Brussels Airport

Brussels sees 7.3% growth in cargo in Oct

November 10, 2015 by Payload Asia

Freight volume at Brussels Airport rose in the month of October by 7.3 per cent with the full freight segment showing particularly strong growth of 27.1 per cent, thanks to the arrival of new airlines at Brussels Airport. The suspension of the activities of Ethiopian Airways, is expected to have a negative effect on growth in the coming months however. Express services, such as DHL, grew by 5.9 per cent, the airport said. Air freight transport showed a decline across the whole of Europe with … [Read more...] about Brussels sees 7.3% growth in cargo in Oct

ANA targets pharma traffic out of Brussels

November 2, 2015 by Payload Asia

The first flight operated by Japanese airline ANA between Brussels and Tokyo's Narita airport took off on Sunday. The new service between Japan and Belgium represents the airline's sixth European destination and will play an important role in ANA's strategy of expanding its international presence and brand awareness in Europe. On this route, ANA are particularly targeting pharma traffic using ANA's PrioCool and PrioPharma services. The first flight was fully booked and comprised not only … [Read more...] about ANA targets pharma traffic out of Brussels

SDV to take CEIV Cert to 16 major airports

June 17, 2015 by Payload Asia

SDV, a leader in the global supply chain management of pharmaceutical products, is set to become the first freight forwarder to implement IATA’s CEIV Pharma Certification in 16 major airports worldwide. SDV has unveiled its plan to become the first company in the international transport and logistics industry to implement certified worldwide locations under IATA’s programme. The Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certification programme aims to become … [Read more...] about SDV to take CEIV Cert to 16 major airports

UTi receives IATA’s CEIV pharma certification

December 18, 2014 by Payload Asia

UTi Worldwide Inc. has achieved CEIV Pharma certification in the comprehensive IATA training and pharmaceutical freight certification programme, the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV), at Brussels Airport. "With this certification, UTi provides clients a competitive advantage in assuring cold chain integrity beyond the Good Distribution Practices (GDP) to which the rest of the air freight industry adheres," said Phil Abbate, UTi global vice president, Pharmaceutical … [Read more...] about UTi receives IATA’s CEIV pharma certification

UTi receives IATA's CEIV pharma certification

December 18, 2014 by Payload Asia