The air cargo container market is in for a shake-up with the combination of leading suppliers Envirotainer and va-Q-tec. Envirotainer’s parent company EQT Private Equity received approval from the competition authorities in Germany and Austria in June for its majority takeover offer of va-Q-tec, supported by co-investors Mubadala and Cinven. This authorization gives the clearance to combine the two brands, with Envirotainer for the active part and va-Q-tec for the advanced passive … [Read more...] about Envirotainer to grow pharma portfolio with va-Q-tec
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Lufthansa Cargo and va-Q-tec cooperate in transporting pharmaceuticals
va-Q-tec and Lufthansa Cargo will be cooperating in the passive temperature-controlled container market in future. Due to the new cooperation, the containers from va-Q-tec are now available worldwide at numerous stations of the cargo airline. Customers with pharmaceutical goods in particular profit from the combination of the close and extensive network of Lufthansa Cargo with the advanced container rental service of va-Q-tec. “We are delighted to be able to offer the … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo and va-Q-tec cooperate in transporting pharmaceuticals
Emirates SkyCargo widens offerings for pharma customers
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has increased the range of solutions available to its pharma customers by entering into agreements for global container rental services with two leading players in the market: SkyCell and va-Q-tec, in addition to its existing cooperation with Envirotainer. The agreements allow SkyCargo to offer its customers a variety of specialised temperature controlled containers for the transportation of pharmaceutical or life sciences … [Read more...] about Emirates SkyCargo widens offerings for pharma customers
Swiss expands cold chain portfolio with va-Q-tec
Swiss WorldCargo has signed a global partnership agreement with award-winning company va-Q-tec, a leader in passive closed cold chain container solutions within a global service network. The additional offering of va-Q-tec’s advanced passive solution containers within its portfolio will support pharmaceutical manufacturers and forwarders to ship their temperature sensitive goods within the global network of Swiss WorldCargo through direct airline rentals, cost-efficiently and with the highest … [Read more...] about Swiss expands cold chain portfolio with va-Q-tec