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ACL Airshop announces MD Asia Pacific
ACL Airshop LLC has appointed Mark Edwards as managing director of its Asia Pacific Region and its affiliate entities in Singapore and throughout Asia.Edwards, who is based in the Singapore office of ACL Airshop, will report to Jos Jacobsen, who is chief operating officer of ACL international regions, and managing ...
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NewsJettainer highlights importance of leasing service for short-term ULD use
As the coronavirus continues to impact flights around the globe, demand for the short-term use of ULDs has increased. In response, ULD supplier Jettainer has highlighted the importance of its JettLease offering.Introduced in November 2011, JettLease provides customers with ULDs at stations outside of their regular flight schedule.Jettainer said that ...
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NewsTrip & Co launch new seat bag for cargo transport
Netherlands safety products company Trip & Co has launched a new seat bag system that enables cargo to be transported on passenger seats "safely, efficiently and without damaging the seats".The new seat bag and cargo net products have been launched as airlines operate an increasing number of cargo-only flights utilising ...
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NewsNew managing director for Jettainer Americas
Jettainer Americas MD Shailendar KothariULD management firm Jettainer Americas has appointed Shailendar Kothari as its new managing director.In his new role, Kothari is responsible for the company’s operational activities, as well as business and market opportunities in the Americas.Kothari has replaced Andrew Kreider, who left Jettainer last October 2019 to ...
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NewsVRR reveals updated design of inflatable container
VRR has unveiled an updated design of its inflatable AKE container.VRR had planned to showcase the Air7, which it believes will be certified by the third quarter of 2020, at the IATA World Cargo Symposium. However the event was recently postponed due to coronavirus-related fears.A prototype of the inflatable AKE, ...
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NewsAll Swissport warehouses to install ULD tracking
Swissport plans to equip all of its warehouses with Unilode and Descartes Bluetooth technology by the end of the year. The readers in the 115 warehouses will track and monitor digitally-tagged unit load devices (ULD) to increase transparency for customers.Hendrik Leyssens, Swissport’s vice president global operations-cargo, says geolocation of ULD ...
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Peli BioThermal opens new Toronto station
Temperature controlled packaging firm Peli BioThermal has added a new network station in Toronto to service its Crēdo on Demand pharma container rental programme.“Canada has become one of the leaders in clinical trials in recent years and Toronto is one of its top logistics hubs,” said Dominic Hyde, vice president ...
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InstoneAir collapsible airstable reduces container positioning costs
Horse transport specialist InstoneAir has received European regulator approval for its fully-collapsable airstable which reduces container positioning costs.The European Technical Standard Order (ETSO) authorisation by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) enables empty units to be transported in the lower decks of freighter and passenger aircraft.Designed to fit all wide-bodied ...
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Envirotainer appoints new sales chief
Pharma ULD firm Envirotainer has appointed Eddy Cojulun as its new chief sales officer (CSO).In his new role Cojulun will report directly to the chief executive and is part of the Envirotainer management team.He brings more than 25 years of international leadership experience from various sales roles across the globe.Prior ...
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CSafe expands its Incheon pharma container repair centre
Pharma ULD-firm CSafe Global has expanded its container service centre facility at Incheon International Airport (ICN).The service center was expanded to accommodate the growing demand for CSafe’s specialized air cargo containers in South Korea, and throughout the broader Asia Pacific region.Tom Weir, vice president of global operations at CSafe Global, ...
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NewsExporta adds collapsible cardboard crate for air cargo
Cardboard box firm Exporta has launched a collapsible cardboard crate targeting the air cargo market.Exporta said it decided to launch the crate after it identified a gap in the market for a lightweight, but robust and reusable, crate.The company said that when combined with a lightweight plastic pallet, the crates ...
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NewsPromotions at ACL Airshop
ULD firm ACL Airshop has promoted four key executives to senior leadership positions.Jos Jacobsen has been promoted to managing director and chief operating officer for eastern hemisphere operations and global leasing.Jacobsen has over 17 years with the company and is also a board member of the industry association ULD Care.Wes ...
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NewsNew AEROTUF ULD displayed at Boeing ecoDemonstrator 777 programme
AEROTUF’s latest ULD innovation, the AeroTHERM Extra Cool, was showcased as part of Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator 777 programme.In November, the ecoDemonstrator 777 aircraft, which offers the chance to test eco-technology in the air, made its way to Germany where it was greeted by more than 1,000 people who were keen to ...
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NewsCSafe launches transport packaging for gene therapy market
Pharma packaging firm CSafe Global has launched a new product for the cell and gene therapy market.CSafe said the passive AcuTemp Plus Series of packaging solutions has been designed with "proprietary, high-performance ThermoCor Vacuum Insulated Panels (VIP) to guarantee precise end-to-end control of internal payload temperatures".“We are proud to expand ...
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NewsCSafe boosts pharma container service network in Europe
CSafe Global has opened two additional European service centres, in Switzerland and Sweden, to meet increasing pharma sector demand for its temperature-controlled air cargo containers.The Zurich Airport (ZRH) and Stockholm Arlanda Airport technical service centres will strengthen the operator’s European network to handle the higher inbound and outbound traffic of ...
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NewsCSafe opens Shanghai service centre for pharma containers
ULD producer CSafe has expanded its cool chain service offering in China by opening a new service centre at Shanghai Pudong International Airport to meet demand growth.The facility will allow the company to extend support and services to customers transporting pharma products in its containers to and from Shanghai and ...
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NewsPeli BioThermal appoints Ed Meyer to sales leadership role
Ed MeyerPeli BioThermal has appointed Ed Meyer to the global sales leadership role for its BioThermal division.Meyer, who currently occupies the role of general manager for Canada sales and operations of parent company Pelican Products, Inc, will officially assume responsibility for Peli BioThermal’s sales team at the end of 2019 ...
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NewsJettainer teams up with trilatec on weight-saving tech
ULD firm Jettainer has teamed up with trilatec to offer a lightweight pallet load distribution system that weighs around 80% less than the current way of working.The trilatec squAIR-timber system, which is made of cardboard fibre, aims to replace the wooden planks often used for load distribution on airfreight pallets.The ...
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NewsNew generation of ULD mover launched
Hubtex X-Way MoverHubtex and Dimos have teamed up to launch a new version of the X-Way Mover, which is used to transport ULDs around air cargo facilities.The new generation of the product range includes the X-Way Mover 140 and the smaller X-Way Mover 70.The X-Way Mover 140 has a maximum ...
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Menzies Aviation partners with ULD CARE to deliver new training materials
Menzies Aviation has teamed up with the trade association ULD CARE to deliver new training materials about cargo build-up, which is critical to the safe and reliable operation of ULDs during flight, as well as the protection of customer equipment.The release of the new training materials follows Menzies Aviation's signing ...