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Oman Air selects Jettainer for ULD management
Oman Air Cargo has signed a five year unit load device (ULD) outsourcing contract with Jettainer, the German airfreight container management company.The Middle East airline will use lightweight ULDs — constructed of carbon fibre and partly recycled composite materials — that will result in lower CO2 emissions, improved payload, and ...
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ACL partners with CORE to launch ULD tracking
ULD firm ACL Airshop has announced that in partnership with CORE Transport Technologies it will launch a new tracking technology for its units.The companies say the technology will allow customers to track the actual cargo loads by the container and pallet, that the tracking system will yield real-time “dot on ...
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DoKaSch in pharma container link-up with China Airlines
ULD equipment specialist DoKaSch Temperature Solutions is expanding the global network for its Opticooler temperature-controlled container range for pharma products by linking up with Taiwan-based China Airlines.Frankfurt-based DoKaSch said that the deal enables customers to lease Opticooler, its latest technology of active containers, from China Airlines on the carrier's network ...
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Jettainer launches new service for temperature controlled ULDs
ULD management firm Jettainer has launched a new service for temperature-controlled ULDs, including the lease, management and positioning as well as monitoring of boxes during the whole transport process.Jettainer said the new Cool Management service increases efficiency between all involved parties of the supply chain. In addition, it reduces the ...
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Unilode expands its global ULD repair network
ULD management and repair specialist Unilode Aviation Solutions has expanded its global repair network by opening an FAA Part 145 certified repair centre at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky (CVG) airport in the US.This new facility will support and expand Unilode's partnership with DHL for ULD repairs and assembly, in addition to supporting ...
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Pharma.Aero adds trio to membership
Pharma.Aero has seen three more companies join the worldwide platform which aims to foster strong collaboration among its membership of airport communities, pharma shippers, and other pharma logistics stakeholders.Logistics company Expeditors and specialist cool-chain ULD provider Envirotainer have joined the organisation, along with Pharma.Aero's seventh airport member, Montevideo Free Airport, ...
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Mühlenkamp takes over as director of operations at Jettainer
ULD outsourced management and maintenance company Jettainer has appointed Frank Mühlenkamp as its new director of operations, responsible for around 90,000 containers and pallets worldwide.Mühlenkamp launched his career at the ground operations department at the Lufthansa hub in Frankfurt. After spending two years at Augsburg Airways, he returned to the ...
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Envirotainer San Juan, it's a RAP e2
Specialist cool-chain ULD provider Envirotainer has added its Puerto Rican station in pharma hub San Juan as a supplier of its flagship RAP e2 unit.The RAP e2 is an active temperature-controlled air cargo container that can maintain product temperatures between ±0 and +25°C."We are proud to add San Juan to ...
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Qatar Airways links up with DoKaSch for pharma containers
Qatar Airways Cargo has signed an agreement with DoKaSch Temperature Solutions to offer the Frankfurt-based equipment specialist's Opticooler range of temperature-controlled containers for transporting pharma products.The chief officer cargo of the Middle East Gulf carrier, Ulrich Ogiermann, said: “We understand the intricacies of a seamless cool chain and always aim ...
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NewsHorse sense: Jettainer offers leasing option for flying stables
Airfreight container firm Jettainer is now offering a leasing option for "flying stables" so that horse transport boxes can be made available at short notice.The specially designed containers can be leased for one day or up to several months, said the Lufthansa-owned outsourced unit load device (ULD) management company.A wide ...
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A new book on ULD handling and safety
ULD CARE, a not-for-profit Canadian corporation, has published a new book, ULD Explained, aimed at promoting the correct handling of unit load device (ULD) containers.The book, available in eBook and hard copy formats, will promote greater awareness of the flight safety contribution of ULDs, the need for correct handling of ...
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Join the exclusive cargo club at Farnborough International Airshow 2018
The organisers of the world famous Farnborough International Airshow 2018 have announced record monthly bookings for next year's event, which takes place on July 16-22.Air Cargo News will be in attendance and we are exclusively selling exhibition packages for the dedicated Cargo Village, which will feature some of the biggest ...
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Benoît Dumont appointed Unilode chief executive
Unilode Aviation Solutions, the outsourced ULD management and repair company formerly known as CHEP Aerospace Solutions, has appointed Benoît Dumont as chief executive.The current president and chief executive, Ludwig Bertsch, will join the board of directors, with both appointments effective as of September 1 this year.Brambles, the Australian-based parent company ...
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Emirates SkyCargo widens container offer for pharma customers
Emirates SkyCargo has entered into agreements for global container rental services with SkyCell and va-Q-tec, in addition to its existing co-operation with Envirotainer.The agreements allow the Middle East carrier to offer a variety of specialised temperature controlled containers for pharmaceutical or life sciences products.Emirates SkyCargo’s customers can have such temperature ...
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Jettainer renews Lufthansa deal
One day after it announced a renewed deal with Eithad (story here) outsourced ULD manager Jettainer, said it would continue to handle the management and maintenance of equipment for its parent company, Lufthansa Cargo. The extended contract runs until the end of 2021.Introduction of new lightweight containers to the German ...
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Four more years for Etihad-Jettainer deal
Etihad Airways is to extend its cooperation with ULD management company Jettainer until 2021. The Lufthansa-owned outsourcing firm will continue to manage and maintain the container fleet of the UAE airline and will also introduce intelligent containers that automatically give their position, temperature or maintenance status.Etihad Cargo will be Jettainer’s ...
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New Peli president looks to grow BioThermal business
New Pelican Products group president Phil Gyori will target growth in the company’s BioThermal temperature controlled packaging division.Gyori was appointed to the role late last year and will report into chief executive Lyndon Faulkner, while leading all Pelican divisions – commercial/government; consumer; and Pelican BioThermal/Peli Bio Thermal.Prior to joining Pelican ...
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WCS17: ULD firm ACL unveils plans to double size of business
ULD firm ACL Airshop has unveiled ambitious plans to double the number of container stations it runs around the world.At a press conference at the IATA World Cargo Symposium, the Greenville-headquartered company revealed that its investors were backing the company to increase the number of stations it operates from 37 ...
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WCS17: Incorrectly loaded ULDs in the frame for damage to aircraft
Mishandled Unit Load Devices (ULDs) are the second highest cause of damage to aircraft, while incorrect loading of cargo on an aircraft is reported on average 16 times per day.Bob Rogers, senior advisor, Nordisk Aviation Products, told the IATA World Cargo Symposium in Abu Dhabi that incidents of cargo shifting ...
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WCS17: Saudia signs ULD management and repair contract with Unilode
ULD management and repair specialist Unilode has signed a deal to handle 21,000 units belonging to Saudia's passenger and cargo divisions.The management and repair contract is the first big win announce by Unilode since it changed its name from CHEP Aerospace after it was bought by Sweden's EQT Infrastructure in ...