COOL CHAIN ASSOCIATION A.S.B.L. (CCA) - the leading community for Temperature-Sensitive Supply Chain Professionals - has proven to be fertile ground for innovations, developed in an environment of joint collaboration where knowledge is shared and business opportunities are created. During the last meeting of the CCA in Madrid (15-16 Oct 2012) the inefficiencies in (amongst others) the cool air cargo supply chain were discussed.

At the recent CCA Annual General Meeting in Luxembourg, Board members, presided by the newly appointed Chairman Sebastiaan Scholte (Jan de Rijk Logistics), decided unanimously to partner with ECSLA, the European Cold Storage and Logistics Association. With this partnership, ECSLA and CCA aim to reduce wastage and improve the quality, efficiency and value of the temperature sensitive supply chain by facilitating and enabling vertical & horizontal collaboration, education and innovation a...

30th May 2012 - Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg COOL CHAIN ASSOCIATION A.S.B.L. (CCA) today announced that Sebastiaan Scholte, Secretary General of the CCA and CEO of Jan de Rijk Logistics, was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors on May 23rd 2012.  Mr. Scholte replaces Robert Arendal, who stepped down from his position after 10 years of service.

Background Today the air cargo industry is using the IATA Perishable Cargo Regulations (PCR) as the essential reference guide for all parties involved in the packaging and handling of perishables for air transportation. Chapter 17 “Air Transport Logistics for Time and Temperature Sensitive Healthcare Products” in the PCR specifically addresses the temperature control management issues identified by the industry.  This Chapter provides the requirements for the transportation of time and temp...

Exelsius,the international cold chain management consultancy, is proud to announce that it has teamed up with IQPC to deliver a 2-day training course "Good Transportation Practices for Air, Road and Ocean for Temperature-Sensative Healthcare Products".

Kuehne + Nagel announced that it has entered into an agreement to take over J. van de Put Fresh Cargo Handling, Amsterdam. The acquisition of the Dutch handling agent for perishable goods will enable Kuehne + Nagel to further enhance its global “fresh-to-door concept”.  J.

COOL CHAIN ASSOCIATION A.S.B.L. (CCA) announced that Mr. Sebastiaan Scholte, CEO of Jan de Rijk Logistics, is appointed Secretary General of the CCA per July 1st 2011, taking over from Mr.

The price of a cut flower is determined by its quality at point of sale, not at harvest. To reduce the risk of flowers losing their value, the temperature factor must be carefully considered ...

Maersk Line has recently become a member of the Cool Chain Association and as such, the first shipping company member of CCA...

The Cool Chain Association invites its members to share a booth at the Fruit Logistica 2011 in Berlin ...

In the capital city of Europe the Cool Chain Association (CCA) invited cool chain providers, pharmaceutical companies and certification bodies to the workshop “Cool Pharma” ...

Cool Chain Association CCA organizes Workshop in Brussels next month...

A fifth of all fruit and vegetables go off before they reach supermarket shelves. A shelf life model created by the University of Bremen aims to reduce this in the future...

AcuTemp Thermal Systems, a manufacturer of high performance insulation and temperature sensitive packaging technology for the cold chain, has been selected by Solstice Neurosciences Inc...

On May 7th through 9th, the CCA held their 6th Annual General Meeting in Bonn, Germany...

Swift Freight International celebrates 18 years of providing logical, multimodal transport solution to the freight logistics industry...

Emirates SkyCargo and Envirotainer have today announced that Emirates SkyCargo will be the latest carrier to join Envirotainer’s exclusive list of premium partners...

Swift Freight International, headquartered in Dubai with 40 offices in 18 countries, recently made official the relocation of its Nairobi office to ...

Continental Airlines Cargo, the first US airline to implement a structured cold chain product, has signed a new global contract with Envirotainer ...

AcuTemp Thermal Systems, a leading manufacturer of high performance insulation and temperature sensitive packaging technology, announces that IBC Equipment & Supplies has joined ...

Even more demands for quality in the unbroken cool chain ...

Over 750 air cargo professionals participated in the IATA Cargo Symposium in Mexico. The Opening Remarks from IATA Director General – Giovanni Bisignani – set the tone of ...

Integra2 is the first company in Spain receiving a CCQI and management audit with the focus on "transport and logistic operations of goods"...

The Cool Chain Association was recently held its technology workshop in Sweden, invited to the headquarters of container manufacturer Envirotainer...

The event was predominately focused on business issues and solutions of the movement of cut flowers from across the world...

At the Roundup Centre in Stampede Park, Calgary, Canada on the 12th -14th September 2006 was being held the TIACA Air Cargo Forum 2006...

The cold chain logistics industry will get insights into how to reduce operational risks when a delegation from Global Shipping and Logistics (GSL) attends ...

The Cool Chain Association held its 4th Annual General Meeting in Hamburg to find solutions to this “industry relevant question”. About 50 representatives ...

The Cool Chain Association (CCA) was able to win Mr. Hans-Christoph Enge, Executive Board of Lampe & Schwartze to speak at the Cool Chain Meeting in Hamburg...

The Role of High Performance Insulation in the Cold Chain Transportation of High Value Pharmaceuticals ...

Cool Chain Association and Germanischer Lloyds has given their first certification diploma for the new Industry Standard CCQI – Cool Chain Quality Indicators to Billund Airport...

Air carriers and other modes of transportation will no doubt increasingly see RFID tagged cargoes being delivered to their warehouses...