NEWS\\\ Shippers, start-ups drive change to inspire cool chain partners


Cool chain partners are changing their mindsets to join shippers and start-ups shaping the supply chain of the future. Updates and information


about smart data applications, unmanned aircraſt, and supplier management solutions were shared during the Cool Chain Association (CCA)’s Pharma and Biosciences


Conference. from across The


event was attended by industry leaders


the cool


supply chain. Pharma manufacturer Novo


Nordisk has developed its own risk-based analysis solution using Big Data harvested from temperature loggers on its consignments to map performance and temperature excursions on trade lanes. “We could see that our primary


distribution spend was going up and we had to do something about it,” said Navid Choudhury, Senior Manager - Distribution and Logistics Network, Supply Chain Planning, Novo Nordisk. “We realized there was huge potential by using the data that we already owned. We worked with that data to map the lanes, then we went to our logistics partners and connected our data with theirs so that we could identify performance on future shipments. We found collaboration easier because we were not trying to ask so much information from the airlines.” Using the system, Novo Nordirk


has scaled down costs, improved reliability, and can identify areas for improvement much more easily. Drone start-ups Avy and Dronomics have set their sights


on developing unmanned aircraſt that will improve the final mile, and offer cost-effective, more environmentally friendly solutions. Ivet Arabadjieva, Director


of Business Development, Dronomics, said she felt the pharma and unmanned aircraſt industries, which both have research and development at their heart, had a lot to learn from each other. “This is still a work in progress,


so the time is now to have a discussion,” she said. “Tell us what you need, and we can come back with ideas and with costs.” Avy founder Patrique Zaman


said there were interesting opportunities from a business perspective, but also; “from the impact you can make if you dare to go a bit out of your own area of focus.” “We are working really hard to


make sure this new air ecosystem happens, and we have been focusing on tech, regulatory issues, and also use cases, but what we found really hard is to get in touch with the rest of the value chain,” he said. “We need each other if we all want to step out of our bubbles and I invite you all to think today about what we can do and make sure we can help.” Celine Hourcade, Founder,


Change Horizon and Program Manager, The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) said that despite not yet being cost- effective or scalable, there was a new emerging industry on its way, and it was important to share information and not reinvent the wheel. “The pharma and the air cargo


industries have the knowledge, and this must be transferred and shared with the new entrants, if that happens it will be a win-win situation,” she said. Delegates also heard that the


air cargo industry could make a difference to final mile delivery saving infant lives. Dr Radhika Batra, Founder and


President of Every Infant Matters explained the industry was


helping by finding and promoting innovative solutions to bridge the gaps in the supply chain, with drones being just one example. “There are 1.5 million children


dying every year of vaccine- preventable illnesses and many more living with blindness and other disabilities that don’t need to be,” she said. “The supply chain is only as strong as its weakest link and when the weakest link fails, it


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is the weakest who suffer. Major stakeholders must join together in this war against poverty and disease, if we come together, network, and share, we can surely make a difference.” Stavros Evangelakakis, Cool Chain Chairman and Global Product Manager, Cargolux said the industry should be thinking about how to help improve the final mile in pharma. “I am not suggesting that the air cargo industry can save all of


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those lives, but I want to be able to say that we came together and started a dialogue, which can help make things better,” he said. Delegates also learned about


the benefits of Known Consignor certification from Bayer, as well as a 24/7 vaccine monitoring solution implemented in Iceland by Controlant, which has brought excursion rates below 0.5 percent for domestic shipments and rejection rates close to zero during storage and transportation.


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The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) received two new rubber-tired gantries (RTGs) on November 2, increasing the number of RTGs at the Paul W. Conley Container Terminal to 16. Adding equipment is part of an $850 million investment to keep Conley


Terminal


competitive and efficient with truck turntimes averaging under 35 minutes. Another two RTGs were also delivered back in May. “Aſter our infrastructure buildout is complete, we should


be efficiently handling vessels in the 12,000-14,000 TEU range,” said Acting Port Director Mike Meyran. “These improvements support the demands of the region’s robust economy. We’ve had a 37% increase in port productivity, thanks to our long- standing relationship with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), and we’ve seen our customer base increase over 50% to 2,500 businesses. We are making smart investments to


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