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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.
Brussels remains important hub for pharmaceutical shipments
News • Apr 26, 2016 14:00 CEST
Brussels is Panalpina’s first station to have obtained IATA's CEIV Pharma certificate, which is becoming the benchmark for air freight related cross-dock operations for healthcare products. After Belgium’s Federal Agency of Medical and Health Products (FAMHP), IATA is the second organization to have certified Panalpina Brussels from a healthcare perspective.
Landlocked but with a merchant fleet
News • Apr 22, 2016 10:30 CEST
Yes, Switzerland has a merchant fleet consisting of 49 ships. The fleet is the biggest among landlocked countries and one of the most modern in the world. With it, Switzerland has been crisscrossing international waters since 1941, when World War II escalated. The very first ship of the fleet was called Calanda and belonged to the Schweizerische Reederei AG, the former parent company of Panalpina.
Brazil Wings celebrates successful first year
News • Mar 23, 2016 15:55 CET
With the Brazil Wings service, Panalpina offers scheduled main deck capacity to South America from the U.S. The many benefits of this and many other services will again be presented at Intermodal South America. Since Brazil Wings launched in 2015, customers have mostly used it for high-tech products, heavy machines and equipment for agriculture, chemicals as well as aerospace and consumer goods.
Brazil receives exceptionally large, urgent pharmaceutical shipment
News • Mar 09, 2016 15:50 CET
Panalpina recently delivered an exceptionally large shipment of pharmaceutical products to Brazil. A cargo plane took off from Frankfurt airport carrying 187 pallets of temperature-sensitive cargo, destined for Brasília International Airport. The shipment was an urgent order from the Brazilian Ministry of Health.
Children like Kenny benefit from UNICEF's and Panalpina's aid in Burundi
News • Feb 24, 2016 10:00 CET
Kenny is one of many children UNICEF and Panalpina had in mind when they flew 70 tons of vital medicines to Burundi in November of last year. Thanks to the joint action, Kenny was able to receive free medication and quickly recover when he became ill. Find out more on how the delivery of relief goods is making a difference in Burundi.
Last connect magazine dedicated to Africa
News • Feb 19, 2016 10:35 CET
After more than 50 years, Panalpina’s connect magazine will be retired. The last issue of connect takes a look at the challenges and opportunities for doing business in Africa and how Panalpina is expanding its footprint on this continent. Africa aside, the ultimate edition of connect explains how Panalpina is exploring innovative ways to prepare for the future in a circular economy.
Panalpina wins Ocean Freight Services Award
News • Feb 05, 2016 15:30 CET
Panalpina World Transport in the UK has won the BIFA 2015 Ocean Freight Services Award.
Saying it with flowers
News • Feb 04, 2016 12:00 CET
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, vast numbers of flowers will shortly be offered and cherished. Panalpina Airflo organizes over 2,000 tons of fresh-cut roses from Kenya to Europe in the days running up to Valentine’s Day. The extract from a recent interview show how we ensure that fresh cut flowers arrive perfectly at their destination.
A sea of containers
News • Feb 02, 2016 12:45 CET
36 Million 20-foot containers were moved through the port of Shanghai in 2015. In the world’s biggest port, the very physical nature of international trade is apparent like nowhere else. Globally, 130 million containers are shipped across the seas year after year – of which Panalpina handled 1.6 million for its customers in 2014. Daryl Ridgway is Panalpina’s new global head of Ocean Freight.
Ready for Iran
News • Jan 18, 2016 09:00 CET
In an interview with Lloyd's Loading List, regional CEO Peter Triebel explains why Panalpina is ready for Iran - and where it sees growth opportunities.
On the flight path to becoming carbon neutral
News • Sep 09, 2015 15:00 CEST
"In the future, Panalpina intends to make CO2 calculations available ahead of the shipment process," says Meeta Mahajan, corporate quality and project manager at Panalpina in the fall edition of the TIACA Times.
Panalpina to host sold-out Leadership Network seminar
News • Aug 06, 2015 09:00 CEST
Demonstrating its expertise not only in logistics but in the realm of continuous improvement, Panalpina is heading up a sold-out MasterClass for The Leadership Network entitled “Leading the Shingo Way at Panalpina.”
Expanding our warehousing footprint in the Netherlands
News • May 04, 2015 10:00 CEST
Our new warehouse in Venlo, The Netherlands, brings the total logistics surface to 120,000 m2
Become a certified Freight Forwarder – join the Young DSV programme
News • Apr 23, 2015 10:00 CEST
DSV has just launched the first ever pan-European, certified freight forwarder programme
Transporting a 3,500 lbs. SkaterBIRD sculpture from China to Dallas
News • Apr 21, 2015 10:00 CEST
DSV recently delivered the stainless steel sculpture, SkaterBIRD, to its final residence in downtown Dallas, USA.
The world's largest engines keep running thanks to air freight
News • Apr 15, 2015 10:00 CEST
Every year, MAN Diesel & Turbo’s service brand PrimeServ sends approximately 1,800 tonnes of air freight out of Denmark and 250 tonnes out of Singapore. These shipments will now be handled by DSV.
Managing the spare parts supply to Boeing’s workshops in Scandinavia
News • Mar 27, 2015 15:00 CET
On Monday 16 March, Boeing’s new MRO* hangar facility at Copenhagen Airport was officially inaugurated.