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Panalpina to acquire Airflo, a specialized freight forwarder for flowers and vegetables, from Dutch Flower Group

Panalpina to acquire Airflo, a specialized freight forwarder for flowers and vegetables, from Dutch Flower Group

Press releases   •   Nov 05, 2015 07:00 CET

Panalpina is to acquire a majority stake in Airflo, a company based in Kenya and the Netherlands specialized in the export handling of flowers and vegetables. Airflo is part of Dutch Flower Group (DFG), the world’s largest flower and plant trader. The acquisition reflects Panalpina’s continued expansion in Africa and its increasing focus on the perishables business.

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Taking logistics for Arla to the next level

Taking logistics for Arla to the next level

Press releases   •   Sep 03, 2015 09:05 CEST

Last year, the long-lasting road transport cooperation with DSV was extended to also include logistics planning, building and warehouse operation.

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Panalpina’s Healthcare Logistics Center in Germany obtains GDP certification

Panalpina’s Healthcare Logistics Center in Germany obtains GDP certification

News   •   Aug 13, 2019 11:00 CEST

Panalpina’s new Healthcare Logistics Center in Weiterstadt near Frankfurt/Main has obtained Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification and is ready to assist healthcare customers with the handling, transport and storage of their temperature-sensitive medicinal products. Frankfurt is Panalpina’s third logistics facility in Germany’s Rhein-Main region, alongside Moerfelden and Neu-Isenburg.

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Healthcare industry banks on logistics for safe, efficient and timely deliveries, notes Brazilian government official

Healthcare industry banks on logistics for safe, efficient and timely deliveries, notes Brazilian government official

News   •   Jul 12, 2019 15:30 CEST

Getting medicinal products from A to B in tamper-proof, cold-chain conditions requires highly efficient global supply chains. Logistics is essential for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry, as commercial and regulatory experts increasingly realize. This was underlined by Brazilian authorities during the recent opening of Panalpina’s healthcare logistics center in Cajamar, São Paulo.

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Blockchain for pharma’s blockbusters

Blockchain for pharma’s blockbusters

News   •   Jul 01, 2019 15:50 CEST

How would you trace and authenticate unique and valuable products within the healthcare and pharmaceutical supply chain? Panalpina’s hacker team took a stab at creating real-world blockchain solutions to share data within and across enterprises.

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In-depth lane risk assessments for Panalpina’s healthcare customers

In-depth lane risk assessments for Panalpina’s healthcare customers

News   •   May 16, 2019 15:55 CEST

A single shipment of pharmaceuticals is easily worth millions, so you want to make sure that temperature control and security are tight from beginning to end. With Panalpina’s lane risk assessments for over 2,500 trade lanes, customers get to see who can do what along the transport chain, where potential risks are and how they can be mitigated.

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Quintessential | How the cold chain and freight forwarders have evolved together

Quintessential | How the cold chain and freight forwarders have evolved together

Blog posts   •   Aug 02, 2019 10:45 CEST

In the early years of the cold chain, its processes were mostly managed by manufacturers, but specialty transport companies soon took over. By the 1950s, third-party logistics providers had taken on an increasingly important role in the cold chain “niche”. Perishables supply chains will evolve further and cold chain management will remain at the core of freight forwarding.

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A palace for pills – or the best address in Weiterstadt

A palace for pills – or the best address in Weiterstadt

Blog posts   •   Dec 04, 2018 15:30 CET

What is the best address in Weiterstadt? Hang on; you don’t know where Weiterstadt is? Well, as the name implies, Weiterstadt is a city (= Stadt) in Germany, right next to Darmstadt and a few kilometers south of Frankfurt Airport. Many would argue that Schloss Braunshardt is the best address in this city of 25,000 souls. The 18th century castle is undoubtedly a fine address, but...

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Fresh focus | Why are flowers so special?

Fresh focus | Why are flowers so special?

Blog posts   •   Oct 03, 2018 17:49 CEST

Markus Fellmann, Regional Head of Perishables Americas, introduces his Fresh Focus LinkedIn series speaking of Ecuadorian roses and flower exports, packing and import markets.

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Superyacht logistics: where the clock ticks faster

Superyacht logistics: where the clock ticks faster

Blog posts   •   Feb 09, 2018 15:25 CET

Panalpina supports Superyacht Supplies to delivery globally the rarest, most refined and most desirable food and drinks from every corner of the world. Primarily, Panalpina moves perishables, including meat, fish, caviar, dairy, fruits and vegetables, etc. but also dry food, wine and spirits and in fact anything else the yachts request, even bottled water, suntan lotion, and cleaning products.

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Perishables are temperature-sensitive

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2,000 m2 dedicated to pharmaceuticals

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At Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Panalpina operates a new GDP certified facility dedicated to pharmaceuticals only.

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Securing the cold chain

Securing the cold chain

One of three cold rooms of Panalpina's perishables facility at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

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Airflo employee handles roses in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Panalpina übernimmt Airflo, ein auf Blumen und Gemüse spezialisiertes Speditionsunternehmen, von Dutch Flower Group

Panalpina übernimmt Airflo, ein auf Blumen und Gemüse spezialisiertes Speditionsunternehmen, von Dutch Flower Group

Documents   •   Nov 05, 2015 07:00 CET

Panalpina übernimmt eine Mehrheitsbeteiligung an Airflo, einem Unternehmen in Kenia und den Niederlanden, das auf den Export von Blumen und Gemüse spezialisiert ist. Airflo gehört zur Dutch Flower Group (DFG), dem weltgrössten Händler von Blumen und Pflanzen.

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