Alha, as cargo handling partner for Emirates in Rome FCO, is providing advanced services for pharmaceutical products, including controlled-temperature tarmac transportation between Alha Cool Centre and EK aircraft with Alha CoolBox: Alha CoolBox guarantees unbroken cool chain operations, creating a direct controlled-temperature link between the pharma centre and the aircraft.
Powered by state-of-the-art hybrid engines, CoolBox is the largest cool dolly on the market: its two cooling rooms with separate cooling systems provide full flexibility and 100% independent temperature range settings.
CoolBox has a built-in monitoring system that provides advanced temperature control functions, including live temperature monitoring, temperature deviation alarms and KPIs recording; designed for year-round protection and tested between -20°C and +50°C, CoolBox guarantees perfect temperature control even in extreme weather conditions.
Danilo Bonfanti, Emirates’ Cargo Manager for Italy said: “We are delighted to be working with our long-standing partner ALHA in Italy to provide enhanced protection for temperature sensitive cargo including high value pharmaceuticals. Emirates SkyCargo is firmly committed to developing fit for purpose infrastructure for specialised cargo in the markets we operate and the cool dollys provided by ALHA will help us ensure the integrity of the cargo during transportation between the warehouse and the aircraft.”
Emirates SkyCargo offers specialised transportation solutions for temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals through its Emirates Pharma product. Working with its ground handling partners, the carrier also has developed pharma corridors between several important pharma origin and destinations stations including Rome and Milan.
