undertaken by CCA partner the Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB), tracked Sunshine Conebush flower consignments packed on-farm in ...
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NewsLove is in the air: Air cargo braces for a busy Valentine's Day period
Each year flowers take to the air as people around the world celebrate Valentine's Day by gifting bouquets to their loved ones. As a result, air cargo volumes blossom with tonnes of the perishable product flowing around the world. Here is a summary of some of the main news stories ...
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NewsAction not words required to deal with fresh produce shortages
Mike Parr, PML managing director. Photo: PMLPrecisely a year ago, we predicted ‘that the worst was yet to come’ appealing for urgent action to be taken to enable those involved in the food supply chain to deliver a seamless, timely service to maintain the supply of essential products.And even before ...
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NewsANA signs deal with DoKaSch
Photo: DoKaSch Temperature SolutionsJapan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) has signed a master rental agreement with DoKaSch Temperature Solutions that will see the German provider of active temperature-controlled packaging solutions supply Opticooler containers to ANA.The containers will support the airline’s PRIO PHARMA and PRIO TEMP products – services dedicated to pharmaceuticals ...
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Australia's Launceston Airport gets cargo cash injection
Launceston Airport in Tasmania, Australia will receive government funding to upgrade its air cargo facility.The redeveloped Virgin Australia cargo facility at Launceston Airport aims to help local Tasmanian businesses strengthen their supply chains.Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Michael Ferguson, said the Rockliff Liberal Government is investing A$1.6m to support the ...
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NewsAmerican Airlines Cargo expects flower volumes to bloom
Source: American Airlines CargoAmerican Airlines Cargo is expecting its flower volumes out of Europe to blossom for this year's Valentine's Day celebrations.The US airline said out of Europe it expects to fly 50% more flowers than in 2022, totalling more than 417 tonnes.The growth comes as passenger operations continue to ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo offers temperature tracking for perishables
Picture: Stefan Wildhirt / Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo has launched a new service that provides real-time tracking of the location and temperature of perishable products.The new service is launched in cooperation with Sensitech and Lobster Logistics Cloud and utilises sensors and GPS technology to monitor the location and ambient temperature of ...
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NewsPML Kenya buys vacuum cooler for cool chain management at JKIA
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Photo: Kenya Airports AuthorityPerishables logistics specialist PML Kenya has spent $300,000 on a new vacuum cooler located at the Mitchell Cotts air cargo terminal at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Nairobi.The equipment was commissioned on December 13 last year, before going into use in January.The Weber ...