Panalpina is expanding its Perishables Network into Germany. Panalpina has entered into an agreement with the Cool Chain Group, Germany (CCG), taking over business and a team that is specialized in international air freight and the import of perishables. The deal will further strengthen the Panalpina Perishables Network in Europe and the company’s global end-to-end offering for fresh produce.
Panalpina is to acquire the Dutch company Interfresh Airfreight Handling. Interfresh specializes in the customs clearance and last-mile distribution of imported perishables from Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. With this acquisition, Panalpina takes another significant step in building its global Perishables Network and offering complete end-to-end solutions on a global scale.
International freight forwarding and logistics company Panalpina announced today the completion of the acquisition of Air Connection, a specialized forwarder of flowers and vegetables following the approval by the Competition Authority of Kenya. The move follows Panalpina’s acquisition of Airflo in 2016 and positions the company as a clear market leader in perishables in Kenya.
International freight forwarding and logistics company Panalpina is to acquire Air Connection, a Kenya-based forwarder specialized in the export of flowers and vegetables. The move comes after Panalpina’s acquisition of Airflo in Kenya in 2016 and only two weeks after the company formally announced the launch of its global Perishables Network.
Three long-standing agents of Panalpina are becoming full members of the company’s Perishables Network. During Fruit Logistica in Berlin, Panalpina and the agents Cropa (Guatemala and Honduras), MIT Cargo (Sri Lanka) and TML (Pakistan) have agreed to intensify their cooperation in order to create new end-to-end solutions for customers and expand the perishables business.
Panalpina’s hub at Luxembourg Airport has been officially licensed by Certisys to handle organic fruits and vegetables. With Luxembourg (Certisys) and Amsterdam (SKAL), Panalpina now has two airport locations in Europe that are licensed for the handling of organic perishables. Both are directly connected to the tarmac, ensuring the shortest possible route between aircraft and transit storage.
In an interview with Air Cargo Week, Panalpina’s Conrad Archer and Colin Wells elaborated on the perishables peak season ahead, rising demand in Asia Pacific and China in particular, the renaissance of fruit and vegetables in Kenya and elsewhere, and Panalpina’s investments. They also addressed the trend of direct shipments and e-commerce, as well as Qatar’s appetite for Kenyan mangoes.
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.
In the latest installment of his Food for Thought series, Colin Wells, global head of industry vertical perishables at Panalpina, speaks of how perishables were flown out of Kenya in the 80s and what has changed since...
As part of his Food for Thought blog series, Colin Wells, Global Head of Industry Vertical Perishables, shares his views on physical vs. digital disruption and the implications on the perishables business.
Colin Wells, global head of industry vertical perishables at Panalpina, introduces his blog "Colin's Food for Thought" and speaks of product empathy and his expectations for Asia Fruit Logistica 2018.
Last year the world grew hungrier for fresh produce and the industry saw some very interesting trends and developments. Ahead of Fruit Logistica in Berlin, we looked back at the many stories on perishables that were published in 2017 and picked five that caught our attention in particular. Two are about blockchain, two about the cool chain and one, not too surprisingly about Amazon and e-commerce.
Das internationale Transport- und Logistikunternehmen Panalpina gab heute den Abschluss der Übernahme von Air Connection, einem auf Blumen und Gemüse spezialisierten Frachtunternehmen bekannt. Die Übernahme folgt auf den Kauf von Airflo durch Panalpina im Jahr 2016 und positioniert Panalpina als einen der Marktführer für den Transport von verderblicher Ware in Kenia.
Der weltweite Transport von Frischwaren stellt einen riesigen Markt dar, in dem Panalpina die Marktführerschaft anstrebt. Bis 2020 beabsichtigt Panalpina die bevorzugte Anbieterin weltweit von Logistiklösungen für leicht verderbliche Waren zu sein, mit kompletten End-to-End-Lösungen für ihre Kunden. Die Erfolgsfaktoren: globale Abdeckung, Experten für Frischwaren und das Panalpina Charter Network.
Panalpina übernimmt das niederländische Unternehmen Interfresh Airfreight Handling. Interfresh ist auf die Zollabfertigung und Zustellung importierter Frischwaren aus Afrika, der Region Asien-Pazifik und aus Lateinamerika spezialisiert. Die Akquisition ist ein weiterer bedeutender Schritt auf dem Weg hin zum globalen Perishables Network und einem weltweiten Angebot für End-to-End-Lösungen.
Panalpina dehnt sein Perishables Network auch auf Deutschland aus. Panalpina ist mit der Cool Chain Group (CCG) eine Vereinbarung eingegangen, wonach das Unternehmen einen Teilbetrieb und ein Team, das auf internationale Luftfracht und den Import von Frischwaren spezialisiert ist, übernehmen soll. Die Transaktion wird das Panalpina Perishables Network in Europa weiter stärken.
