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When it’s highly sensitive: Cool/td.

Imagine: Insulin has to move from Switzerland to North America safely. Urgently needed vaccines must be flown from Germany to South America. Or a shipment of temperaturesensitive semiconductors from Hyderabad is expected in Barcelona. In every case, you have to be sure that the shipment will arrive in top condition. And in each case, the answer is Cool/td by Lufthansa Cargo.

Cool/td provides reliable airport-to-airport shipping for the bioscience and health industries, keeping cargo within specified temperature ranges to ensure the integrity of temperature sensitive substances.

The service comes in several variants – “Cool/td-Active” for shipments in specifically designed cool containers, “Cool/td-Passive” for goods packed with special insulation or products that can accept minor temperature fluctuations in storage and during transportation, and “Cool/td & DG” for temperature-sensitive dangerous goods.

Our worldwide logistics network offers fast flight connections to some 300 destinations in more than 100 countries. We can get your sensitive shipment to almost any destination.

Cool/td-Passive – passive temperature control.

Cool/td-Passive is a special service designed for temperature-sensitive goods in packaging that provides passive temperature control.

  • Insulated packaging specially selected and approved by the customer prevents temperature fluctuation of the contents for a limited time, regardless of outside conditions
  • We support this with special procedures, dedicated infrastructure and trained personnel
  • We ensure that freight packed for passive temperature control is handled and shipped in such a way that the insulation’s ability to protect the contents is not hampered

Cool/td-Active – active temperature control.

Cool/td-Active supports the maintenance of an unbroken temperature controlled logistics chain from a facility of origin through all phases of air transportation, up to delivery at the destination.

  • Cool/td-Active provides a comprehensive range of active cool-containers backed up by special handling processes, trained personnel and specific infrastructure
  • Constant temperature control is maintained in the container cargo area throughout the entire journey
  • The Opticooler has compressors for cooling as well as electric heaters, to regulate the temperature as needed
  • Freight remains in the container throughout the entire transportation chain
  • Containers can be provided beyond the airport, to allow loading and unloading by shipper and recipient, to prevent temperature fluctuations during ground handling as well

Freight that should fly with Cool/td.

Cool/td is the solution for all types of temperature sensitive cargo, whether at a constant -20 °C or +30 °C or within any other particular range:

  • Pharmaceutical products, biotechnological material, diagnostics
  • Vaccines, serums, plasma, proteins, lab tests
  • Temperature-sensitive high-tech products (such as semiconductors)
  • Temperature-sensitive dangerous goods
  • High-value foods that require refrigeration

Of course: Simple booking and communication.

High quality transportation from origin to destination means maximum reliability with minimum complexity. We provide this as a matter of course.

  • Book by fax or e-mail via the Lufthansa Cargo Center
  • Get the current status of your shipment around the clock by online eServices with TrackIT 24/7, or by Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)/Traxon

Your benefits:

  1. Minimal tarmac exposure times and storage in protected, temperature-controlled surroundings where available
  2. Shipments travel in temperature-controlled cargo compartments wherever possible, depending on the aircraft type
  3. Special containers with active temperature control (Cool/td-Active)
  4. Uninterrupted recording of temperature data for Opticooler and Unicooler
  5. Documentation of the transportation chain

Did you know? Facts and figures on Cool/td:

  1. We fly 3 freighters worth of pharma tonnage per day, or about 1,800 m³ in volume
  2. The amount of insulin we transport supplies 1.3 million diabetic patients per day
  3. The tablets we fly each week could form a line longer than the Great Wall of China
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