Virgin Atlantic Cargo has introduced its new Pharma Secure service for all urgent, valuable and vulnerable pharmaceutical and life sciences shipments. The new pharma service will include a 24/7 support team, automatic live status updates, proactive service recovery and periodical integrity checks, temperature-controlled facilities and a dedicated booking team. Also read: Virgin Atlantic to expand cargo-only services in Italy “This new service takes our already well-established … [Read more...] about Virgin Atlantic enhances pharma cargo service
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Q&A series: Are Asia Pacific’s airports and ground handlers ready for a vaccine?
The race towards a vaccine is heating up. Several trials have already reached the third phase and some nations have already approved vaccines without waiting for the Phase 3 results. According to the New York Times, there are 49 vaccines in clinical trials on humans and at least 88 preclinical vaccines under active investigation in animals. The global air cargo supply chain is scrambling to prepare for the massive logistics this would entail, with IATA earlier estimating 8,000 747 … [Read more...] about Q&A series: Are Asia Pacific’s airports and ground handlers ready for a vaccine?