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vital for improving efficiency and the Pharma forward
utilization of all air cargo capacity. With a focus on temperature-controlled sup-
He said, “From a software perspective, in ply chains during the Coronavirus outbreak
the last few years, the possibility of booking a and the steady growth of the biotech indus-
cargo shipment within minutes is certainly a try in the 2000s, along with other sectors like
major innovation. Making a booking is some- pharmaceuticals, active pharmaceutical in-
thing that tends to use a lot of resources. gredients (APIs), life sciences, mRNA vaccines
Both on the forwarder’s and airline’s side. and drugs and more recently cell and gene
All these resources, in the context of staff therapy has led to a spurt of innovations
shortage, are much better used if they are in cold chain and temperature controlled
devoted to making better decisions, rather The next big step is technology and in shipment visibility.
than to executing transactional tasks in a IoT devices that offered visibility of
system that is not user-friendly. The efficiency that while many airlines temperature excursions, real-time alerts, ETA,
gain is therefore obvious. The next big step have streamlined their storage and transit conditions of medicines
is that while many airlines have streamlined and drugs, active and passive containers for
their booking (and quotation) processes, booking (and quotation) transporting pharmaceutical products, ship-
they can now also improve their bottom line processes, they can now ment visibility system for active containers,
through smart use of data, for example. That temperature-controlled container solutions
was not possible before, simply because you also improve their bottom with the launch of 24/7 real-time shipment
did not have the right data.” visibility and sensors capable of tracking
Shippers or customers who are constantly line through smart use of location and condition were some innova-
in need of efficient cargo movement by air data, for example. tions that picked up steam in the pre and
require better planning, enhanced visibility post-pandemic period.
of the shipment’s movement, flexibility, and Nathanaël de Tarade A slew of innovations and solutions
Wiremind Cargo
reliability that the cargo will arrive at its desti- from companies like time:matters, Tagbox,
nation in the required condition. Digitalisation and such innovations CSafe Global, Envirotainer, DoKaSch
Lothar Moehle, executive director, Cargo are crucial to air cargo signalling the way Temperature Solutions, Unilode Aviation
iQ, spoke to the publication about how the forward for how the air cargo ecosystem Solutions, Va-Q-Tec, and PLUSS Advanced
company is developing a system to enhance needs to integrate, share, and exchange Technology (PLUSS) among many others
and digitally monitor the journey of a ship- quality data so that all solutions can found greater acceptance and deploy-
ment, with an additional, innovative feature perform at their optimum, bringing true ment in air cargo logistics.
that we call ‘Care Mapping’. process efficiencies. Tracking devices improved the air cargo
“This feature will enable shippers, for- Simply put, the more technology solu- sector, especially during the pandemic. Pre-
warders, airlines, and ground handlers to tions become seamlessly integrated, the cision-based temperature and location were
plan for specific shipment-related require- faster and error-free the processing will be. provided to shippers in near-real time by
ments, which will help to protect time- Moreover, SLAs (Service Level Agreements) companies like Unilode to help ensure very
critical or temperature-sensitive shipments will be maintained, and all supply chain valuable vaccine cargo was shipped safely
from spoiling and prevent unnecessary members will enjoy higher margins. and on time to millions. And at times when
waste in the supply chain while making Yuval Baruch, Chief Executive Officer a problem arose, it allowed the handlers to
operations more efficient. For example, a of Hermes Logistics Technologies, drives mitigate the risks quickly.
pharma shipment might be routed – based this point home as he told The STAT Trade “Unilode itself is nearing the completion
on the GDP lane validation proposal – via Times, “Innovation is not in a single piece of tagging the world’s largest ULD fleet
a transit airport in a very warm country. of software or hardware but rather in the with multi-sensor IoT tracking tags for our
By applying the Care Mapping feature, collective integration of various solutions to pooling customers. When complete we
the shipper will be able to book a specific create a seamless flow of data. Our recent will have the backbone set up to innovate
pharma product and also request specific integration between Hermes and CargoEye, our processes to ensure we have the right
“Care” features, such as “re-icing at transit a volumetrics solution that enabled our cus- ULD in the right place at the right time.
airport”, “storage in cold store at 2° C – 8° C”, tomer in Singapore to operate its doors with Further, in some areas of the world, the
or whatever specific requirement is neces- the highest efficiency, and the implemen- data quality of standard type-B messages
sary for the shipment at a location and/or tation of Hermes with Nallian’s Landside is as low as 70-75%. If you compound this
while on board the transport vehicle. This Management solution that digitalises the at scale throughout all shippers the ability
new shipment planning and monitoring Truck Visit Management (TVM) solution and to rebalance and forecast needs become
feature from Cargo iQ, together with the the cargo management system. As a result, difficult. We will also soon deploy an
GPS shipment tracker that can also monitor slot booking and cargo reception have upgrade in our tracking systems to verify,
temperature, humidity, and other variables, been transformed to be the most efficient confirm, update, and block bad informa-
will bring shippers, airlines, and forwarders processes possible, operating completely in tion,” Joseph Jensen, Chief Technology
full visibility of their cargo’s journey.” sync with the terminal.” Officer, Unilode said. 
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