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PharmaLife will replace Etihard Cargo's TempCheck product.

Etihad Cargo Launches PharmaLife, a New Pharma Service

: Sep 28, 2020 - : 8:33 pm

Etihad Cargo has launched PharmaLife, a specialised pharma and healthcare product that will replace the carrier’s TempCheck product. The  product will serve the anticipated global demand for swift and secure shipment services ahead of a COVID-19 vaccine.

“The pandemic prompted a reassessment of our top-level services to ensure we can address the specific requirements for shipping high volumes of in-demand product in very short timescales,” said Andre Blech, Head of operations & Service Delivery at Etihad Cargo. “To avoid last minute pressure once a vaccine is approved, we have established a dedicated COVID-19 vaccines workforce composed of a Steering Committee and a Working Group to manage all anticipated elements.”

The product will be available at 54 stations on the Etihad network, including key gateways such as Abu Dhabi, Barcelona, Chicago, Paris, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hyderabad, London, Milan, Melbourne, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.

The service offers both active and passive container solutions for various temperature requirements. The airline also pointed out that it has already gained IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) certification for pharmaceutical logistics.

Etihad Cargo is currently reviewing the refurbishment of a dedicated pharmaceutical handling facility to accommodate increased capacity at its hub in Abu Dhabi, as well as further thermal covers, and enhanced capabilities at origin stations based on pharma trade lanes and specific requests.

“Pharma shipments are a key part of the global flow where every stakeholder has a responsibility to maintain product integrity,” said Blech. “Our intention is to continuously expand our Pharma trade lanes, which requires collaboration with industry partners.

“A core part of this is through working with our GHAs to offer cool dollies or thermo trucks for key destinations; dependent upon viability, we could look into an advanced lease model for this kind of equipment as currently, due to tarmac constraints, cool dollies and thermo trucks are quite rare and expensive,” said Blech.

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