Air China Cargo signs Global MLA with Envirotainer
Air China Cargo recently signed a Global Master Lease Agreement (MLA) with Envirotainer, the global market leader in secure cold chain solutions for the pharmaceutical supply chain. This is the first time Envirotainer partners with an airline that is based in Mainland China. The partnership will greatly enhance the connectivity for pharmaceutical companies doing business with their suppliers and customers in China, while improving the availability of containers for exporters in China through the airline’s extensive network.
Air China Cargo, the flag cargo carrier of China, plans to roll out a cold chain product this spring with further network expansion planned in 2016 based on market demand. The airline has identified 5 stations – Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Frankfurt and Geneva – as launch stations in its first phase of implementation.
Ray Lo, Vice President, Service and Operations at Air China Cargo, said: “We are extremely pleased to be Envirotainer’s first airline partner in Mainland China. We place great importance in ensuring that pharmaceutical products carried on us get absolute care. With the extensive expertise and global presence Envirotainer has in the active cold chain, this allows us to ensure that temperature-sensitive shipments are just as effective and safe as when they left the production line.”
The new partnership is expected to directly benefit bio-pharma companies importing and exporting active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), intermediates and other bulk and semi-finished products to and from the world’s second largest economy.
Bourji Mourad, Head of Global Partner Management & Compliance at Envirotainer, said: “The partnership with Air China Cargo is another positive step forward in China, APAC and indeed worldwide, as more stations and capacity are added to the portfolio in order to support the growing demands. Our Singapore-based Global Partner Manager Paul Seet will be assisting Air China Cargo with the roll out of this agreement as well as managing the partnership between our two companies.”
As part of its continued network expansion, Envirotainer opened a new service station in Shanghai, China in November 2015 to support growing cold chain business to the pharma supply chain. Envirotainer will continue to invest and open its network to ensure that its cold chain solutions are available globally. In the past year alone, the company has taken several steps to strengthen its position, including the opening of a new U.S. Headquarter in New York and a new office in Singapore, a stronger product and service offering, and the increase of production and of its container fleet size to satisfy market demand.
Lisa Gunn
Marketing Manager
Envirotainer AB
Phone: +46 8 586 29 398
lisa.gunn@envirotainer.com
About Envirotainer
Envirotainer is the global market leader in secure cold chain solutions for the pharmaceutical supply chain. The company develops, manufactures and offers leasing of active container solutions with a controlled environment, including validation, support and service.
Envirotainer operates through an open, global network of airlines and forwarders. The company is represented in 17 countries around the world with headquarters outside of Stockholm, Sweden.
For more information, please visit www.envirotainer.com.
About Air China Cargo
As the only flag cargo carrier in China, Air China Cargo currently has a fleet comprising of 15 freighters - eight B777Fs, three B747-400Fs and four B757-200SFs. With the support of Air China’s passenger network, Air China Cargo serves more than 170 destinations globally, 26 of which are served by freighters. The cargo carrier also has over 1285 truck services to supplement its freighter and passenger belly network.
For more information, please visit www.airchinacargo.com.
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