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Sweden is the first DSV country to introduce an “alcohol barrier”
News • Jul 03, 2019 13:14 CEST
In DSV, we’re committed to ensuring safe conduct on the road. Whenever a DSV-driver or someone driving for DSV transports goods around the world, we require that they do so safely and in accordance with local traffic laws and regulations. That of course includes no driving under the influence of alcohol.
Panalpina’s Air Freight pros use IATA digital industry encyclopedia
News • Feb 19, 2019 15:30 CET
Panalpina is the first freight forwarder to subscribe globally for digital IATA manuals access. Panalpina Air Freight specialists worldwide can now access online the latest regulations and industry standards. This way, Panalpina offers faster and even more efficient services while ensuring safer and greener Air Freight operations.
Panalpina’s new logistics center in Singapore obtains GDP certification
News • Nov 15, 2018 15:00 CET
Panalpina has obtained another Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification, this time for its new logistics center in Singapore, where many of the world’s top pharmaceutical companies have manufacturing facilities. The number of Panalpina locations globally with GDP certification now stands at 32.
Colombia: Panalpina Bogotá obtains GDP certification
News • Aug 27, 2018 17:20 CEST
Panalpina Bogotá has been certified according to WHO Good Distribution Practice (GDP), an important international standard for the proper distribution of medicinal products for human use. The business unit in Bogotá is Panalpina's 31st location globally to obtain such an important certification for the healthcare industry.
Panalpina is CTPAT re-validated by the US Customs and Border Protection
News • May 28, 2018 14:30 CEST
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) carried out an audit and re-validation of Panalpina’s CTPAT standing as a consolidator and broker. CTPAT is a public-private sector partnership program which recognizes that CBP can provide the highest level of cargo security only through close cooperation with the principle stakeholders of the international supply chain.
A royal visit
News • Mar 22, 2018 11:30 CET
Panalpina and Dutch authorities gave a Jordanian delegation, headed by His Majesty King Abdullah II, a guided tour of ground-handling operations at Schiphol Amsterdam Airport. The program highlighted Europe’s third largest cargo gateway and an innovative logistics model that works fast even when dealing with fresh produce. Topics covered were inspections, security, customs, speed and efficiency.
GDP-certified for the safe handling, storage and distribution of drugs
News • Mar 20, 2018 14:30 CET
Many pharmaceutical companies require that Panalpina's business units that handle their products are certified according to Good Distribution Practice (GDP), a set of guidelines for the proper distribution of medicinal products for human use. Today, 70 Panalpina business units around the world are GDP-compliant. Out of these locations, 30 are GDP-certified and this number is on the increase.
Panalpina globally certified to new standard ISO 9001:2015
News • Mar 19, 2018 17:45 CET
Committed to high-quality service for its customers: Panalpina recently completed an audit by the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company SGS, that recommended it for certification to the new ISO 9001:2015 Quality standard as well as for recertification to ISO 14001:2015 Environment and OHSAS 18001 Health and Safety.
Panalpina wins large five-year contract with oil and gas major for Iraqi project
News • Aug 08, 2017 11:15 CEST
Panalpina has gained its largest award with a specific oil and gas major to date. The company was awarded with a long-term contract to manage transportation for a gas project in Iraq. The contract will run over a minimum of five years and involve high air and LCL (less than container load) ocean freight volumes. Work has already begun.
Shippers: Make sure you tick, and weigh, all the boxes
News • Jul 01, 2016 00:00 CEST
The new international box weighing rules for ocean freight are now in effect, stipulating that shippers of a packed container are responsible for determining and declaring the verified gross mass (VGM) per container prior to defined cut-off times. This brand-new infographic illustrates the process shippers have to follow, and explains how to determine VGM and submit the data to Panalpina.
A short window for extra-long pipes
News • May 02, 2016 10:00 CEST
One of Panalpina’s oil and gas customers is currently engaged in a 15-year drilling program in Oman. The customer enlisted a big steel manufacturer, to supply 62 kilometers of gas pipeline to support the project. Fast track development meant the customer required longer than usual pipes. To ensure timely shipment of this irregular-shaped cargo, Panalpina’s expertise was called upon.