Pharmaceutical cold chain

Pharma manufacturers ⁠must abandon just-in-time model

Logistics companies worldwide have grown deeply familiar this year with pivoting on a dime, but the pharmaceutical supply chain in particular has proven its robustness. In an interview with FreightWaves, Trip House, director of business development and commercial products in North America for World Courier, an AmerisourceBergen company, shared how weathering past disruptions like the Ebola outbreak and Iceland’s 2010 volcano eruption taught World Courier to always have a backup plan, as well as...

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Cold chain technology adoption surges across Israel

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Businesses with bottom lines that depend on keeping cargo cold and fresh are increasingly relying on wireless monitoring technologies ⁠— a trend seen most recently in Israel.

PowerFleet’s operating subsidiary, Pointer Telocation Ltd., announced in a press release Monday its significant success as a provider of subscription-based Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, which actively uphold the integrity of Israel’s pharmaceutical, agricultural and food distribution cargo. 

Four Israeli companies have...

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Emirates delivers first COVID-19 vaccines to UAE

A cargo container on the tarmac at night after being unloaded from a large jet.

Emirates has delivered the first COVID-19 vaccines produced by Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and German partner BioNTech to the United Arab Emirates. The shipment for the Dubai Health Authority arrived in Dubai on a regularly scheduled Boeing 777 passenger flight from Brussels, the airline announced Wednesday.

On arrival, the containers with vaccines were the first to be unloaded from the aircraft and taken to Emirates SkyCargo’s dedicated pharmaceutical facility to be stored at ultra-cold...

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New resources help aviation logistics firms plan for COVID-19 vaccine

Light gray Qatar Airways cargo plane being loaded at airport from side door.

Logistics industry preparation to assist with the global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is largely built on educated guesses because of an information hole about precise shipping requirements for each drug and who has the necessary cold storage and transportation capacity. The International Air Transport Association and the Cool Chain Association this week released tools and guidance to help remove that cloud of uncertainty and foster end-to-end collaboration across the supply chain.

The...

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