For the pharmaceutical and biotech sector, the increasing value of individual products in terms of development and replacement cost, as well as their intrinsic value, is also placing a further element of potential 'risk' that all participants within the supply chain must adequately deal with. In addition, the continuing threat posed by counterfeiting is causing manufacturers to constantly review the distribution-to-market processof their products. There are of course many 'guidelines' and … [Read more...] about ULD & PERISHABLES SUPPLEMENT~ Challenges of the pharma cold chain
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ULD & PERISHABLES SUPPLEMENT~ Perishables a mixed blessing for Euro airports
Typical of the specialist airports is Vatry, which has had a 4,200 square metre perishables centre ever since it opened in 2000. The airport touts its rapid handling times, and easy trucking links to major European wholesale markets such as Rungis nearParis. But, admits communications manager Laurent Delarue, the only regular user of the facility at present is Avient, a UK-based carrier that operates ten DC- 10 freighter flights a week from Lagos and other West and Central African … [Read more...] about ULD & PERISHABLES SUPPLEMENT~ Perishables a mixed blessing for Euro airports
ULD & PERISHABLES SUPPLEMENT~ Perishables fast becoming big business
According to Lufthansa Consulting, for some countries in Southern America and Africa ¨C like Sudan, for example ¨C more than 80 per cent of their total exports consist of fruit orflowers. Other countries would like to become more engaged in the production of perishable products for export but for now lack adequate, competitively priced air cargo uplift capacities. However, the trend towards such production is, nonetheless, growing. Market trends Ram Menen, Emirates SkyCargo … [Read more...] about ULD & PERISHABLES SUPPLEMENT~ Perishables fast becoming big business
ULD & PERISHABLES SUPPLEMENT~ ULD management outsourcing gains ground
In the past, airlines were reluctant to outsource this function partly because they considered ULD management to be mission-critical to their operation and hesitated to allow others to handle it. According to Ludwig Bertsch, chairman of the board of directors of Unitpool AG, a company that supplies and manages a global fleet of ULDs, airlines did not outsource ULD management partly because the actual cost of managing the ULD inventory was not transparent within most airlines and hence it was … [Read more...] about ULD & PERISHABLES SUPPLEMENT~ ULD management outsourcing gains ground
ULD & PERISHABLES SUPPLEMENT~ Death penalty for ULD damage
Although used purely for its shock value, senior members of the IATA cargo team at the recent World Cargo Symposium in Rome took the wake-up call and elevated the awareness of the negative impact of ULD damage highon their work agenda for 2008. Rightly so, ULD damage through inadequate handling and storage has reached totally unacceptable levels. Airlines are spending in excess of US$130 million a year repairing ULD damage. At the same time up to 5 per cent of the world's total ULD fleet is … [Read more...] about ULD & PERISHABLES SUPPLEMENT~ Death penalty for ULD damage
Munich adds Mumbai, Shenyang & Singapore
Munich Airport's network sees three new Asian destinations added. From the beginning of May, Lufthansa will fly nonstop to the Indian metropolis of Mumbai for the first time, with three weekly departures, and as of June 8 will also be offering five weekly departures to Singapore. In the summer season a total of 248 destinations in 69 countries around the world will be served from Munich Airport, with 52 long-haul routes, 175 continental destinations and 21 connections within Germany. The … [Read more...] about Munich adds Mumbai, Shenyang & Singapore
