As the world’s busiest air cargo hub, Hong Kong airport and its partner ground handlers and ramp handling operators have a huge role to play in the transport of a Covid-19 vaccine not just in Asia Pacific but across the globe. Describing it as the “biggest product launch ever,” players in the global pharma supply chain are scrambling to prepare for the massive logistics this would entail, albeit faced with a few unknowns, such as packaging, product specifications, volume … [Read more...] about Is Hong Kong ready to move a vaccine?
CEIV Pharma
Lufthansa Cargo opens pharma hubs in Munich and Chicago
As supply chain players expand worldwide storage capacity for temperature-sensitive freight, Lufthansa Cargo unveiled its 1,000-square-metre pharma facility at Munich Airport, with space for up to 96 pallets and loose cargo in two different temperature ranges (+2 to +8 °C and +15 to +25 °C) and a freezer (down to -18 °C), a press release confirmed. Lufthansa Cargo Pharma Hub Munich, as it is called, took only five months to complete. The German cargo carrier earlier topped up on its … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo opens pharma hubs in Munich and Chicago
AirBridgeCargo sends pharma stockpile from Amsterdam to China
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines, a unit of Volga-Dnepr Group, delivered a record high of 41 RKN containers from Amsterdam to Shanghai onboard the main and lower decks of its Boeing 747-8F for Danish logistics company DSV, a press release confirmed. The 41 RKN containers produced by CSafe carried more than 30 tonnes of temperature-sensitive medicines, the company said, noting that the massive shipment, to some extent, acts as a rehearsal to check their capabilities in preparation … [Read more...] about AirBridgeCargo sends pharma stockpile from Amsterdam to China
Dnata awarded IATA’s CEIV Pharma Certification
Global air services provider, dnata, has been certified by IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) for its pharma-handling processes and facilities in Dubai. This means that dnata has proven its capability to manage the movement of pharmaceutical products safely and reliably. The CEIV Pharma was created by IATA to provide a globally consistent and recognized pharmaceutical product handling certification that focuses on airfreight and … [Read more...] about Dnata awarded IATA’s CEIV Pharma Certification
Kuehne + Nagel first to receive IATA CEIV Pharma certification for entire network setting new industry benchmark
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) introduced the CEIV Pharma Standard in 2015. CEIV Pharma aims to improve the level of competency as well as operational and technical preparedness of all parties in the air logistics industry as a response to increasing regulatory requirements and the demands of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies. Through training, quality audits and validation, the IATA CEIV Pharma standard ensures the integrity of every pharmaceutical and … [Read more...] about Kuehne + Nagel first to receive IATA CEIV Pharma certification for entire network setting new industry benchmark
AirBridgeCargo gains IATA CEIV certification
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has become the first airline in Russia and the seventh in the world to be awarded IATA's Center of Excellence for Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certification for the global transportation of pharma products via its cargo hub in Sheremetyevo, Moscow. The transportation of temperature sensitive pharma shipments is one of the fastest-growing air cargo markets, driven by global demand for healthcare and life science products. In order to comply … [Read more...] about AirBridgeCargo gains IATA CEIV certification
