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Due to the rising growth of the specialty pharmaceutical market, World Courier, a global medicine logistics expert, has set up a new transport station in suburban...

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FMCSA moves to ensure capacity in wake of COVID-19 variants

Federal regulators have extended an exemption from hours-of-service rules for drivers hauling pandemic-related freight, citing the need to provide capacity in the wake of a potential rise in COVID-19 infections.

“Although the number of COVID-19 cases began to decline in the U.S. following widespread introduction of vaccinations, persistent issues arising out of COVID-19 continue to affect the U.S., including impacts on supply chains and the need to ensure capacity to respond to variants and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-moves-to-ensure-capacity-in-wake-of-covid-19-variants

Visibility lacking in high-stakes pharmaceutical sector

Red truck drives on highway in mountainous region

Moving pharmaceuticals has always been a high-stakes job teeming with threats to bottom lines and, more importantly, human lives. The headwinds that pharma companies — as well as doctors and patients themselves — face were highlighted in 2020, as the logistics industry was saddled with the complex task of sourcing and delivering highly sensitive COVID-19 vaccine doses. 

Research from Statista revealed that approximately $1.27 trillion was spent on medicines alone in the U.S. during 2020. With...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/visibility-lacking-in-high-stakes-pharmaceutical-sector

Live organ transplants: Shipment visibility is a matter of life and death

Real-time visibility solutions are becoming more critical. All shippers — and end consumers — want to know where (and how) their products are. Still, visibility remains far more important for some loads than others. Most compromised shipments result in lost time and money. Some result in lost lives. 

Time-critical shipments cannot be delayed or compromised without serious consequences. If a mattress is delayed, it is inconvenient. If a live heart is delayed, a patient awaiting transplant could...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/live-organ-transplants-shipment-visibility-is-a-matter-of-life-and-death

Coronavirus vaccine distribution one of greatest logistics challenges ever seen

After over a year of pandemic-related restrictions across the globe, the coronavirus vaccine is top of mind for just about everyone. This is especially true for the people working tirelessly to transport vaccine doses safely from the manufacturers to the end consumers. 

“The vaccine distribution is going to go down as one of the greatest logistics operations ever seen. It is potentially the largest operation since World War II,” said Jim Monkmeyer, president, Transportation, DHL Supply Chain...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/coronavirus-vaccine-distribution-one-of-greatest-logistics-challenges-ever-seen

UNICEF secures airline commitments for COVID vaccine transport

Large dolly delivers pallets to side of plane for tail loading.

Ten international airlines have signed up for UNICEF’s Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative and agreed to prioritize delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, essential medicines and other supplies to more than 100 lower-income countries.

The initiative supports the COVAX Facility, a coalition of the World Health Organization, the vaccine alliance Gavi and other groups, that is pooling purchases of COVID vaccines to ensure equitable access to nations around the world. Based on the COVAX Facility’s initial...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/unicef-secures-airline-commitments-for-covid-vaccine-transport

Airport cargo communities collaborate to optimize vaccine transport

Image of COVID vaccine vials on left, and a large freighter taking off from runway (view from behind)

Airports should use their influence as regional economic engines to organize logistics companies, pharmaceutical manufacturers and regulators into close-knit cargo communities that collectively plan COVID-19 vaccine transport to prevent delays or product damage, according to a new report.

With so many handoffs — factory, freight forwarder, shuttle trucker, airline warehouse, aircraft, customs clearance — and extra security precautions, the opportunity for breakdowns is high without a team...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/airport-cargo-communities-collaborate-to-optimize-vaccine-transport

Kuehne + Nagel lands global logistics deal for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

A big truck with a blue cab and white trailer backed into a loading dock.

Kuehne + Nagel will provide global warehousing and distribution for Moderna Inc.’s (NASDAQ: MRNA) new COVID-19 vaccine, the Swiss third-party logistics powerhouse said Thursday.

The news follows Wednesday’s approval by the European Commission for the drug to be administered on a conditional basis. The EU has ordered 160 million doses from Moderna and the first deliveries to European countries from Moderna’s dedicated non-U.S. supply chain are expected to begin next week, according to the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/kuehne-nagel-lands-global-logistics-deal-for-moderna-covid-19-vaccine

Russia ships Sputnik vaccine to Argentina on passenger jet

A blue-and-white jet comes in for landing with wheels down.

Sixty-three years after the Soviet Union took an early lead in the space race by launching Sputnik, the first Earth-orbiting satellite, Russia is in the middle of  the COVID-19 vaccine race.

Last week, passenger carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas transported the first batch of 300,000 Sputnik V doses from Moscow to Buenos Aires on a cargo-only flight. The “V” stands for vaccine.

The Airbus A330-200 carried nine insulated containers with 59 cases of the two-dose vaccine, a representative for...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/russia-ships-sputnik-vaccine-to-argentina-on-passenger-jet

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...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/emirates-delivers-first-covid-19-vaccine-to-uae

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