Zoetis joins Pharma.Aero as shipper member

Animal health company Zoetis has joined Pharma.Aero as a strategic pharma shipper member, joining fellow pharma shippers Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and MSD. The addition of another pharma shipper strengthens Pharma.Aero as a cross-industry collaboration and reinforces its role in the pharmaceuticals air supply chain. Rita O’Sullivan, head of global transportation at Zoetis says the […]

You don’t want to be the weakest link

The cool chain at an airport is only as strong as the weakest link so it is essential that all operators meet the same minimum standards, according to Nathan De Valck. The cargo business and product development manager at Brussels Airport Company tells Air Cargo Week that there were a lot of advantages for the […]

Brussels Airport joins forces with MVD Free Airport

Brussels Airport and MVD Free Airport have signed a memorandum of understanding to formalise their relationship of friendship and cooperation. As operators of international airports with similar missions to operate as air cargo hubs of regional relevance, seeing eye-to-eye related to challenges that the global pharma distribution is facing. They have worked on several initiatives […]

Air cargo community must drive own standards for perishables

The air cargo community should drive its own standards for perishables and not wait for other groups and agencies to supply them, says Cool Chain Association (CCA) chairman, Stavros Evangelakakis. A lack of accountability is contributing to 1.3 billion tonnes of food being wasted along the supply chain every year, about one third of all […]

Pharma.Aero to collaborate with FlyPharma for upcoming events

Pharma.Aero will collaborate with FlyPharma Conferences for its upcoming events discussing key supply chain challenges affecting pharma and cargo industry stakeholders. The Pharma.Aero community, which aims to foster collaboration between CEIV Pharma certified airport communities is the association patron for all three FlyPharma Conferences and the partnership has gained momentum with the European edition taking […]

IATA signs MoU with Pharma.Aero to foster collaboration

Pharma.Aero has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with IATA to formalise their partnership and foster collaboration with air cargo stakeholders in the CEIV Pharma initiative. The deal was signed at the IATA World Cargo Symposium in Dallas where Pharma.Aero also hosted its general meeting, where members representing pharmaceutical shippers, airport communities, airlines, forwarders and […]

Van Gelder chosen to be Pharma.Aero secretary general

Pharma.Aero has appointed Frank Van Gelder to the role of secretary general, who has held a number of senior management positions in the air cargo industry, specifically in pharmaceuticals and perishables. Van Gelder has served in different boards and presented on different international conferences, and is active on an extended international level within global healthcare […]

HKIA, AirBridgeCargo and Alha Group join Pharma.Aero

Pharma.Aero is continuing to expand its network by welcoming Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), AirBridgeCargo Airlines and Alha Group as its newest members. The organisation has a mission to foster collaboration among International Air Transport Association (IATA) Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) in Pharmaceutical Logistics certified airport communities, and improve reliability end-to-end in […]

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 […]

VIDEO: Pharma.Aero’s Nathan de Valck and Jimmy Nares

AZura Productions interviewed Pharma.Aero’s Nathan de Valck and Jimmy Nares at air cargo europe to discuss pharmaceutical handling. The organisation was set up last year by Brussels Airport and Miami International Airport where de Valck and Nares have have senior roles respectively. Nathan has been leading the CEIV project at Brussels Airport and is now heading the Pharma.Aero project, […]

DHL expands temperature controlled facilities at Brussels Airport

DHL Global Forwarding Belgium has expanded its Brussels Airport facility, with the temperature controlled area growing to 5,300 square metre area. The temperature controlled warehouse area now has 2,700 pallet positions spilt over three temperature zones, the largest for goods to be handled between 15-25C. DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) Belgium is the first station worldwide […]

Many issues to discuss as Air Cargo Africa returns for another year

There will be much to talk about at Air Cargo Africa in Johannesburg, with five panels discussing issues including Africa’s potential and overcapacity, and forum sessions including pharmaceuticals and perishables. The action will kick off with a welcome address by STAT Media Group editor-in-chief, R K Patra at 11.00h on Tuesday 21 February, followed by […]

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