All Pharma Logistics Articles – Page 30
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NewsWFS and Swiss WorldCargo launch New York’s first GDP-compliant airport facility
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and Swiss WorldCargo have opened New York’s first Good Distribution Practice (GDP) compliant pharma facility with the certification of Building 66 at JFK airport.Michael Simpson, WFS’ executive vice president Americas, said: “We will continue to expand our network of certified facilities, adding to our current list ...
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NewsAirBridge inks leasing agreement with Sonoco for its PharmaPort 360 container
Christopher Day, director of business development and Innovation at Sonoco ThermoSafe, and Yulia Celetaria, global director, pharma, AirBridgeCargo AirlinesAirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has signed a leasing agreement with specialist packaging provider Sonoco ThermoSafe for its PharmaPort 360 temperature-controlled container.The agreement will bolster ABC’s delivery options for temperature-sensitive shipments and guarantee a ...
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NewsSkyCell offers $4m product loss insurance for pharma shipments
Pharma airfreight container lessor SkyCell has launched its ‘Peace of Mind Insurance’ comprehensive insurance cover of $4m per unit against product loss.The Switzerland-based manufacturer is providing the “hassle-free” insurance add-on which will be introduced into the rental agreement with SkyCell’s customer base in order to eliminate the risk of product ...
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AirBridgeCargo launches ‘abc premium’ capacity guarantee
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has introduced its ‘abc premium’ product which offers guaranteed capacity and prioritisation on specific flights across the all-freighter operator’s international network.Fedor Novikov, ABC’s deputy general director, products, said: “We expect abc premium to attract high demand from customers with urgent, time-sensitive shipments. On top of this, we ...
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NewsSkyCell in global collaboration with Air France KLM Cargo
Temperature-controlled container provider SkyCell and Air France KLM Martinair (AF-KLM Cargo) will expand their existing collaboration, to work more closely on pharma logistics.Richard Ettl, the chief executive of Switzerland-based manufacturer SkyCell, said: “With a shared vision of innovation in the supply chain of temperature-sensitive products, our collaboration will ensure that ...
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Brussels Airport and MVD Free Airport sign MoU for pharma
Brussels Airport and Montevideo’s MVD Free Airport have signed a memorandum of understanding to continue sharing know-how and best practices to develop new pharma certified lanes between Europe and Latin America.A joint statement from Uruguay’s MVD Free Airport and Brussels Airport Company said that they both “see eye-to-eye with regards ...
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NewsFirst US commercial cargo drone flights take off
UPS and drone maker Matternet have signed a deal to deliver medical samples via unmanned drones for healthcare company WakeMed.The first flight of the programme took place yesterday and is the first of numerous planned daily revenue flights at the WakeMed Raleigh Campus in North Carolina (NC).The flights are the ...
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Video: All eyes on American Airlines' Critical PPS cargo campaign
American Airlines Cargo has launched its 'All eyes on' campaign to promote its Critical PPS product for sensitive products that was launched in May 2018.The campaign uses a video to demonstrate how Critical PPS cargo fits into the American Airlines Integrated Operations Center and how it is able to provide ...
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Cargolux signs up for PharmaPort 360 ULDs
Cargolux has been signed an agreement with Sonoco ThermoSafe, a provider of temperature packaging, to lease its PharmaPort 360 temperature controlled bulk shipping container.The airline said its PharmaPort 360 containers are smart active containers, "distinguished as the only active temperature controlled containers in the industry that include a fully integrated, ...
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Dallas Fort Worth looks to India for pharma flows
Dallas Fort Worth International airport (DFW) is working with India’s Hyderabad airport to develop pharma product flows after the US hub’s cargo community gained IATA’s CEIV Pharma certification.John Ackerman, executive vice president of global strategy and development at DFW Airport, said: “We have been spending time in Hyderabad and Mumbai ...
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NewsEnvirotainer's Mumbai station is open for business
Specialist pharma-chain ULD provider Envirotainer has added a Mumbai station to its network in support of its RKN e1 and RAP e2 containers.Mumbai (BOM) is the 32nd station in the Envirotainer network to carry its flagship RAP e2 solution, an advanced temperature-controlled air cargo container.Suat Toh, Envirotainer head of sales ...
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NewsE-commerce and specialist products can 'cushion' air cargo in economic downturns
Glyn HughesGrowing e-commerce volumes and specialist high value products such as pharma and perishables provide a “cushion” and “in-built resilience” for air cargo in times of global economic downturns.IATA Cargo boss Glyn Hughes, speaking after the three-day World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Singapore, said that there was a mood of ...
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NewsCathay Pacific joins Pharma.Aero
Cathay Pacific Cargo B747FHong Kong-based Cathay Pacific has joined the cross-industry Pharma.Aero initiative, which aims to achieve excellence in the transportation and handling of pharmaceutical products.The carrier has held IATA CEIV Pharma certification since October 2017. According to Cathay Pacific general manager cargo commercial Nelson Chin: “As Hong Kong’s home ...
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Dallas Fort Worth airport gains CEIV Pharma
Dallas Fort Worth airport (DFW) has been awarded IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certification.The Texan hub, which handled around 911,000 tons of airfreight in 2018, is one of only two airports in North America to gain CEIV Pharma certification.The airport teamed up with four DFW community ...
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NewsPanalpina keeps it cool in Brazil
Panalpina Brazil has made a significant investment in its warehouse in Cajamar, São Paulo, as part of its strategy to improve its cold chain logistics solutions in the country.The warehouse is now exclusively dedicated to the cold chain market, with the capability to store various types of temperature-controlled cargo, such ...
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NewsFresh approach for Hong Kong
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is the first airport community in the world to be certified as an IATA CEIV Fresh Partner Airport.Perishable cargo volumes grew about 12% at the airport last year and are expected to keep growing. Perishables make up about 8% of total air cargo volume.Two of ...
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AA keeping it cool with Jettainer
American Airlines has signed up with Jettainer’s Cool Management service to run its entire fleet of reefer containers.The airline now has access to Jettainer's own Cool Center of Excellence in Abu Dhabi, which is specifically responsible for managing temperature-controlled ULDs. The Cool Management service includes the leasing, managing, positioning and ...
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NewsAll the latest news from IATA's World Cargo Symposium 2019
As the global airfreight industry gathers in Singapore for IATA’s World Cargo Symposium 2019 (WCS19), the Air Cargo News editorial team of Damian Brett and Roger Hailey will be there to report from the must-attend event.Our refreshed, more user-friendly website, will have the latest news and analysis over the three ...
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Perishables, pharma and high-tech mitigate January drop in total air cargo volume
January 2019 another volume drop in total chargeable air cargo weight, this time of 2% year on year (YoY), coupled with a dollar yield drop of 2.5%, confirming a trend seen over a number of months said market analyst WorldACD in its latest report.The smaller regions of Africa and Central ...
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Thinking outside the container: Dominic Hyde
Dominic Hyde is making waves at Peli BioThermal, bringing a fresh approach to pharmaceutical transportation which is increasing revenue and driving down costsIn the year since Dominic Hyde joined Peli BioThermal as vice president of its pharma container rental scheme, Crēdo on Demand, he has overseen significant developments including the ...