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SIA Cargo is Asia-Pacific's first carrier to achieve CEIV Pharma certification
Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo) has become the first airline in the Asia-Pacific to be awarded IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certification.SIA Cargo president Chin Yau Seng said: “We are acutely aware of the important role that these shipments play in serving the broader community, and ...
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Rio earns CEIV pharma certification
RIOgaleão, Rio de Janeiro’s international airport, has been awarded IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certificate.Certification for the key Brazilian gateway follows a number of audits and assessments, technical training and “significant improvements” to the airport's pharma handling infrastructure and processes, said a spokesperson. Investments at RIOgaleão ...
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American Airlines' daily widebody link to San Juan pharma hub
American Airlines Cargo will have access to daily non-stop bellyhold capacity to the growing pharmaceuticals hub of San Juan from early April.The Puerto Rican gateway has seen a number of airlines, including United, DHL, Cargolux, Northern Air Cargo and CAL add freighter or bellyhold capacity to the Caribbean island’s pharma ...
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Additional pharma packaging solution
Peli BioThermal, the temperature-controlled packing specialist for the pharma and life sciences sector, has launched its CoolPall Vertos Advance.The single-use, passive bulk freight shipping solution builds on the existing CoolPall Vertos packaging product range.CoolPall Vertos Advance has additional advancements, including phase change material (PCM) and vacuum insulated panels (VIPs), which ...
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Halifax pots a red with Chinese lobster freighters
Canada’s Halifax Stanfield airport has secured five Boeing 747-400 freighter charters by Yangtze River Express in January to meet demand from Chinese consumers for fresh Nova Scotia lobster.Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) said that Nova Scotia seafood worth more than C$15m has already been shipped overseas in the holiday season.That ...
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IAG Cargo and Exelsius to hold second cold chain training workshop in India
IAG Cargo and Exelsius, the international Cold Chain Management Consultancy, have announced that their GDP Academy training workshop will return to India, this time with a two-day workshop in Mumbai, following the success of a previous workshop in Hyderabad.Taking place on the 8-9 February 2017, the Good Distribution Practice Academy ...
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UPS completes purchase of pharma logistics firm Marken
UPS has completed the acquisition of Marken, a global supply chain specialist serving the pharmaceutical and life science industries, as it looks to strengthen its presence in healthcare logistics.The deal was first announced in November, but the transaction closed on Wednesday when Marken became a wholly owned subsidiary of UPS.“Healthcare ...
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Pharma focus nurses air cargo recovery
Growth in air cargo pharmaceutical traffic is driven largely by shippers switching from the use of general cargo to more specialised freight products.Speaking at Air Cargo News’ Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical conference, Seabury Group commercial director Dirk de Rooij said that the pharmaceutical industry was growing by around 4%-5% per ...
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NewsFedEx earnings per share miss expectations on investments in new ground hubs
FedEx saw its share price drop by around 3% yesterday as its earnings per share missed market expectations on the back of investments in its ground segment.The US express giant recorded second fiscal-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $2.80 on the back of a 3% increase in operating income to ...
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12send express service gets the seal of approval from KLM and Schiphol
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and KLM Cargo have given their support to a new same-day intra-European air cargo service.The same-day intra-European air cargo delivery is the responsibility of a start-up called 12send, of which Dutch company Parcel International is the majority stakeholder. KLM Cargo and Schiphol Cargo also contributed to the ...
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PEMCO redelivers the first of three Longhao converted B737 freighters
Pemco World Air Services (PEMCO) has redelivered its first Boeing 737-300 passenger-to-freighter converted aircraft to China's Guangdong Long Hao Aviation Group.The Guangzhou-based group has two more PEMCO-converted B737-300 aircraft in process, with options for additional conversions to meet its expansion.“We are delighted to see the first aircraft finish conversion and ...
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Jersey Post buys Heathrow broker
Jersey Post has bought Heathrow Airport-based customs broker HICS Worldwide. The Channel Islands postal organisation sees international customs clearance as critical to the growth of its e-commerce business.HICS Worldwide offers a complete brokerage package for courier, airfreight and sea freight arrivals in the UK and currently has full clearance facilities ...
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Blue Dart Aviation becomes wholly owned by parent express firm
Indian express firm Blue Dart Express has bought all remaining shares of its aircraft operating subsidiary Blue Dart Aviation.The express firm, which is 75% owned by DHL, said in a stock exchange announcement it would increase its stake in the airline from the current 74% to 100%.Blue Dart Aviation was ...
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Cyber Freight receives IATA CEIV Pharma-certificate
Cyber Freight Amsterdam has received its IATA Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators’ Pharma (CEIV Pharma) certificate.The Hoofddorp-based subsidiary of family-owned Cyber Freight International is a member of Pharma Gateway Amsterdam (PGA) at Schiphol Airport.PGA, launched by the Netherlands airport, is a community-based cool chain logistics programme for the niche ...
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UPS confirms investment in Columbus facility
UPS has announced that it will invest more than US$175m to expand its main Columbus, Ohio ground package hub on the City’s west side, just one part of what it says is a “multi-year plan to modernize its global network operations and capacity”.When completed in the autumn of 2018, sorting ...
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DHL Express invests in the Americas
DHL Express, the world’s leading express shipping and logistics provider, has confirmed that it intends to maintain the ongoing investment in its footprint and capability in the US and the wider Americas region while growth there continues to “meet expectations”.It said that the $185m investment it has earmarked for the ...
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Changi on five year cargo high led by pharma and perishables
The first nine months of 2016 have seen Singapore's Changi Airport register its best cargo performance in the last five years on the back of growth in perishables and pharmaceutical demand.Changi Airport Group assistant vice president, cargo and logistics development division Phau Hui Hoon said that between January and September ...
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UPS adds Californian flights ahead of the peak season
UPS will add flights out of San Bernardino International Airport (SBD) in California to cover the peak season rush in demand.From December, the US express operator will operate four flights per week from between the airport and UPS' Louisville hub using a Boeing 757 aircraft.President of UPS’ South California District ...
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DHL invests in Indian air hubs to cater for e-commerce growth
DHL and express airline Blue Dart Express are expanding their air hubs in Delhi and Mumbai as they look to capitalise on the country’s fast-growing e-commerce market.Through subsidiary Blue Dart Express, DHL’s eCommerce business has announced it will spend €70m on automating equipment at the Delhi and Mumbai hubs, which ...
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AMI celebrates its 40th birthday
AMI is celebrating its 40th birthday this month after being launched in 1976 and growing to become the world's largest airfreight wholesaler.The company was originally launched as part of the Air Marketing International group in 1976 but two years later split away under founder and managing director Tony Realff.AMI’s trade-only ...