Tag: Supply Chains

Airfreight Pharma 2023 panel: MedTech industry logistics

The first panel on the second day of the Airfreight Pharma 2023 conference saw discussions about the "growing" MedTech industry and its logistical requirements. Here, Matt Way, director of supply chains at Porton Biopharma Ltd, shared his views on how to improve the industry: "What we need to ...

Boeing: More Freighters Needed to Support Global Supply Chains

Boeing has released its biennial World Air Cargo Forecast (WACF), reflecting COVID-19 impacts and opportunities as well as substantial long-term demand for freighters over the next two decades. Enabled by a rebound in global trade and long-term growth, the WACF forecasts demand for 2,430 freight...

Pharmaceutical supply chains ready to manage ‘the biggest security challenge for a generation’

Pharmaceutical supply chains are about to face their biggest security challenge for a generation as the world prepares for life-changing deliveries of Covid vaccines, says the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA). An estimated 7-19 billion doses of the vaccine will be required to erad...

COVID ‘lockdowns’ fail to stop €85 million of cargo thefts from supply chains in EMEA in 2020H1

Over €85 million of products were stolen from air, road, sea and rail freight supply chains in 46 countries in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region in the first half of 2020, even with national COVID-related lockdowns restricting people and vehicle movements, according to the latest...

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo ready to transport COVID-19 vaccines

Over 5500 cargo-only flights since the start of the corona crisisAir France KLM Martinair Cargo is striving to offer a global airfreight network to help keep supply chains running. This has always been essential, but even more so since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, ensuring that healthcare...

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo continues to expand its cargo network

At Air France KLM Martinair Cargo, we aim to keep supply chains moving. Especially at a time when wide-body belly capacity is limited, it’s essential to make a difference. This is important for relief & healthcare-related goods to combat Covid-19, but extends to include all other commodities....

TAPA warns of a significant spike in cargo thefts

Manufacturers and logistics service providers must be prepared to protect their supply chains from a projected significant spike in cargo thefts as coronavirus lockdowns begin to be lifted across the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) h...

Davies Turner offers innovative solutions to manage supply chains

The UK’s largest independent freight forwarding company that offers multimodal services for the storage and international distribution of freight is working hard to keep supply chains running, despite the global cargo capacity crunches in both air and ocean freight. Davies Turner Chairman, Phili...

U-Freight: Innovation is crucial for forwarders managing supply chains

Hong Kong-based freight forwarder and logistics group U-Freight releases a statement explaining that they believe " innovative thinking will be crucial whilst dealing with the difficulties faced by international supply chains": Innovation is crucial for forwarders managing supply chains hit by ...

CEVA Logistics mega airlift keeps supply chains moving

As part of a strategic initiative to keep customer production lines moving around the world during the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, CEVA Logistics has contracted a range of 86 freighter aircraft to deliver parts and supplies to its customers. More than 58 flights already completed Operati...

Cargo thefts exceed €80 million in the first nine months of 2019

Tapa Membership Soars as Major Brands Look To Prevent Record Cargo Losses From Supply Chains Cargo worth more than €80 million was stolen from supply chains in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region in the first nine months of 2019, according to the latest data from the Transported...

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