Sonoco Entered Into Global Master Lease Agreement with Turkish Cargo

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Sonoco Thermosafe, a unit of Sonoco announced that it has signed a global partnership agreement with Turkish Airlines towards leasing of a new bulk shipping container. The agreement will allow forwarders of pharmaceutical freight to access the new Pegasus ULD temperature-controlled shipping container directly from Turkish Cargo.

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The container is considered as the world’s first FAA and EASA-approved passive bulk temperature-controlled ULD container for pharmaceutical use. It is lighter and ensures more sustainability and damage-resistance when compared with traditional metal containers. Moreover, the fully integrated containers are precisely synchronized with GPS location, the company press release said.

Daniel Lloyd Johnson, Turkish Airlines, Senior Vice President Cargo Product hoped that the new class of air freight container will provide a right choice for its customers to transport high-value pharmaceutical products all around the world.

Meantime, Bourji Mourad of Sonoco Thermosafe noted that it is delighted to partner with Turkish Airlines for inclusion of the Pegasus ULD container to its cold chain service TK PHARMA.