Setting the standard across the perishable cargo sector
These days customers around the world don’t want to wait long durations for products, demanding delivery as soon as possible. From the hospitality industry, using airfreight to rapidly acquire products to meet their ever-demanding customer needs, to food distributors, who want the freshest goods, the perishable sector is booming. As a non-profit organisation that works […]
Striving for success in the perishables sector
The perishable cargo sector offers both unique opportunities and challenges for those companies operating in the space. Kerry Logistics is one of those that sought to find the key to success in the perishables arena through developing a process that is as simple and streamlined as possible. It’s not something that can be done successfully […]
New air cargo company launched to fly salmon for Bakkafrost
FarCargo, a new Faroese air cargo company, has been launched to fly fresh salmon from Bakkafrost to the United States. FarCargo have signed a SPA regarding the purchase of a Boeing 757-200 air cargo freighter with a payload of approximately 35 tonnes. The aircraft will be delivered within two-four months and will then begin operating […]
Hanley promoted to sales manager, PML
Simon Hanley is promoted to sales manager, Perishable Movements Ltd (PML). The global perishable cargo specialist has created the position following the company’s significant growth and in light of the business’s expansion to offer its services out of Spalding and – the most recent acquisition -Lympne, Kent, alongside the existing head office at Heathrow. Hanley, […]
Kuehne+Nagel acquires Salmosped
Kuehne+Nagel acquires Salmosped. Kuehne+Nagel has entered into a binding agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Salmosped AS. The Oslo-based company is a Norwegian perishables freight forwarder specialising in transportation of seafood products. It generated turnover of CHF 118 million (£93 million) in 2020 and handled approximately 63,000 tonnes of goods. Today, Norway is […]
Saudia Cargo adds flights to Copenhagen
On May 22 2021 Saudia Cargo commenced its twice weekly passenger as freighter flights to Denmark’s capital Copenhagen. The new route will support the perishable and pharma market in the region. Saudia Airlines B777-300 passenger planes are being utilised as “preighters” on the route scheduled for Wednesday and Saturday. “We have seen a growing demand […]
LATAM help Valentine’s bloom
LATAM Cargo Group has bounced back this Valentine’s Day season, which together with Mother’s Day marks the peak season for cut flower cargo. In 2021, the company carried 7% more flowers than in 2020, totalling more than 13,200 tons. The good figures are due to LATAM Group’s uninterrupted operations in Colombia and Ecuador, despite the […]
Perishables in Perth: How Tigers have coped with the changing market
With air cargo capacity down for much of 2020 and with much of the available capacity being used for medical supplies and pharma, perishable transportation has had to adapt. “There has been a major impact on the capacity which could be uplifted,” explains Jason Radford, general manager of Tigers International, Perth. Australia has maintained strict […]
Perishables across the Pond
ACW spoke to Jimmy Nares, section chief of aviation marketing in the Miami-Dade aviation department and board member of Pharma.Aero about how the perishables market is looking across the pond. 2020 was a year for changes and challenges across the globe. As much of the world came to a standstill, the airfreight sector stepped up […]
IAG transports record numbers of cherries
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), has transported record numbers of Argentinean and Chilean cherries, supporting this year’s season so far with special charters from Santiago de Chile to London Heathrow. Cherries are a popular fruit in the UK over the winter and Christmas season, and last week saw the latest […]
SF Airlines flies cherries from Chile to China
Two SF Airlines Boeing 747-400ERFs each carried 103 tonnes of cherries from Chile to China on flights on 26 November and 4 December. The flights from Santiago took 31 hours and after arriving in Hangzhou, each pallet of cherries was packed and documented for customs clearance and delivery to shops and homes. Carried on SF […]
Busy summer of cargo for Emirates SkyCargo
Emirates SkyCargo has had a busy summer, moving over 150,000 tonnes of perishables and 27,000 tonnes of pharmaceuticals through Dubai between April and mid-August. Infrastructure at Emirates SkyCentral DXB and DWC have been upgraded with extensive cool chain facilities and dedicated storage space for pharmaceutical cargo. The terminals have a combined capacity of over two […]
Emirates marks two years of freighter flights to Oslo
Emirates SkyCargo has celebrated two years of freighter operations at Oslo Airport, offering 100 tonnes of cargo capacity per week. Norway is one of the world’s largest exporters of seafood and exports of salmon were valued at around $4 billion in the first six months of 2018. Over the last two years, Emirates SkyCargo has […]
Lack of regulations causes a stomach upset
In the non-pharma perishables sector there is no equivalent, although talk in the industry suggests IATA may come up with a similar programme for the food side of the business. “This means,” Susan Bell says, “without laws or even voluntary temperature regulations in the perishable supply chain, consumers have no choice but to put their […]
Standards are more crucial than ever
The numbers say it all: One third of all food produced globally – 1.3 billion tonnes worth – is wasted somewhere along the supply chain, each and every year, writes Donald Urquhart. A shocking statistic for a world under severe ecological pressure and one in which millions of people are malnourished. But many involved in […]
Internet of Things can’t solve every problem
In some cases, however, the Internet of Things can’t solve all the problems shippers face when exporting perishables. Other, more prosaic technologies are called for. In 2017, Australian fresh fruit exports exceeded A$1 billion ($750 million) for the first time in a calendar year, according to figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Of this, […]
Is technology the answer for perishables?
Thanks to the globalisation of eating habits, volumes of perishables being flown to consumer markets have risen by a third since 2007, more than for any other category of product, Neil Madden reports. While the past year saw something of a slowing in this trade, the potential for growth remains enormous. A decade ago, for […]
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 […]
Timestrip launches new controlled room temperature indicator
Developer of ‘smart indicator’ technology Timestrip is launching a new Controlled Room Temperature (CRT) indicator product that provides evidence of temperature breaches in the supply chain during storage or transport of medical products outside the 15°-25°C (59°-77°F) range. Designed for medical and pharmaceutical sectors, the indicators travel with the products from manufacturer through to end user, […]
dnata opens Dallas Fort Worth’s first perishable cargo facility
Dnata has officially opened its 37,000 square foot cargo centre that includes the only dedicated cool-chain perishable cargo facility at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. Developed as part of its agreement with AirLogistix USA, which it acquired last year, dnata opened the facility in cooperation with the Dallas Airport Authority, costing $3 million and creating […]
Mauroux takes over as CCA treasurer
Eric Mauroux, (pictured) director verticals and global head of perishable at Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has been appointed as the treasurer of the Cool Chain Association (CCA) and a member of its board. Mauroux takes over Renate de Walle, who has moved into another role at AF/KLM. CCA paid tribute to de Walle for […]
Changing consumer habits are impacting shipping
US carrier 21Air only launched 18 months ago to move fresh and perishable cargo domestically within the US and internationally with two 767-200ER freighters. The airline’s success can be measured, according to 21Air new business development director, Rodrigo De Narvaez (pictured), in a massive expansion later this year. He says: “We are in the process […]
Panalpina snaps up Adelantex and AD Handling
International freight forwarder Panalpina is to acquire market-leading Belgian specialist perishable companies Adelantex and AD Handling, subject to conditions. The companies operate at Brussels, Liège and Ostend. With a presence in Brussels and Liège, Adelantex handles approximately 75,000 tonnes of air freight imports per year and manages ground handling at Brussels Airport, customs clearance and […]
Asia Pacific remains the perishables sector’s biggest growth market
The perishables sector shows clearly the new conventional wisdom – that China is mightily important – but also sketches out the considerable mileage still to tap. There can be no doubting the scale or the importance of the sector as bigger players in the market testify. “Perishables is a major cargo segment handled at Changi […]
Christchurch Airport welcoming freighters at start of key export season
Freighters have been arriving into Christchurch Airport – signalling the start of the key export season and also highlighting the valuable contribution local producers and exporters make to the local economy. Tasman Cargo Airlines National manager, Gerry Bray says the company’s Boeing 757 Freighter came into Christchurch last Sunday, bringing a variety of goods to the South […]
WorldACD: October confirms its reputation with record volumes
The latest global air cargo figures as reported by 75 airlines to air cargo industry analyst WorldACD has shown a strong month. WorldACD says it confirms what followers of the industry had noticed already: the month of October 2017 was special. Monthly volumes were higher than ever, whilst revenues (when measured in EUR) peaked as well, […]
Cargo on the rise at Jet Airways and an integral part of business
Jet Airways is carrying more cargo than ever and the belly carrier is set to see this rise further as the Indian market grows and it expands its network and capacity. Speaking on 15 November to Air Cargo Week in London when the carrier launched its third daily Boeing 777-300ER flight from Mumbai International Airport […]
Brussels Airlines Cargo seeing strong demand across Africa
Africa is a key region for Brussels Airlines Cargo and a major growth market for the belly carrier, writes Justin Burns. The airline operates a fleet of six Airbus A330s daily to Africa offering an average capacity per flight of 10 tonnes to Africa and 12 tonnes out. It serves 17 sub-Saharan Africa routes in […]
NAM and Astral sign wet lease deal for B747F with Air Atlanta
Network Airline Management (NAM) and Kenya-based Astral Aviation have signed a long-term wet lease with Air Atlanta Icelandic adding a factory-built, nose-loader B747-400 Freighter to their existing managed fleet of three MD11Fs. The B747-400F made its inaugural flight from London Stansted Airport to Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport yesterday, expanding NAM’s capacity to East Africa. […]
Surge expected in 2018 as demand keeps growing
Following 17 per cent perishables growth so far in 2017, Qatar Airways senior vice president and acting chief officer for cargo, Guillaume Halleux is expecting a surge in demand in 2018, writes James Muir. The airline has transported over 135,000 tonnes of perishables to date, 17 per cent growth in 2016-17 compared to 2015-16, and […]
