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Perishables modal shift fuelled by technology
NEW technology in controlled-atmosphere containers (CAC), such as Maersk Container Industry’s (MCI) Star Cool CA product line, has the potential to further accelerate the modal shift in the transportation of perishables, a report reveals.The technology’s ability to slow down the ripening process potentially opens up ocean transport as a viable ...
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Jan de Rijk gains CEIV Pharma
Jan de Rijk Logistics has achieved certification in IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Handling programme (CEIV Pharma). “With this certification we are able to differentiate ourselves by offering a competitive advantage to our customers”, says Sebastiaan Scholte, chief executive of Netherlands-based Jan de Rijk Logistics, which ...
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Alaskan salmon flies south
ALASKA Air Cargo flew 24,100 lbs (11 tonnes) of the season's first shipment of Alaska Copper River salmon to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport."The arrival of the fish-filled B737 marks the start of the summer salmon season and is an annual rite of passage anticipated by seafood lovers throughout the Pacific Northwest," ...
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Don’t be a pharma chameleon
THERE was a time when pharma shipments came in kilo-sized boxes.With a few notable exceptions – Swissair, for example – airlines made no special provisions for these high-yield cargoes other than, perhaps, hand-transferring them during the ramp-to-warehouse-to-truck process. Temperature-control zones didn’t exist 30 or so years ago and widespread pharma ...
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Otsuka rolls out new inventory software
JAPANESE healthcare company Otsuka has rolled out inventory planning software from supply chain specialist AGR to smooth out its stock control and sales processes – and cut out unnecessary costs.The system manages fluctuating demand and stock levels on a daily basis – and provides real-time information for faster, improved decision-making.“Otsuka ...
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Supply chain transparency is non-negotiable
FULL transparency throughout the whole airfreight supply chain – facilitated by digitised data flow – is the only way to tackle inefficiencies and arrest modal shift, a conference has heard.Whereas integrators have full control over their supply chains and therefore operate efficiently, air cargo does not, because individual supply chain ...
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Saudi Cargo launches new cool product
USING the latest design in sophisticated active heating and cooling cargo containers, Saudi Cargo has launched a new pharma distribution product.Pharma.2.World Active maintains the correct internal temperatures required for the transport of essential pharmaceuticals and life science products, whatever the external temperature may be.Nabil Khojah, chief executive, says the new ...
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United Cargo expands TempControl services
UNITED CARGO has expanded its temperature-sensitive shipments reach to include Lima, Peru and Taipei, Taiwan.The expansion increases the number of locations certified to provide United Cargo TempControl services to 47 stations in its worldwide network.Lima is the fourth South American city certified to transport TempControl shipments, joining Buenos Aires, Såo ...
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Saudia restarts Houston B747F services
SAUDIA CARGO is to restart B747 freighter services from Houston, Texas, to Dammam and Riyadh via Amsterdam from mid June.The weekly service with a B747-400 nose-loader freighter will depart from the US oil industry centre on a Sunday, with Saudia Cargo planning to add a second weekly flight as of ...
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UPS opens Taiwan air cargo hub
UPS has opened its trans-Pacific hub at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.Situated at the airport's air cargo terminal logistics warehouse, the hub occupies almost 82,000 square feet – a 40 per cent increase in size from its previous location, says a company statement.Anita Li, managing director of UPS Taiwan, says: "The ...
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IAG Cargo to boost LatAm network
IAG Cargo is adding Montevideo in Uruguay and Santa Domingo in the Dominican Republic to its Latin American network via passenger aircraft capacity.Key market sectors for the additional uplift include perishables such as meat, fruits and vegetables, as well as leather goods.Flights to the two new cities will start in ...
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WFS signs Nairobi fresh produce terminal deal
GROUND handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has signed a partnership agreement with Transglobal Cargo Centre in Kenya to take over the full management, operation and business development of its modern fresh produce and cargo terminal at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.The entity will operate under the Africa Flight Services (AFS) ...
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Another Atlas Air B747-400 freighter for DHL
AIRCRAFT leasing company Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has placed an additional B747-400 freighter with DHL Express.ACMI services under the new agreement will provide additional intercontinental capacity for DHL Express from Asia commencing this month.“We are delighted to expand our long-standing relationship with DHL and to support the strong growth of ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo supports solar energy
QATAR Airways Cargo has further linked itself to renewable energy by sponsoring the opening ceremony of the Qatar Solar Energy factory and research facility in Doha.The facility, which can produce solar panels capable of generating as much as 300 megawatts of energy annually, is located at Doha’s new industrial area.In ...
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Brussels Airport upgrades pharma operations
BRUSSELS AIRPORT has launched a voluntary pharmaceutical certification programme for local operators, to "upgrade, align and standardise" the pharma handling process.The BRUcargo initiative is open to all cool chain stakeholders, including airlines, handling agents, freight forwarders and truckers at the key European pharma hubSteven Polmans, head of cargo at Belgian ...
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FedEx ships 60 thoroughbred horses to China
INTEGRATOR FedEx Express has successfully transported 60 horses from Liège, Belgium, to a major show jumping event in Shanghai.Grooms and vets accompanied the thoroughbreds, which were transported in specially-designed stalls to ensure maximum comfort during their journey on two MD-11 freighters.In-flight temperatures were kept at between 15-25 degrees Celsius, says ...
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Volga-Dnepr delivers oil and gas drilling rig
VOLGA-DNEPR Airlines has transported this 24-metre long oil-and-gas drilling rig.Outsize shipments technicians used a special aircraft ramp extension to load it onto an An-124-100 freighter, before a tractor dragged it into the cargo hold.The rig was flown from the Russian city of Novy Urengoy to Mirny-based Krasnodar Drilling, a branch ...
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The less-than-truckload operator in the sky
IT IS gratifying in this era of increased belly capacity to report that a freighter airline is not just thriving but planning a major boost to its fleet.In November, Canadian carrier Cargojet will be adding two B767-200Fs and four B767-300Fs to bring its fleet up to 22 aircraft. By January ...
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Air Ghana takes delivery of B737-400PTF
AIRCRAFT conversions specialist PEMCO World Air Services has delivered a B737-400PTF for use in West Africa by Air Ghana.The former passenger aircraft will fly scheduled freighter services for express package giant DHL under a partnership between US-based ACMI operator Swiftair and Air Ghana.The 11-pallet freighter was converted at PEMCO’s headquarters ...
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Air cargo tonnage up 7.5 per cent in May
GLOBAL air cargo tonnages saw a 7.5 per cent year-over-year increase in May but a 0.2 per cent yield drop in US$, stated WorldACD in its latest market data report.From April to May, yields fell by 1.9 per cent, “a not unusual seasonal phenomenon,” said the Netherlands-based research house that ...