PHARMA.AERO’S LATEST RECRUIT
Zoetis has signed up and come onboard Pharma.Aero
as a new Strategic Pharma Shipper Member, joining the
current group of Pharma Shippers, namely Pfi zer, Johnson
& Johnson and MSD. The addition of a new pharma
shipper strengthens Pharma.Aero as a cross-industry
APPOINTMENTS
Jan de Rijk Logistics has
appointed Fred Westdijk as the
new CEO of the company. He
succeeds Sebastiaan Scholte,
who left the company in
July. The appointment was
effective from September.
Westdijk was previously the
Director of Contract Logistics
at Jan de Rijk.
collaboration and reinforces the strategic role that
Pharma.Aero plays in the pharmaceuticals chain.
“Zoetis are delighted to join Pharma.Aero. The
integrity of our physical supply chain plays an important
role in how we transport our products”, says Rita
O’Sullivan, Zoetis’ Head of Global Transportation. “Of
specifi c interest to Zoetis is how we can partner with
airlines, GSAs and freight forwarders to continually
enhance and improve the cold chain service offerings,
which are critical to the animal health sector.”
PROCESS
INTEGRATION
SUCCESSFUL
Celine Hourcade joined The International Air Cargo Association as
Project Manager in September 2019, supporting the Association’s
transformation programme. The fi rst two priorities for Hourcade will
be the development of TIACA’s Sustainability Programme, including
the fi rst Sustainability Award, and the delivery of the Cargo Service
Quality objectives for the tool, which went live in February 2019.
Kuehne + Nagel and Air France KLM
Martinair Cargo have joined forces to
improve the integration of their electronic
booking processes. In a proof of concept
that was recently brought to conclusion,
the two companies enabled total host-tohost
connection through an application
programming interface, allowing for a
system-based, integrated and interactive
match between available capacity and
demand.
It is the fi rst time that an airfreight
carrier and a global logistics provider
have created a direct system-to-system
connection that transforms manual
quotation and capacity booking process
into a digital automated solution, fostering
collaborative relationships and nextgeneration
supply chain practice. Customers
will benefi t from a seamless experience
with both companies’ full digital offering,
including ad hoc quotations, capacity
availability enquiries, dynamic pricing
and real-time e-booking functionalities.
Following the successful proof of concept,
both companies have agreed to further
develop the solution and to start the roll-out
in Europe and Asia Pacifi c.
Yngve Ruud, Member of the Managing
Board of K+N, commented: “The
successful conclusion of our proof of
concept with Air France KLM Martinair
Cargo is a further step forward in eTouch,
our digital transformation process.”
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