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route.”


is staying connected to worldwide regulatory bodies. “Along with our handling partners, United is working toward the goal of compliance with all CEIV Pharma (Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics) standards,” says Krems. “Many of our handling partners, particularly in Europe, are already CEIV/GDP (Good Distribution Practices) validated are in the process of being validated. United is also examining the best method of demonstrating GDP/CEIV compliancy in our US hub locations.” Krems points out that


staying knowledgeable about the pharma industry is one of the major challenges in pharma shipping due to its rapidly and constantly evolving marketplace.


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primary export countries and are expanding this program to more countries.” Facilities in United


Cargo’s worldwide certified TempControl locations are purpose built with features such


as controlled


American Airlines Cargo is one of the many companies involved in MIA’s air cargo pharmaceutical trade. (Photo courtesy of Miami-Dade Aviation Dept. © 2018)


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temperature areas, electrical connectivity for active units and designs that facilitate unit movement to and from the warehouse. Its TempControl Center at United’s Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) hub serves as a blueprint for other certified locations. Today, United Cargo has 68


certified handling locations in its worldwide TempControl network. Thirty of those locations are in Europe – the most in any of region worldwide. The reason: “Over the past year, Europe has become the No. 1 region in the export of TempControl shipments,” Krems says.


“We are looking at expanding


our facilities and capabilities at some of our North American hubs, including JFK.”


-- Lindsey Jalil, Delta Cargo.


containers directly from United Cargo. The PharmaPort 360 utilizes proprietary thermal


technology


to provide extremely precise, long-duration +5° C temperature control for the transport of highly valuable biopharmaceutical shipments. Southwest Airlines. On the


LAN and ABX Centurion at MIA. (Photo courtesy of Miami-Dade Aviation Dept. © 2018)


Consequently, he explains, United Cargo keeps close to and learns from forwarders, manufacturers, regulatory agencies and patients. “This collaboration is vital because the marketplace for pharmaceuticals by air is constantly evolving, and so are the most effective ways for the supply chain participants to connect manufacturers and patients,” he says. “We have established dedicated teams of pharma b usin e ss /TempCon tro l experts in several of our


He points out that


Europe-to-Australia is a developing market with United’s widebody flights from San Angeles


and


Francisco, Los Houston


to Sydney. “Exports from San


Juan, Puerto Rico have also become more important as pharma producers there take advantage of the expanded widebody connectivity from San Juan International Airport to EWR,” he says. United’s TempControl also


service continues to grow in Asia with both


imports and exports in Seoul and Singapore increasingly significantly. Given United’s position as the No. 1 US carrier to and from China, carrier executives are optimistic for that market as well. Packaging and containers


specially designed for pharma products particularly play a critical role in the shipping for such cargo via air. In September 2018, United Cargo enhanced both its TempControl and LifeGuard services by accepting the


evo®Cold Chain 2.0™


system developed by Savsu Technologies. “The evo Cold Chain 2.0


is specifically designed to provide comprehensive end- to-end transport protection and visibility for live cells used in biotechnology and precision medicine applications,” Krems says. In July, United also signed


a global lease agreement with Sonoco ThermoSafe that enables TempControl customers to lease PharmaPort 360 temperature- controlled bulk shipping


topic of packaging, Southwest Airlines reports that due to its network and flight schedule, pharma shipments are typically packaged by shippers using passive packaging solutions. “These allow the freight


to maintain temperature during the short transit time,” says Wally Deveraux, Senior Director, Cargo & Charters, Southwest. “The typical transit time in our network from the time it is tendered to the time it is picked up is only a few hours depending on the route. Additionally, we offer coolers in several cities across our network. They are available at the request of the shipper.” Delta Cargo. Delta Cargo was


awarded IATA’s CEIV Pharma logistics Certification in July


2017 at the headquarters level and additionally at largest


cargo operation


Atlanta International Airport (ATL). “We are now looking at


expanding our facilities and capabilities at some of our North American hubs, including New York – JFK,” reports Lindsey Jalil, Delta Cargo’s Managing Director of Commercial.


“We are


also currently making additional enhancements to the warehouse in Atlanta, expanding our temperature


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