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This development has to be seen within million tonnes of cargo. A significant por-
the context of the global value of pharma- tion of this is pharmaceutical cargo both
ceutical goods traded. According to UN in terms of volume and value.
Comtrade Database, the global value has “We believe MIA is well situated in the
grown six-fold from $113 billion in 2000 market to handle not only the current but
to $629 billion in 2019. Amid this growth, all types of new pharma products. We
supply chains have become increas- work very closely with our cargo com-
ingly global, complex, and opaque. More munity to identify areas of improvements
companies are outsourcing production and try to facilitate wherever possible the
to contract manufacturers, adding new needs of our airlines and ground handling
modalities (like CGT), and exploring novel companies. We also are working with our
ways to reach patients. For some prod- The main objective colleagues at Pharma.Aero on projects to
ucts, according to McKinsey, this results of Pharma Corridor 2.0 improve the pharma cool supply chain,”
in supply chains that are so complex that said Emir Pineda, Aviation Cargo Infra-
they start in Asia and circumnavigate the is to provide the highest structure Development Advisor, Miami-
globe twice. Dade Aviation Department.
Is the logistics industry ready to serve levels of assurance in MIA recorded remarkable growth in the
and support such complex supply chain the quality of handling volume of pharma cargo handled at the
demands and are they ready to design solu- airport. It recorded close to 20,000 tonnes
tions that address supply chain resiliency? to pharmaceutical of pharmaceutical cargo in 2021. “There
Pharma.Aero says that the CGT sector have been several contributing factors to
presents unique complexity in terms of shippers and the growth we have experienced in phar-
supply chain and logistics flows. “Chal- forwarders through ma over the past several years. One major
lenges are found in every link of the chain, factor of course has been our IATA CEIV
from planning, procurement to distribu- the establishment certification, which let the global shippers/
tion and require simultaneous shipments exporters/importers know that MIA’s
at different temperatures. The global chal- of pharma corridors pharma cargo community knows how to
lenges of the sector including cost control between airports handle transportation of cool-chain sensi-
and industry standardisation are subject to tive pharma products,” said Pineda.
a lot of reflection and request significant with cargo handling MIA has over 40,000 square metre of
improvement at the logistics level.” on-airport cooler space to handle large
In a scenario like this, air transport is an communities certified quantities of pharma and other perishable
essential link in the logistical chain and under the CEIV Pharma goods. Pineda claims that no other airport
represents key elements on which to capi- in the western hemisphere can offer such
talize to make flows more fluid. Pharma. programme. unique combination of factors.
Aero is calling for greater collaboration in To address the rapidly changing
the industry to facilitate logistical improve- Fabrice Panza demands for temperature controlled con-
ments necessary for CGT. Etihad Cargo tainers DoKaSchTemperature Solutions has
We have seen how the logistics industry been expanding its market presence into
raised its performance and responded to the world. In 2022, we have continued to key pharma manufacturing centres. Avail-
challenging demands of the Covid vaccine expand our pharmaceutical capabilities ability of containers is a serious problem
distribution during the pandemic which and increased PharmaLife volume by 46 particularly when the demand is high.
continues even now. Going forward, a percent, and we have tripled PharmaL- “In order to be able to meet demand
large portion of life sciences products will ife volumes in less than two years,” said better and more flexibly, we have further
need to be moved under very strict tem- Fabrice Panza, Manager Global Cool Chain expanded our global presence over the
perature management, some of them to Solutions at Etihad Cargo. past two years and opened depots for our
be transported under ultra temperatures. To meet the requirements for trans- Opticoolers at important export loca-
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics porting dangerous goods in frozen and tions for vaccines and pharmaceuticals.
arm of the Abu Dhabi-headquartered deep-frozen conditions, Etihad Carrgo’s DoKaSch Temperature Solutions now
Etihad Aviation Group, has built significant PharmaLife provides premium tailored so- operates service stations with depots for
capabilities to address the demands of lutions to handle temperature-controlled the Opticooler in Hyderabad, India, as
this market. It continuously reviews its conditions from -80 to 25 degrees Celsius well as in Tokyo and Beijing, and has its
product offering with a view to enhancing via the carrier's portfolio of leased active own office in Japan. We are also continu-
capabilities through the introduction of and hybrid containers. ously expanding our network through
new features “Our award-winning Phar- Miami International Airport (MIA) agreements with major airlines. Just in
maLife product is dedicated to the safe became the leading airport in the US for July, for example, DoKaSch and Japan
transportation of pharmaceuticals around international cargo in 2021 processing 2.74 Airlines signed a master rental agreement,”
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