Virgin and Delta open joint Pharma Zone at Heathrow Airport
Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo today launched a new Pharma Zone at their joint facility at London Heathrow Airport. This is the first joint venture cargo between the UK and the US, which is the world’s biggest trade lane for pharmaceuticals. The Pharma Zone will support the growing volumes of temperature-controlled healthcare and life science […]
Agility becomes first forwarder to achieve QEP experto status
Agility is the first freight forwarder to receive Qualified Envirotainer Provider (QEP) experto accreditation from Envirotainer for its cold chain management of pharma and life sciences products. Envirotainer’s QEP program evaluates freight forwarders and airline stations and recognises those able to meet the highest standards for Envirotainer shipments. The QEP experto accreditation applies to Agility’s […]
IAG Cargo to fly Constant Climate shipments under its Critical product
IAG Cargo has announced Constant Climate shipments are now able to fly under its Critical product, enabling emergency medical shipments to benefit from its highest priority service. The new enhancement means shippers sending urgent pharmaceuticals now have access to the non-off loadable status and performance guarantees offered under Critical. Less than a year since its […]
Schiphol targets more pharma community members
Pharma Gateway Amsterdam (PGA) is looking to add members to further improve cooperation, collaboration and transparency in the pharma supply chain at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. AirBridgeCargo Airlines was the latest to join last month and the second airline to sign up to the 14-member quality pharma initiative, which was set-up in March 2016. Head of […]
DHL opens pharma facility at Dublin Airport
DHL Supply Chain has opened a new state-of-the-art life sciences facility at Dublin Airport, extending its global end-to-end pharmaceutical supply chain capability. The facility covers 3,700 square metres of warehousing space, and will provide a logistics solution for pharma companies based in Ireland. Located at Horizon Logistics Park by Dublin Airport, the site is approved […]
DHL strengthens LATAM life science and healthcare capabilities
DHL Supply Chain – part of the Deutsche Post DHL Group – is to acquire control of the Brazilian road carrier Polar Transportes. The transport service provider for the life sciences and healthcare industry is a specialist in temperature-controlled transportation and has been working as a service provider for DHL for over 15 years and runs […]
IAG Cargo signs rental container agreement with Va-Q-tec
IAG Cargo has signed a global rental container agreement with Va-Q-tec – to use for the transportation of temperature sensitive cargo products. IAG says it allows customers to utilise Va-Q-tainers to move their cargo in a “safe and cost efficient way”. The Va-Q-tainers deployed will provide temperature controlled solutions for six temperature ranges ranging from -70 degrees Celsius to +25 degrees […]
