ISTANBUL, Turkey—Capitalizing on its strong global flight network, Turkish Cargo has been safely transporting Turkey’s medicine and medical products, particularly for cancer treatment, to more than 50 countries across five continents for over 25 years now.
In the nuclear medicine sector, Turkish Cargo plays an important role for cancer patients to reliably reach high quality diagnosis and treatment products in Turkey and abroad.
Turkey’s national airfreight carries radioactive cancer diagnosis medicine used in the treatment of cancer and tumors to Germany, Colombia, India, Algeria, Taiwan and all around the world. With 8 percent market share in medical transportation, national brand gives hope to cancer patients by providing fast and safe transportation for radioactive medicine with half-life, which are produced at night by Eczacıbaşı-Monrol.
Eczacıbaşı-Monrol Nuclear Products General Manager Aydın Küçük shared: “Our mission as Eczacıbaşı-Monrol is to benefit human lives with innovative and pioneering approaches when it comes to diagnosis and treatment of life-threatening illnesses.
As Turkey’s first radiopharmaceutical manufacturer, we are one of the significant producers of nuclear medicine for cancer treatment in the world and we export our products to over 50 countries. We can deliver these successes to patients all around the world from Europe, Africa, America and Far East thanks to our strong logistical operation. With this in mind, Turkish Cargo is one of our strongest supporters since 1995 with its speed, operational quality and wide transportation network.”
Turkish Cargo greatly contributes to delivery of medical products to patients even sooner than planned with the opportunities provided to manufacturers and helps exporters reach new countries. Easily meeting demands of exporters with its wide flight network, it also contributes to the country’s economy with special campaigns and discounts for exporters.
Turkish Cargo continues to deliver health to over 300 destinations around the world via its medicine and medical product transportation operations conducted with its operational quality, special transportation methods and expert teams.
Stored in rooms featuring special temperature control with necessary infrastructure, medicine shipments are protected with specialist teams. Also possessing the IATA CEIV (Center of Excellence for Independent Validators) Pharma certificate, Turkish Cargo maintains the cold chain at ideal conditions with its TK Pharma product designed with global standards for medicine and vaccine transportations.
Maintaining its dialog with medical manufacturers, transportation companies, airports, ground operations and official authorities, successful brand can meet the requirements of medicine and vaccine producers when it comes to transportations at ultra-frozen range (70° C) by using its specially frozen containers such as dry ice and vehicles.
Able to meet the export and import demands from any country in the world, Turkish Cargo has begun telling the story of its cooperation with Turkey’s exporters via the promotional videos prepared within the “#WeProudlyCarry the Labor of Our Country” project.
The goal of the project is to effectively convey the opportunities of air cargo to Turkey’s exporters such as unparalleled market reach options along with effective, on point and reasonable prices. After the successful narrative of Turkish rose products with the Gülbirlik promotional video, the new segment focuses on Turkey’s health exports with the Eczacıbaşı-Monrol video. Here’s the link to that video https://youtu.be/V-clOl4949g
CEVA Logistics has transported 700,000 doses of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine from China to Uganda, using its ForPatients healthcare logistics suite.
In a challenging spot airfreight market, CEVA was able to secure the routing and timing needed by the customer for 21 pallets of vaccines on an Airbus A330-200 freighter.
The shipment was transported from Beijing Capital International Airport to Entebbe International Airport for the Ugandan Ministry of Health.
Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines require a cold chain custody between 2 to 8 degrees Celsius throughout transport and storage, in order to safeguard vaccine integrity.
CEVA provided visibility and monitoring solutions through embedded location and temperature IoT devices.
Niels Van Namen, executive vice president of CEVA’s Global Healthcare Sector, said: “Our healthcare customers, like the Ugandan Ministry of Health, are looking for transport options that keep the end patient in mind.
“Individuals receiving COVID-19 vaccinations should not have to worry about the reliability of their dose. That’s our job, which is why behind every shipment, we see a patient.”
CEVA Logistics serves more than 500 healthcare and life science companies globally, more than 50 healthcare contract logistics operations worldwide and 20 of the top 30 medical device supply chains.
Etihad Airways has operated its most sustainable flight ever, reducing carbon emissions (CO2) by 72% in absolute terms compared to the equivalent flight operated in 2019.
The London Heathrow to Abu Dhabi sustainable flight EY20 – part of the Etihad Greenliner Program – Used a combination of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and operational efficiencies to cut CO2 emissions by 39,000kg and fuel burn by 1,800kg.
Etihad Airways leveraged knowledge and efficiencies developed over the last two years as part of a two-year partnership with Boeing.
The Abu Dhabi-based airline and the US planemaker used Etihad’s Boeing 787 fleet as a test bed for sustainability improvements in partnership with organizations across the industry.
“These are noteworthy savings,” said Mohammad Al Bulooki, Chief Operating Officer, Etihad Aviation Group.
“When Etihad committed to achieve net zero, it was acknowledged that it was only possible if the airline worked collaboratively and positively with our industry partners. That is exactly what Etihad has done with the Sustainable Flight.
“Of equal importance, Etihad, Boeing and its partners – airports, ANSP and suppliers – used the flight to learn where further improvements could be made.”
The program required huge collaboration across the aviation ecosystem to deliver a sustainable in-flight product, coordination with airspace management for optimized flight routing, new technology flight deck tools, SAF, contrail reduction and airport handling processes.
In an industry-first, EY20 was the first commercial flight to explore contrail-avoidance. Working with UK-based SATAVIA, the team identified potential areas of ice super-saturated regions in the atmosphere where harmful contrails are likely to form, and the flight route was adjusted to avoid these areas.
Based on the original and adjusted flight plan, the strategy avoided the production of approximately 64 tons of CO2e, with a fuel penalty of only 100kg, or 0.48 tons CO2.
Once the aircraft arrived at Abu Dhabi, it was serviced by Etihad’s new fleet of electric vehicles for ground logistics such as baggage unloading.
Where electric vehicles were unable to be used, Etihad purchased biodiesel for the necessary equipment.
The data gathered from the aircraft’s sensors was added to Etihad’s growing database on flight performance, and analyzed using tools from Greenliner partner, GE Digital, to improve understanding of flight performance and allow quick recognition of unsustainable activities.
Al Bulooki added: “A fundamental part of the Greenliner program is to explore the art of the possible. It is well known that SAFs are a credible alternative to current fossil fuels, however they are currently very expensive, and difficult to source and load onto the aircraft.”
He continued: “EY20 was a dramatic example of those constraints wherein Etihad was unable to directly load the 38% SAF blend into the aircraft given inherent infrastructure constraints at Heathrow Airport.
“Instead, the SAF purchased by Etihad was loaded into the fuel hydrant system, which serves all airport users. While the EY20 did not in itself realize the full potential of the SAF, the potential benefit in CO2 reductions is real.
“Industry and governments must work together to address these issues through the funding of the research and development of SAFs and other parts of the planning and operating of flights. Etihad is looking forward to working on these issues.”
Logistics group Europa Air & Sea anticipates a ‘sharp recovery’ in air cargo volume on the transatlantic route during the final months of 2021 and into 2022 as the US aviation passenger market reopens for business.
The pandemic and subsequent closure of borders to non-residents led to airlines cutting routes and frequency of flights to Europe. Without fare-paying passengers, the operating costs had to be supplemented by revenues generated by cargo which resulted in huge increases in freight rates.
Initially both US east and westbound rates were very inflated but the gradual easing of travel restrictions into the UK has meant that passenger revenues could again contribute towards flight operating costs, resulting in a reduction of eastbound rates.
The continuing ban imposed on UK travelers to the US has meant that the same did not apply to westbound flights, so cargo remained the sole revenue contributor towards flight costs.
However, the recent US Government announcement that these restrictions will be lifted in November means that British visitors can again travel to the US.
Andy Serpant, National Airfreight Manager, Europa Air & Sea, said, “As the major airlines’ schedules are governed by passenger numbers, we expect to see an increase in capacity over the coming months.
“United Airlines is adding an additional daily flight to Newark in November and British Airways said they intend to increase flights to US destinations to just under 250 per week over the winter. While the airlines are still fixing their schedules on a month-by-month basis, the effect on freight rates remains to be seen, but I would expect a reduction as passenger numbers increase.
“This will be good news for UK exporters who have been put-off sending their goods to the US due to inflated freight costs.
“In summary, while there is still a degree of uncertainty in these testing times, we can be cautiously optimistic that the US market will start to slowly return to some sort of pre-pandemic normality.”
Europa Worldwide Group, with sites in the UK, Hong Kong, and Belgium, has six divisions – Road, Air & Sea, Showfreight, Warehouse, Contact Centre and Continental Cargo Carriers.
NEW YORK: Warehouse automation will see tremendous growth in the coming years with experts estimating that more than 500,000 mobile robots will be shipped to warehouses worldwide between now and 2030.
According to ABI Research, a global tech market advisory firm, worldwide mobile robot shipments in warehouses will have a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of almost 40% from 2021 to 2030 and exceed 500,000 global shipments in 2030.
“Productivity technologies can achieve far greater return on investment if correctly combined with other technologies. For example, by combining location tracking data with a voice solution, warehouses using a Warehouse Execution System (WES) platform can optimize workflows by minimizing distance traveled based on where the worker is,” said Adhish Luitel, Industry Analyst, Supply Chain Management and Logistics at ABI Research.
In addition to mobile robotics, the growth of solutions such as Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (AS/RS) has also been explosive. Led by innovators such as Swisslog, Bastian Solutions, and Körber, the global AS/RS industry is set to be valued at over US$18 billion by 2030, with a year-over-year growth of 9% from 2021 to 2030.
AS/RS consists of a variety of computer-controlled systems for automatically placing and retrieving loads from defined storage locations, ideal for high volume of loads being moved into and out of storage. This trend falls in line with the fact that the logistics sector has been experiencing high volume over the past year. Parcel shipping reached 95 billion in parcel volume globally in 2020, this volume is expected to double by 2026, with a 14% CAGR between 2020 and 2026.
“As the shift toward robotics occurs with busier warehouses, manual workflows can be automated or workflows that have traditionally been carried out by highly specialized and inflexible machines could soon be carried out by robots that can be moved and retrained as needed,” Luitel noted.
DUBAI: Some 12,600 tons of goods worth AED948 million (about USD258 million) were cleared by Dubai Customs in time for the 1st October 2021 grand opening of EXPO2020 Dubai, the first world expo to be held in the Middle East and North Africa region.
Dubai Customs said 1,432 customs declarations for EXPO goods were quickly processed for the event. The seamless operation was made possible through preferential facilities and services it dedicated for exhibitors and visitors to the Expo.
These include online registration and submission of customs declarations and approval of electronic documents without the need to visit the customs centers. Exhibitors seeking to obtain permits and licenses were also advised they can use the Dubai Trade Portal. Further, countries participating in EXPO2020 are exempted of registration fees, and exhibitors’ documents have unique codes for preferential and speedy clearance.
“We have been supporting EXPO2020 since the very beginning of the hosting journey and will keep providing our facilities and services to all exhibitors,” said Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, CEO of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, Director General of Dubai Customs. “We have a plethora of preferential services and facilities dedicated to serve the event’s exhibitors including the dedicated Smart Customs EXPO2020 Channel, the ATA Carnet, the Authorized Economic Operator and the iDeclare App, which expedites passenger traffic.”
Dubai Customs clinched the award of government authorities supporting Expo2020 Dubai for implementing an integrated initiative to sustain the use of the resources.
Ibrahim Kamali, Director of Passenger Operations Department, noted, “All employees at the Passenger Operations Department (864 employees) are fully prepared to serve the exhibition, including 447 inspection officers who will work on 24 -hour rotating shifts.
“A training program was organized for the inspectors in cooperation with Dubai Airports to prepare them to receive and host visitors and respond to their enquiries including timings, tickets, venue, pavilions, etc. All visitors who have invitations will have a faster path, and the same applies to people of determination. The latest enhancements to the iDeclare App will help passengers declare their financial belongings easily, even without a need for internet connection.”
FRANKFURT: Lufthansa Cargo’s fleet has grown by two Boeing 777 freighters with the German airfreight carrier aiming to market the capacities of 15 modern wide-body freighters from October onwards.
The aircraft have just been registered D-ALFJ and D-ALFK and are based at the airline’s home hub,
Frankfurt Airport.
“We are very pleased that we can now offer our customers the capacity of a total of 15 highly efficient wide-body freighters,” said Dorothea von Boxberg, Chief Executive Officer of Lufthansa Cargo. “We will continue to flexibly manage our freighters to best serve our customers’ needs. Together with the belly capacities of Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings Discover now coming back into the market, they are forming our dense, global network.”
With the two new additions, Lufthansa Cargo’s Frankfurt fleet now numbers eleven Boeing 777 freighters, in addition to the capacity of four aircraft of the same type operated by the AeroLogic joint venture.
D-ALFK is a brand-new aircraft from the Boeing facilities in Everett, Washington State and touched down for the first time at Frankfurt Airport at 06:00 a.m. local time today. With this acquisition, Lufthansa Cargo has now exercised all of its purchase options held on widebody freighters with the manufacturer.
D-ALFJ is an acquisition from the used market. In order to make the freighter’s capacity available to customers as soon as possible, the elaborate livery in the well-known Lufthansa design was dispensed with. Until further notice, the aircraft will be flying all in white, with only a tongue-in-cheek fuselage livery.
Europe’s last MD-11 flies with farewell livery
Also the last remaining tri-jet of Lufthansa Group – at the same time the last MD-11 aircraft registered in Europe – is now flying in a special design.
Lufthansa Cargo is expressing its gratitude for more than 23 years of loyal service and is sending its D-ALCC out on its final rotations to Cairo, Tel Aviv, Chicago and New York with the greetings “Farewell” and “Thank you, MD-11” emblazoned on its fuselage.
The type’s active time with Lufthansa will come to an end with its last landing at Frankfurt Airport on high noon of 15 October 2021.
Mumbai, India:A study by Kale Info Solutions Inc., the North America division of Kale Logistics Solutions (Kale), on the impact of digitization at Atlanta Airport, Georgia, USA, has demonstrated CO2 and fuel savings, as well as reduced labor costs, and close to 2,000 man-hours saved.
The study showed that by using digital tools the Atlanta Airport Community, which is powered by Kale’s digital solutions, had saved nine tons of CO2 from being processed since the beginning of 2021: the equivalent of planting more than 400 trees.
The study looked at 1,839 shipments, 389 trucks, and 680 tons of cargo going through Atlanta Airport for the first seven months of 2021.
In total, more than 5,650 liters of fuel, USD 69,000 of labor costs, and 1,945 man-hours were saved by using Kale’s slot management tool to organize and facilitate the arrival and loading of trucks at the airport.
Kale’s Single Window System used for airport and maritime community systems enables electronic communications between multiple supply chain stakeholders.
“We want to add momentum to the global sustainability drive and be a major influencer for airports, ports, and supply chains across the world to go paperless, improve digital connectivity, and reduce carbon emissions,” said Amar More, President and Chief Executive Officer, Kale Info Solutions, USA.
“We estimate that digital solutions like the ones developed by Kale can reduce paper usage by eight million pieces of paper annually at an airport – the equivalent of planting 1,500 trees – and reduce cargo dwell times by up to 70 percent, lowering carbon emissions and fuel expenses.”
“Businesses across all modes in the supply chain can improve their environmental impact and internal operations by adopting IT solutions that provide greater transparency, better planning, and paperless processes,” added Amar.
Kale recently launched a Maritime Single Window IT solution providing a single point of data entry for documentary requirements and procedures at ports as part of its ongoing drive to digitize supply chains.
Another recent Kale study at Tuticorin VOC Port, Tamil Nadu, India, where the Kale Port Community System is used, showed that a port handling around one million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) can save enough carbon to plant the equivalent of up to 4,000 trees annually by adopting paperless operations.
“CO2 emissions from trucks on the port premises can be reduced by up to 75 percent through improved management of truck wait times by using a slot management system,” said Vineet Malhotra, Co-Founder and Director, Kale Logistics Solutions.
The digital supply chain solutions developed by Kale integrate into existing back-office systems to improve business operations and are suitable for different modes.
In addition to improved environmental impacts, businesses that have adopted solutions from Kale have reported productivity increases of up to 70 percent.
Abu Dhabi: Etihad Engineering, the largest commercial aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services provider in the Middle East, has signed a strategic partnership with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), to provide Passenger to Freighter (P2F) conversions on Boeing 777-300ER’s.
In 2019, IAI and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) announced the launch of the Boeing 777-300ERSF, a programme which established a P2F conversion dubbed ‘The Big Twin’ denoting its status as the largest ever twin-engine freighter.
While the Covid-19 pandemic has taken its toll on the aviation sector, cargo operations are offsetting operators’ losses, as it continues to play a critical role in facilitating international trade. As a result, industry forecasts show an increase in demand for wide-body freighter aircraft with long-haul capacity.
Etihad Engineering will capitalise on their expertise and extensive capabilities for the specialised Boeing 777-300ERSF conversion. In the initial stage of the partnership, Etihad Engineering will facilitate towards two conversion lines accommodating multiple aircraft conversions per year.
“The Boeing 777-300ERSF is not only extremely attractive to customers but a technological breakthrough, given that it’s the first in its size category to offer extensive cargo solutions. Not only do we see the demand, but we view it as a greener, more profitable, highly innovative solution for our airline customers, and an excellent way to drive value for our business,” said Tony Douglas, Group Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Aviation Group.
Abdul Khaliq Saeed, Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Engineering, added: “We are delighted to announce our partnership with IAI which maximises the potential of our highly skilled workforce and reinforces Etihad Engineering’s position as a centre of excellence in Abu Dhabi in line with Abu Dhabi’s economic vision 2030. Our commitment to the P2F programme demonstrates our confidence in the ability of IAI to deliver long-term value enhancement of the B777-300ER’s in the global fleet.”
Boaz Levy, President & CEO, Israel Aerospace Industries, for his part, noted: “The Abraham Accords have given IAI the opportunity to expand its global activity to the Gulf region. IAI is active in over 100 countries across the world. Establishing the conversion site in partnership with Etihad Engineering is a testament to IAI’s strong ties with the UAE and strengthens its foothold in the region. I am confident that this agreement will lead to many more partnerships with local companies in the Gulf States, which will grow our business in the region.”
Yossi Melamed, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Israel Aerospace Industries Aviation Group, also credited the Abraham Accords for making the partnership agreement possible.
“Over many years, Etihad Engineering has received the highest professional regard from IAI’s Aviation Group. The Abraham Accords have enabled us to meet the company’s managers first-hand, to see their ability and dedication, in addition to witnessing the company’s great capabilities in the field of jet maintenance. The agreement we signed adds a significant tier to the relations between Israel and the Gulf States,” he said.
“I have no doubt following this agreement, additional agreements with companies in the region will arrive, and they will economically benefit the sides involved. I would like to thank Tony Douglas, the company’s CEO, and my friend Abdul Khaliq Saeed for the energy they invested in bringing to fruition the first cooperation agreement between IAI and Etihad Engineering. I eagerly await the moment when B77-300ERSF jets converted jointly by IAI and Etihad Engineering will take to the skies and serves clients all over the world,” he added.
ISTANBUL: Turkey’s national airfreight, Turkish Cargo, climbed up to the third spot among global air cargo carriers based on June data released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Providing service to 127 countries across the world, Turkish Cargo thanked its growing clients for maintaining its status as the fastest growing air cargo brand.
“We are proud of the Turkish Cargo and its rapid flight to its goals. Managing this performance in a period of crisis is a strong indicator of our ability to overcome all obstacles in the road to success. I believe that Turkish Cargo will continue its rise and will carry our flag to the top. I extend my gratitude to all our colleagues for their contributions towards our brand’s standing today. Rapid growth continues in Europe, Far East and Canada markets,” said Turkish Airlines Chairman of the Board and the Executive Committee M. İlkerAycı.
“According to IATA statistics for April, Turkish Cargo rose first place in Hungary cargo exports with 25 percent market share, carrying 1 out of every 4 air cargo shipments. The flag carrier brand also rose to second place in Switzerland in May by hauling 1,668 tons of cargo, leaving many strong competitors behind. According to cumulative data in June released by World Air Cargo Data (WACD), Turkish Cargo ranked third place in cargo exports in Canada and Malaysia,” he added.
IATA said Turkish Cargo showed strong growth in June 2021 with 5.7 percent market share globally in terms of FTK, causing it to rise from 6th place in June 2020 to 3rd.
Widely-known for safely transporting pharmaceuticals and perishables, the airline is also recognized for lending a strong support to Turkey’s economy by carrying other products produced in the country.
Over the past 60 years, Turkish Cargo has been carrying rose products produced in Anatolia’s Lake District and Isparta, considered the rose garden of the world, to various destinations such as the prominent countries in perfume and essence industry like Germany, France, China and the United States.
Roses collected during May and June in Isparta and Lake District, are turned into rose oil, rose oil solid and rose water via special processes. Meeting 65 percent of the world’s demand for rose oil, Turkey is ideal for growing first class roses when it comes to quality with its favorable climate conditions.
Considered as an indispensable raw material of perfume and essence industry, industrial rose products have an export capacity of EUR 10 million in Turkey. Meeting one third of this demand, Gülbirlik (Rose, Rose Oil and Oil Seeds Cooperative) conducts 75 percent of its rose oil exports via air cargo.
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