Brussels Airport lays foundations for logistics building
The foundation piles have been placed for a new logistics building on the west side of Brucargo, with direct access to the tarmac. The construction at Brussels Airport is part of a €100 million investment in the modernisation of Brucargo. The building will be completed in the course of 2020 and can then be taken […]
CEIV Pharma for Dallas Fort Worth cargo community
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport has been awarded Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) in pharmaceutical logistics by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The Texan airport adopted the community approach for the certification process by assembling logistics partners specialised in ground handling, trucking, cold storage/warehousing and freight forwarding. The certification for the logistics […]
Advisory group and validation among projects for Pharma.Aero
Pharma.Aero is to focus on projects amongst its members to improve services including a shippers advisory group and a validation programme. The organisation was founded by Miami International Airport and Brussels Airport as a platform to foster strong collaboration amongst members including airport communities, pharma shippers and other pharma logistics stakeholders. Five projects are being […]
Pharma.Aero welcomes three new members
Pharma.Aero has welcomed an additional three members in the shape of freight forwarder Expeditors, cool chain container specialist Envirotainer and Uruguay’s Montevideo (MVD) Free Airport. This brings the total number of companies in Pharma.Aero to 18 members. It was launched in May last year, and founded by Brussels Airport and Miami International Airport. MVD Airport […]
DHL Global Forwarding retains place as top forwarder for volumes
DHL Global Forwarding has retained its place as the top freight forwarder in terms of volumes in 2016, according to the latest Armstrong & Associates (A&A) Top 25 Global Forwarders List. A&A says that total airfreight volumes in 2016 across freight forwarders in the top 25 increased by 5.6 per cent on 2015 to 14.5 […]
Standardised pharma trade lanes becoming a reality
The air cargo pharmaceuticals sector continues to grow strongly at double-digit rates while the global pharma industry is also expanding strongly. Industry players are meeting demand by investing heavily and putting plenty of resources, whether that be through gaining International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) CEIV Pharma certification, building specialist pharma facilities, or cool dollies to […]
Airfreight revenues and tonnage rise in Q1 for Expeditors
Expeditors has reported its net revenues increased two per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of 2017 and airfreight tonnage increased by 16 per cent – compared to Q1 last year. The freight forwarder’s net revenues reached $528 million in Q1 this year, up on the $517 million in Q1 2016. Operating income was $146 […]
Pharma.Aero doubles it membership to 16
Pharma.Aero has welcomed an additional eight companies into the organization to take its membership to 16. Among them are pharmaceutical shippers Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson, Merck Sharp & Dohme, as well as other air cargo stakeholders, which comprises of DHL Temperature Management Solutions, Expeditors, EuroAirport Basel, 4Advice and e-CARGOWARE. Pharma.Aero chairman, Nathan De Valck says: “Within […]
More transparency and collaboration needed in the cool chain
Pertinent issues in the cool chain sector came under the spotlight at the Cool Chain Association’s (CCA) 4th Pharma and Biosciences Conference in Dubai from 19-20 September. Delegates at the JW Marriott Marquis heard from a range of speakers during the two-day event with much debate focusing on the need for transparency and collaboration in […]
WorldACD: May another disappointing month
May was another “disappointment” and volumes grew year-on-year (YoY) by 0.5 per cent, according to a latest report by industry analyst WorldACD. WorldACD says North America fell back by four per cent, whereas MESA grew by the same percentage. Yield in US dollars dropped by 1.9 per cent compared to April. In the year-to-date, Europe […]
Top freight forwarders losing ground, WorldACD reports
Air cargo market data analyst WorldACD says the top 20 freight forwarders saw their worldwide market share decline from 44.5 per cent to 43 per cent in 2015 – based on revenue, measured in US dollars. The Amsterdam firm bases figures on the inputs of more than 60 (mostly large) airlines, who provide their full worldwide air waybill […]