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Between Covid-19 vaccines and general cargo, it is competition for capacity
Though the vaccines have not yet begun cannibalizing the commercial space or competing with general cargo with regard to...
FedEx Express transports first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines for Pfizer
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world’s largest express transportation company transported its first shipments of...
Brussels Airport sets up taskforce BRUcure for vaccine transportation
Brucargo, the cargo division of Brussels Airport, has set up a task force to prepare for scenarios for the...
Air cargo preps up to take on Goliath-task of Covid-19 vaccine delivery
What is critical now is to prepare a war room to deal with the distribution process to help pharma...
Kuehne+Nagel invests in global vaccine distribution network
These facilities have the ability to change or add dry ice as required for deep frozen shipment where temperatures...
8,000 747 jets needed for a single Covid-19 vaccine dose to 7.8 bn people: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments to begin careful planning with industry stakeholders to ensure preparedness when...
DHL provides framework to tackle future health crises beyond Covid-19
DHL, with McKinsey & Company as analytics partner, in its new white paper, identifies the challenges in logistics for...
Lufthansa, Cargolux, DHL, SkyCell alliance secures vaccine deliveries
The collaboration between Lufthansa, Cargolux, DHL and SkyCell’s hybrid service mark a turning point in the pharma industry for...
AFKLMP Cargo readies taskforce for Covid-19 vaccine shipment
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has formed a taskforce to define what steps need to be taken to help...
Pharma Hub at FRA is European leader for temp-sensitive goods handling
At Frankfurt Airport (FRA), approximately 120,000 tonnes of vaccines, medications and other pharmaceutical products were handled in 2019, making...
Lufthansa Cargo unveils pharma hubs in Munich and Chicago
Lufthansa Cargo has opened two new pharma facilities – one at Munich Airport and the other at Chicago O'Hare...
Cargolux flies 3.3 million doses of meningitis-C vaccines to Brazil
The cargo terminal at Belo Horizonte International Airport welcomed a Cargolux freighter with 3.3 million doses of meningitis-C vaccines...