Perishable logistics – Page 11
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NewsAvianca Cargo to add new US freighter link to cater for perishable demand
Avianca Cargo will launch a new freighter service between Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Bogota as it looks to capitalise on growing demand for South American perishables.The new service will launch on October 2 and will operate twice a week utilising an A330-200F aircraft that offers temperature-controlled decks.Avianca ...
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NewsEmirates' summer surge for perishables and pharma
Emirates SkyCargo transported over 150,000 tonnes of perishables and 27,000 tonnes of pharmaceuticals through its Dubai hub this summer.The temperature-sensitive goods, which moved through Dubai to other parts of the Middle East carrier’s global network, were carried from the beginning of April to mid-August 2019.Said a spokesperson for the cargo ...
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NewsAir Canada Cargo adds perishables to GTA dnata tie-up
Air Canada Cargo has extended its cargo handling deal with GTA dnata in Toronto to include all AC cool chain shipments.Starting September 16, in addition to pharmaceuticals, shipments booked with the airline's AC Fresh in Toronto will be processed by the cargo handler.This includes seafood, chilled meats, fruit, vegetables, herbs ...
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NewsHalifax Stanfield Airport breaks ground on new logistics centre
Work has started on a new logistics centre at Halifax Stanfield Airport (HIAA) in Canada.The new centre is due to open in early 2021 and aims to cater for a range of Canadian goods - from Nova Scotia lobster to aeronautical components.The Air Cargo Logistics Park has been made possible ...
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AirBridgeCargo maintains Oslo flights despite Moscow ban on salmon transhipment
AirBridgeCargo is maintaining its freighter services from Oslo Airport despite Moscow placing a ban on the transhipment of Norwegian salmon.The Russian freighter operator launched twice-weekly all-cargo services from Oslo in late 2016 with seafood, mainly salmon, being transhipped to Asia and North America via Moscow.Last year the company added a ...
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United and AeroUnion bring widebody TempControl to Mexico City
US-based airline United Cargo has entered into an interline agreement with Mexican all-cargo carrier AeroUnion that expands United’s widebody TempControl network to include Mexico City International Airport (MEX).TempControl is a specialised service for the transportation of pharmaceuticals, healthcare material and other commodities requiring temperature-sensitive transport.“We provide TempControl service in MEX ...
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Kuehne+Nagel expands perishables network with acquisition of WWP Canada
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) has acquired Worldwide Perishable Canada (WWP), which further expands the perishable division of the business.Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Nova Scotia, Canada, WWP is a leading freight forwarder that is particularly involved in the exporting of tuna.K+N already has a strong presence on the east coast of ...
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NewsPanalpina: Airlines to tighten capacity in a weaker 2019 peak season
Airfreight’s 2019 second half peak season will be weaker than 2018 and 2017, with airlines managing capacity more tightly in an attempt to lift rates.That is the view of Panalpina’s global head of airfreight, Lucas Kuehner, who was commenting on an estimated 5% second quarter fall in 2019’s global airfreight ...
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NewsPolar Thermal adds new packaging system
Polar Thermal has launched a new lightweight, single use, modular system, the ‘PolarPod’, for deep frozen, chilled or ambient shipments.With a liner of insulated foil wrapped Polartherm fibre and appropriate coolants/gel packs/phase change packs, the system will deliver the following results over either 30, 48 or 72 hours: Deep Frozen ...
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NewsMASKargo targets halal shipments
Japan-bound Halal frozen food being loaded in specially labelled ULDMASkargo is targeting the halal food market after receiving the halal certification from the Malaysian Department of Islamic Development (JAKIM).Ibrahim Mohamed Salleh MASkargo’s chief executive said: “The global halal market is right now worth close to $2trn per annum. I am ...
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NewsCargolux adds Jakarta to global network
Cargolux has launched a weekly Boeing 747 freighter service to Jakarta (CGK), the 16th destination on the Luxembourg-based freighter operator’s Asia-Pacific network. The flight leaves the Luxembourg on Sunday and arrives in Jakarta on Monday. The rotation then continues through Hong Kong and Ashgabat before returning to Luxembourg on ...
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NewsYTO expands international services with Bangkok flight
YTO B737-300FChinese express carrier YTO Airlines has continued the expansion of its international freighter operations with a new flight to Bangkok.The airline this week started a three-times-per-week Boeing 737-300F service between Xi'an and Bangkok.The maiden flight was loaded with 14 tonnes of fruit, including mangosteens. The service will target other ...
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NewsMASkargo wants a slice of China's durian fruit craze
MASKargo team want a slice of the durian fruit crazeMASkargo is hoping to capitalise on China's durian fruit craze by flying the produce frozen on its Shanghai freighter flight.Until recently the fruit could not be exported from Malaysia unless it was shipped in pulp or paste form, but this changed ...
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NewsCargolux returns to Santiago de Chile to meet perishable demand
Cargolux B747-400FCargolux Airlines has restarted services to Santiago de Chile on a re-designed South American routing that aims to cater for the perishables trade.The weekly B747F connection serving Santiago will be part of "an extensive South American routing" that includes four other destinations in the region, operating on a loop ...
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NewsNew chief for Cool Chain Association
Alha Group pharma and business development manager, Nicola Caristo, has been named as the new secretary general of the Cool Chain Association (CCA). He has worked in a number of roles in a 22-year career at the Alha Group, one of Italy’s leading air cargo logistics companies and is also ...
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NewsHong Kong targets high value cargo and e-commerce opportunities in 'Airport City' strategy
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has identified three strategic areas for future development: capturing cross-boundary e-commerce opportunities, targeting high-end, high-value cargo, and enhancing cargo services for the region.The plans are revealed in the airport authority’s “From City Airport to Airport City” report released today, which outlines “an ongoing transformation that ...
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NewsAirBridgeCargo adds Oslo flight for seafood exports
AirBridgeCargo has added a third weekly cargo departure from Avinor Oslo Airport, Norway to cater for seafood exports to South Korea.Martin Langaas, director cargo at Avinor, says: “AirBridgeCargo is an important part of our aim to facilitate more capacity for the Norwegian seafood industry to our largest trading partners in ...
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NewsQatar Airways adds Izmir link
Qatar Airways has introduced thrice-weekly Airbus A320 flights from Doha to Izmir, its seventh destination in Turkey.The airline’s freighter-carrying division also benefits from belly capacity to Adana, Ankara, Sabiha Gökçen and Istanbul. In addition, it operates three weekly Boeing 777 Freighter services to Istanbul.Qatar Airways said: “With the launch of ...
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NewsSea-Tac welcomes season’s first Copper River salmon
Alaska’s Salmon-Thirty-Salmon plane delivers the first Copper River salmonOn 17 May, about 18,000 pounds of fresh Copper River salmon arrived at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) aboard an Alaska Airlines aircraft.That day represented the official start of the salmon season and Alaska Air Cargo will be flying large quantities of Copper ...
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NewsFinnair Cargo appoints Swissport for Helsinki's COOL Nordic Cargo Hub
Finnair Cargo has appointed Swissport as the terminal operator for its €80m COOL Nordic Cargo Hub at Helsinki Airport, taking over operations from June 1.The 31,000 sq m facility opened in 2018, focused on temperature-sensitive and high-value cargo shipments between Europe and Asia.In addition to its operations at the COOL ...