b'16American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comInternational air freight teeming with animalsTEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED By Andrew Meadows, AJOT LOGISTICS TRI-ANNUALAnimaltransporthassquaremeterstate-of-the-art come a long way from two- Animal Centre in Doha. QR by-two loading and a woodenCargohandledmorethan ark. These days much care is550,000animalsin2023. taken to get animals to theirThe AnimalCentrefeatures destination, from customizedfulltemperaturecontrolfor stallstowidebodycargooptimalanimalcomfort. aircraft to temperature-controlledOtherhighlights:140dog waiting rooms.kennelsand40catkennels, Anumberoffactors24 horse stables distributed in arefuelingthesystematic4 zones with separate airflows advancement in moving animalsfor proper segregation. Custom aroundtheworld,developingspaces designed for day-old-countriesdesireforproteinchicks,birds,fish,reptiles sources, the growth in domesticand exotic animals.petsofallshapesandsizes,David Robson, Managing andaworldwideequineDirector at Dubai-based Equitrans fervor particularly in the GCCLogistics, said hiscompanyis (GulfCooperationCouncil)involvedingloballytransport-countries.inghorsesofalldisciplines On any given day, cargo(TEEMINGcontinued on aircraftfillinternationalpage 18) Air Canada Cargo specialized service for equine transportation utilizing the main deck of Boeing 767-300 freighters. freightlaneswithadiverse payload of animals - livestock, domestic dogs and cats, prize horses,aquariumfish,and exotic zoo inhabitants. Weexpecttoseecon-tinuedgrowthgloballyinthe animaltransportbusiness. The introduction of our (767-300)freightershasallowed ustotargetmanynewareas ofthisgrowingmarketand movebeyondthetraditional business that we carry today, saidMatthieuCasey,Manag-ingDirector-Commercial, atToronto-basedAirCanada Cargo.AirCanadaCargo ispositioningitselftobethe carrier of choice for large AVI transport [Air Live Animals] to and from the Americas, includ-ing but not limited to Canada.Aircargoprovidesthe speediestandsafesttravel option for high value live ani-mals, especially horses, which areapremiumcargoproduct carrying not only prestige but higher freight rates. Analystsforecastson theexpectedgrowthofthe animal transport market vary butallpredictasignificant uptick.ResearchfirmTech-navioisquitebullishesti-matingtheanimaltransport industrywillexperiencea CompoundAnnualGrowth Rate(CAGR)of5.07% between2023and2028. Technaviosaysthegrowth ofthemarketdependson demandforanimalsfrom slaughterhouses and the dairy industry, growth in the global pet population and decline in fuelpricesincreasingprofit marginsofLSPs[Logistics Service Provider]. s Pecializeds erViceLessthantwoyearsago, AirCanadaCargointroduced a specialized service for equine transportationutilizingthe main deck of Boeing 767-300 freighters.Fordomesticpets, thecompanyoftenemploys narrowbody lower decks.InAprilQatarAirways Cargounveiledits5,300'