The fleet of CSafe RKN containers will be leased to the carrier via Cool/td-Active, which facilitates an uninterrupted cool chain for temperature-sensitive shipments from their place of origin to their delivery destination.
Alexis von Hoensbroech, responsible for product & sales and a member of the Lufthansa Cargo executive board, commented on the deal.
“To me it represents a typical win-win situation: for us it not only means an additional container to our portfolio, but also to expand and solidify our position in the cool-chain market segment.
"For CSafe, it means access to the extensive Lufthansa network with additional opportunities in the relevant European and Asian markets. I am looking forward to growing this business with our new partner.”
Lufthansa Cargo’s head of product & solutions management for temperature sensitive logistics, said: “With the addition of the CSafe container to our portfolio of active cool containers, we are responding to the increased demand for that container type out of the Americas. It also puts us at the very top of the list of carriers with the widest portfolio of containers that no other carrier can match.
“Lufthansa Cargo customers can now lease containers from all major suppliers of that equipment. The CSafe container fits well in our programme and the ever increasing demand for reliability in the pharmaceutical cool chain logistic business."
Mark Mohr, CSafe’s director of customer support and partner management, commented on the new contract, saying: “The addition of a dedicated fleet of the industry performance leading CSafe RKNs to the Lufthansa Cool/td Active programme further demonstrates Lufthansa’s commitment to innovation and leadership in the marketplace.”
