AsianLogisticsReview Envirotainer opens office in Singapore


Sweden-headquartered provider of active tem- perature-controlled air cargo containers Envirotainer has opened its first office in Singa- pore. The company will use the new branch to improve access to its containers and cold-chain management services across the Asia Pacific region, which it notes is the world’s fastest-grow- ing pharmaceuticals market. Envirotainer said that this increased invest-


ment in Asia represents just part of its strategy to build on an already strong presence there. The company’s CEO, Gustaf Ljunggren,


comments: “Envirotainer is today locally repre- sented in Australia, India, Japan, New Zealand and Singapore and we intend to actively develop further in the region. “In 2011, Envirotainer served more than 300


unique airport-to-airport combinations which originated from nearly 20 different Asian countries,” he added. “Growing our presence in the region is about meeting the goals of an industry that relies heavily on predictability and by


Ljunggren: “we intend to actively develop further in the region”


providing even higher levels of availability and reliability as we expect to gain more market share,” Ljunggren observed. Suat Toh is the newly appointed head of


healthcare sales for Asia Pacific at Envirotainer, and he notes: “The Asian market is maturing. Today, production of advanced medicine, vac- cine, blood plasma and so forth is growing in the Asian countries. “Previously it was more generics and these are


often transported by sea freight or general cargo. Now, these manufacturers are coming to the next step in their evolution, with new needs and demands, and we need to make sure that these potential customers are aware of what Enviro- tainer can offer and are assured that they are in a position to access it easily and quickly.” Last year, Envirotainer worked with more


than 400 different companies in the pharmaceuticals and health- care sector, moving shipments to over 100 countries around the world.


IATA encourages Asian development


The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged Korea to continue to develop its aviation industry and build on the strides it has made in recent decades. According to IATA, the country’s aviation industry


accounts for 0.8 percent of Korea’s annual GDP and provides an extremely valuable matrix of connectivity upon which the nation is heavily dependent. “Efficient connectivity does not just happen,” notes Tony


Tyler, IATA’s director general and CEO. “It is the result of the interactions of a complex value chain of airlines, airports, air navigation service providers, agents, freight forwarders, man- ufacturers and so on.” Tyler called for further improvements in infrastructure,


particularly highlighting the value of Seoul Incheon Interna- tional airport, and also pointed to the value of Korea modernising on the basis of global standards. In this regard, he recognised Korean Air’s strong support for the introduc- tion of e-air waybills as part of the wider e-freight initiative. Speaking in Japan, Tyler has also suggested that further


expansion of that country’s air transport sector would have a positive economic effect. He said that the introduction of new capacity into what has been a “long-under-served Tokyo mar- ket” as well as market liberalisation could only have beneficial effects.


Hong Kong airport on the up


Hong Kong International airport, one of the world’s busiest air freight gateways, processed 328,000 tonnes of cargo in August, up by 3 percent on the same month of last year. Increased export traffic drove the improvement, operator Air-


port Authority Hong Kong observed, with volumes to and from Japan and elsewhere in South-east Asia performing particularly well.


Te picture for the first eight months of 2012 is less impres-


sive, although a year-on-year growth in cargo throughput of 0.2 percent to 2.6 million tonnes is still a creditable figure given the difficult operating environment of the period.


BRIEFS • BRIEFS • BRIEFS


LOGISTICS SERVICES provider Logwin has opened a new sales office in Ahmedabad, western India. The branch will handle a range of services for local and international shippers.


ANA GROUP has announced that it is to order a further 11 B787 ‘Dreamliners’, bringing to 66 the total number of B787s that the carrier has on order. Launch customer of the aircraft type, ANA is using the Dreamliner to gradually replace older B767 and B777- 200 aircraft.


SWISS International Air Lines has announced that it will inaugu- rate a daily A340 service connecting Zurich with Singapore Changi International airport. The service is set to start on 12 May 2013.


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