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Turkish Cargo signs deal with
DoKaSch Opticooler
CHAMP Cargosystems
introduces Emissions
Calculator solution
FRANKFURT/ISTANBUL: With
freight volumes from different
destinations it serves increasing,
Turkish Cargo has signed a Master
Rental Agreement with DoKaSch
Temperature Solutions, the Frankfurtbased
provider of climate-controlled
solutions for air cargo.
“As one of the leading airlines of the
world, we provide our cargo clients
with the best quality services to
transport h i gh-value pharma
products. So Opticooler is one of the
natural choices and the Master Rental
Agreement confirms that we have all
the necessary procedures in place,”
said Fatih Cigal, Turkish Cargo's Senior
Vice President for Marketing.
This month, Turkish Cargo is
moving to the new Istanbul Airport
which boasts of spacious and stateof-the-art
cargo facilities, providing a
safe hub for the transport of
temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals
all over the world.
The Opticooler, a German-made,
electric air-conditioned container, can
keep pharmaceuticals exactly within
their temperature range, regardless of
a tropical summer or arctic winter. It
has a very high fail-safety and is
considered to be the most reliable
s o l u t i o n f o r p h a r m a c e u t i c a l
transportation.
Just like in a normal warehouse, a
constant temperature can be
maintained if the Opticooler is
occasionally connected to the power
grid. Opticoolers are also regarded as
one of the safest containers for
transporting temperature-sensitive
products such as vaccines and other
pharmaceuticals by air.
“Turkish Airlines serves more
destinations than any other airline.
This means that our Opticoolers are
now available to many more clients
that need reliable temperaturecontrolled
air freight,” said Andreas
Seitz, Managing Director of DoKaSch
Temperature Solutions.
The deal between the companies
that took effect in February means
Opticoolers can now be transported
not only as belly-freight in passenger
planes of Turkish Airlines, but also on
its growing network of all-cargo
freighters.
LUXEMBOURG: CHAMP
Cargosystems launched its
Emissions Calculator solution
to help airlines, shippers, and
forwarders accurately measure
their emissions in an easy and
efficient way.
CHAMP says the solution
leverages information flowing
through CHAMP solutions and
from third-parties to provide a
breakdown of emissions by
flight or air waybill number. It
also reports on carbon dioxide
(CO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx),
sulfur oxides (SOx), and
particulates (PM).
For calculating flight
emissions, the service uses a
complex algorithm developed
by the European Environment
Agency (EEA). CHAMP's
processing incorporates the
most recognized emission
estimation from air pollution
studies in Europe and in the
wider United Nations
Economic Commission for
Europe geographical area.
Transparency on the
methodology is seen as critical
to ensuring a sustainable
collaboration.
“CHAMP aims to support
the air cargo community in its
ongoing efficiency initiatives,”
says Arnaud Lambert, CEO at
CHAMP Cargosystems. “While
this is a requirement, we are
sure this will give all parties in
the supply chain the tools they
need to increase fuel efficiency,
streamline processes, and
insights into how to become
more 'green' and contribute to
a better world.”
The average emissions
during 2019 and 2020 will be
used to form a baseline for
ICAO Carbon Offsetting and
Reduction Scheme for
International Aviation
(CORSIA). This will be used to
stabilize and reduce the levels
of emissions thereafter in line
with Cargo Neutral Growth
(CNG2020) initiative.