Etihad Cargo and Air India SATS join Pharma.Aero
Pharma.Aero has revealed two new Full Members to its air pharma network: Etihad Cargo and Air India SATS. Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, positions itself as the first Middle East airline to hold both of IATA’s CEIV Fresh and CEIV Pharma certifications, and one of the two carriers globally to […]
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 […]
Changi Airport aims to be the premier pharma hub
As a leading biomedical manufacturing hub in Asia Pacific, airfreight is very important to the industry in Singapore, who are benefitting from Changi Airport’s ambition of becoming the premier pharmaceutical air cargo hub in the region. Lim Ching Kiat, managing director for air hub development at Changi Airport Group says that eight of the top […]
Brussels Airport keeps investing in the pharma sector
Brussels Airport is continuing to invest in services and products for the pharmaceutical sector, offering new infrastructure and technology including blockchain. The airport is investing €100 million in the construction of logistics buildings with 100,000m2 in the cargo area. Half of this infrastructure will be specifically designed to handle high-quality and temperature-sensitive goods such as […]
HKIA and Brussels Airport open pharma corridor
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and Brussels Airport have opened an airport-to-airport (A2A) pharma corridor to cater for the specific needs of pharmaceutical shipments. The pharma corridor connects the two airports, with shipments being handled in strict compliance with the IATA CEIV (Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics) and carried by CEIV […]
Tri-partite effort to secure BRU-MVD GDP-compliant route
LATAM Cargo, MVD Free Airport and Brussels Airport have worked together to launch a GDP-compliant route between the Belgian capital and Montevideo. Following the need to service the growing needs of a burgeoning regional distribution center for pharmaceutical products in Montevideo, Uruguay, LATAM Cargo is increasing its global reach adding a new destination. The new […]
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 […]
Pharma.Aero welcomes Kansai Airports as newest member
Pharma.Aero is continuing to welcome new members with Japanese airport operator Kansai Airports signing up to the organisation. Kansai Airports gained the operating rights of Kansai International Airport and Osaka International Airport from New Kansai International Airport Company on 1 April 2016 and has been working on upgrading infrastructure for pharmaceuticals. In August 2017 the […]
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 […]
Uruguayan airport aiming to be LATAM’s pharma hub
Ambitious Montevideo (MVD) Free Airport has big plans and is aiming to be Latin America’s (LATAM) main pharmaceutical hub. Last month, the Uruguayan gateway became a member of Pharma.Aero and the 7th airport to join following the launch by founding members Miami International Airport and Brussels Airport last year. MVD Free Airport managing director, Bruno […]
Pharma@Changi launched to improve pharma handling at Changi
Changi Airport Group (CAG) has formalised the Pharma@Changi initiative, a community of partners from the air cargo supply chain who will work towards strengthening Changi’s capabilities to handle pharmaceuticals. The partner companies who signed the memorandum of understanding are Bollore Logistics, CEVA Logistics Singapore, DHL Global Forwarding, dnata Singapore, Expeditors Singapore, Global Airfreight International, SATS, […]
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 […]
Strong start to 2017 for Brussels Airlines Cargo
The first five months of 2017 have yielded volumes growth of 36 per cent for Brussels Airlines Cargo with African trade lanes driving the performance. Last month alone, in May, it saw a 46 per cent uplift and the strong performance is being put down to three factors. Vice president of cargo, Alban Francois (pictured […]
BRU hopes it is in the final sprint to resolve noise issue
Noise restrictions for freighter services have had an impact on cargo at Brussels Airport this year, but the Belgian gateway is hopeful it is working towards a solution with the Belgian Federal Government. In February, Chinese carrier Yangtze River Express left, while in May Air Cargo Global announced that it was abandoning services from the […]
VIDEO: Brussels Airport’s head of cargo, Steven Polmans
AZura Productions interviewed Brussels Airport’s head of cargo, Steven Polmans to discuss the airport’s development and to give an update on the BRUcargo community development. In 2016, Brussels handled 495,000 tonnes of cargo and has continued this growth path this year, despite challenging operations conditions. The gateway was the first airport community to gain IATA CEIV Pharma […]
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 […]
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 […]
LATAM and Swissport awarded IATA CEIV in Miami
LATAM Cargo and Swissport have both been awarded IATA CEIV Pharma certification at Miami International Airport, both becoming the first in their industry sector to do so. Swissport Miami became the first cargo handling company at Miami and the first Swissport station in North America to earn the International Air Transport Association Center of Excellence […]
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 […]
Premium cargo to remain key growth driver at Changi
Premium cargo including e-commerce and pharmaceuticals are expected to remain the key drivers of growth at Changi Airport, managing director air hub development, Lim Ching Kiat (pictured below) tells Air Cargo Week. The airport saw strong growth in 2016, hitting 1.97 million tonnes with volumes increasing 6.3 per cent, with improvements from all areas, with […]
IATA WCS 2017: Montevideo in Uruguay set to join Pharma.Aero
Carrasco International Airport (MVD Free Airport) is set to join the Pharma.Aero organization over the next month, the gateway’s managing director Bruno Guella tells Air Cargo Week. Speaking at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) World Cargo Symposium in Abu Dhabi today, he says the Uruguayan airport in Montevideo only has to tie up a few […]
Global Airfreight gains IATA CEIV at Changi Airport
Global Airfreight International has been awarded IATA CEIV Pharma certification, adding to the companies who have gained the certificate in Singapore. Six staff have completed essential modules of the International Air Transport Association Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (IATA CEIV) training programme including temperature-controlled cargo operations and audit, quality and risk […]
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 […]
Mumbai International Airport joins Pharma.Aero initiative
Brussels Airport (BRU) and Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) have announce their partnership in the recently launched Pharma.Aero initiative focused on improving pharma handling and quality in the air cargo industry. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was formally agreed during the Pharma Logistics Summit, organised by Indian Transport & Logistics News (ITLN) held in Mumbai on Thursday. MIAL […]
Changi Airport’s cargo hits new highs in 2016
Cargo at Changi Airport has grown 6.3 per cent to the new high of 1.97 million tonnes with growth coming from imports, exports, transhipments, perishables and pharmaceuticals. Airfreight volumes were up 8.4 per cent 177,355 tonnes and the top markets were China, Australia, Hong Kong, the US and India. Changi Airport strengthened its pharmaceutical capabilities […]
