At a recent international food exhibition held annually in Japan, the Thai booth advertised itself as the “Kitchen of the Worldâ€Â. No surprise as there is big global demand for its high quality fruits and vegetables. But over the last few years, Thai fresh produce has taken a beating from stiff competition in India, Kenya, Ghana, Peru and other countries. By Manfred Singh in Bangkok. While food costs are high, Thai logistics costs have pushed it higher. To top it all, there is … [Read more...] about Thailand in danger of losing out on perishables
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Continental Cargo to offer CSafe ULDs
Continental Airlines Cargo has reached an agreement with CSafe to become the first passenger airline to offer the company’s AcuTemp RKN. The AcuTemp RKN is the only compressor-based, nondryice ULD available to US carriers.In use since 2008, the air cargo container has both cooling and heating capabilities and can sustain consistent CSafe’s AcuTemp RKN has been certified by both the European and US aviation safety agencies. interior temperatures in ambient extremes from … [Read more...] about Continental Cargo to offer CSafe ULDs
Luft Cargo and Jettainer start ULD pilot
Lufthansa Cargo and Jettainer have initiated a pilot scheme to test the impact of lightweight containers on the air cargo carrier's environmental performance and transport costs. The trial of the new containers will provide information about their weight advantages and shed light on the behaviour of containers made of composite materials compared with their conventional aluminium counterparts, the duo said. For this purpose, a total of 1,000 containers from four manufacturers will be used in … [Read more...] about Luft Cargo and Jettainer start ULD pilot
Steady as she goes: RJ Cargo enjoying solid volumes
“RJ has obviously been affected by the spikes in the fuel surcharges, but actually yearto- date we are about a third above previous year’s production and yields have been decently solid,” Ingo RoesslerVP Cargo told Payload Asia. Helping sustain the volumes was a focus on marketing RJ’s freighters for charter missions, where the business has doubled over last year, he said. RJ Cargo is the air freight network leader in the Middle East’s Levant region. From its … [Read more...] about Steady as she goes: RJ Cargo enjoying solid volumes
