cold chain logistics

Road Feeder Service Cool – a world's first from Lufthansa

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Lufthansa Cargo is the world's first cargo airline to offer their customers the “Road Feeder Service Cool” (RFS-Cool) booking option, available now. By taking this step, the carrier is developing its range in the cold-chain logistics sector. The new provision will ensure that temperature-sensitive cargo is actively or passively cooled or warmed, not just on board aircraft, but also in road link connections with Lufthansa flight numbers (RFS), where correspondingly equipped vehicles are … [Read more...] about Road Feeder Service Cool – a world's first from Lufthansa

Road Feeder Service Cool – a world’s first from Lufthansa

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Lufthansa Cargo is the world's first cargo airline to offer their customers the “Road Feeder Service Cool” (RFS-Cool) booking option, available now. By taking this step, the carrier is developing its range in the cold-chain logistics sector. The new provision will ensure that temperature-sensitive cargo is actively or passively cooled or warmed, not just on board aircraft, but also in road link connections with Lufthansa flight numbers (RFS), where correspondingly equipped vehicles are … [Read more...] about Road Feeder Service Cool – a world’s first from Lufthansa

DHL Forwarding introduces -150º Celsius service

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DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL, has enhanced its cold chain logistics offerings through the transport of shipments at frozen or cryogenic temperatures. Designed for customers from the life sciences and healthcare industry with an increasing need for sophisticated cryogenic logistics solutions, this service is maintained by LifeConEx, DHLs temperature management specialist in collaboration with Cryoport, a provider of complete global … [Read more...] about DHL Forwarding introduces -150º Celsius service

Envirotainer working with key industry players

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Envirotainer AB, a Sweden-based provider of active temperature-controlled air cargo containers, made its mark recently when British Airways World Cargo (BAWC) made Kuwait the 50th station across its network designed to handle imports of Constant Climate, its new temperature-controlled product for pharmaceuticals.Wong Joon San has the story. As the name suggests, freight delivered using Constant Climate is kept at a constant temperature throughout the journey, through the use of active … [Read more...] about Envirotainer working with key industry players

Cold chain logistics opportunities

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According to the latest report published today by Transport Intelligence (Ti) in association with the Global Cold Chain Association (GCCA), developing markets such as China, India and Vietnam represent the greatest opportunities for cold chain logistics. The report, Global Cold Chain Logistics 2008/9, has found that supply chains in these countries are extremely under developed, particularly those for refrigerated foodstuffs. Research identifi ed that as much as 40 per cent of the dairy … [Read more...] about Cold chain logistics opportunities