SkyCell launches insurance add-on for pharma shippers

Switzerland-based cold chain packaging company SkyCell is now offering an insurance add-on for its pharmaceutical shippers to appeal to shippers of high-value, temperature-sensitive cargo. The new service, which it calls “Peace of Mind,” is backed by an unnamed multinational commercial insurance company and will offer coverage up to US$4 million per container.  The company acknowledged that this offering is a somewhat unconvential addition to a container leasing company’s service portfolio. Paul Martins, CEO of MNX […]

• Nina Chamlou
• April 8, 2019

CCA to pilot data-sharing initiative for food shipments

The Cool Chain Association (CCA), a Netherlands-based nonprofit, said its members are piloting a data-sharing initiative to monitor food shipments over a three-month period to pinpoint where excursions in supply chains tend to occur. The goal of the pilot is to reduce the amount of waste in perishable supply chains. This spring, the pilot will […]

• Nina Chamlou
• March 27, 2019

Emirates SkyCargo, LATAM launch new South American routes

Two airlines are kicking off the year with new cargo routes in Latin America – this week, LATAM and Emirates SkyCargo announcing new services connecting their respective hubs to new destinations in the region. LATAM’s new route will link Santiago (SCL) to Chicago (ORD) starting on Feb. 19, addressing the growing demand for South American […]

• Nina Chamlou
• January 10, 2019

PRISM Logistics opens California perishables warehouse

California-based 3PL PRISM Logistics has expanded its warehouse capacity in California with an additional warehouse in Stockton – about 80 miles east of San Francisco – that will cater to its customers in consumer product goods, especially in food and beverage. The facility, which opened at the end of the fourth-quarter, is food-grade and safety-certified […]

• Nina Chamlou
• January 4, 2019

SpiceJet launches new perishables service from GAU

This week, SpiceFresh, a subsidiary of SpiceJet that partners directly with farmers, launched a dedicated freight service to transport fresh produce. To mark the occasion, two flights flew 1 tonne each of mandarin oranges from Guwahati International Airport (GAU), to Hong Kong (HKG) and Dubai (DBX), according to Times of India and a Twitter statement […]

• Chelsea Toczauer
• January 3, 2019

LATAM launches flight for Panalpina to its Huntsville air cargo gateway

LATAM Cargo launched a new Colombia-United States freighter operation to the Huntsville International Airport (HSV), for customer Panalpina, supported by the forwarder’s air cargo gateway at HSV. The new weekly route, launched on Dec. 2, operates between Bogota and Huntsville, using a 50-tonne-capacity 767-300F, and takes approximately four and a half hours to fly each […]

• Chelsea Toczauer
• December 5, 2018

Panalpina expands cold storage at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta Airport

This week, Panalpina opened its expanded cold-storage space at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO). With this development, the company seeks to strengthen both services for customers in the perishable industry, and its competitive position in the region. Panalpina has doubled its cold-storage space at the airport by 1,500 square meters. According to the company, […]

• Chelsea Toczauer
• November 29, 2018

Emirates SkyCargo leads carriage of Sri Lankan exports

Dubai-based Emirates SkyCargo has become a leader in Sri Lankan exports, transporting 23 percent – 27,000 tonnes – of the island’s total of 118,000 tonnes in exports in its 2017-18 fiscal year. Sri Lanka is a major exporter of fruits, vegetables, flowers and seafood, which are in demand all over the world, from Northern Europe […]

• Nina Chamlou
• October 31, 2018

French retailer to launch food blockchain

The multinational France-based supermarket chain Carrefour said it plans to launch “Europe’s first food blockchain,” in collaboration with IBM, by incorporating blockchain technology into eight of its product lines by the end of 2018, making it easier to monitor their respective supply chains. The move is an extension of Carrefour’s existing service, which allows customers […]

• Nina Chamlou
• October 22, 2018

K+N partners with Panatlantic to expand reach into Latin perishables market

Yesterday, Swiss forwarder Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) said it is partnering with Quito-based logistics services company Panatlantic Logistics S.A. in a move that will further expand the company’s South American cool chain network and underpin its global expansion strategy. At present, K+N manages the transportation of perishables for clients operating out of Colombia, Peru, Brazil […]

• Nina Chamlou
• August 3, 2018

SkyCell, DuPont partner to improve perishables transportation

Today, Zurich-based cool-chain container firm, SkyCell, and logistics services company DuPont Safety & Construction are entering an alliance to share data and market knowledge in the transportation of perishables. Richard Ettl, CEO of SkyCell, said the company is interested in utilizing DuPont’s innovative cargo covers, especially its Tyvek Cargo Covers, which protect pharmaceutical products from […]

• Nina Chamlou
• July 12, 2018

IAG Cargo saves the day amidst U.K. heat wave

On a hot summer day, what’s better that a crisp, fresh salad? Consumers in the U.K. were almost forced to find out last week when the island nation was nearly left without its leafy greens due to extreme heat. In response, U.K.-based IAG Cargo shipped more than 30,000 heads of iceberg lettuce from Los Angeles to London […]

• Nina Chamlou
• July 11, 2018

Panalpina expands certification for European perishables network

Panalpina Adelantex, the Belgian branch of the logistics giant’s perishables network, has received its certification from Certisys to handle organic produce. The Swiss forwarder already holds certifications from the organization for its Brussels, Liège, Luxembourg and London operations. Its Amsterdam and Kelsterbach operations are certified by SKAL and IFS Food Standard, respectively. Panalpina says the […]

• Nina Chamlou
• July 11, 2018

Emirates SkyCargo doubles its seasonal mango volume

Emirates SkyCargo more than doubled the volume of mangoes it carried in May compared to the same period last year, transporting 1,130 tonnes of the Indian export out of its hub in Mumbai to destinations in the Middle East, the U.K., the U.S., Canada and Europe on its freighters and in its passenger planes’ belly […]

• Nina Chamlou
• July 2, 2018