b'4American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comally shipped by ocean or arevalue cargo as belly freight in trucked depending on manu- passengerjetswherethereis facturing destination. morefrequencythanfreight-Schadeggandhisteamers, Schadegg observed. You choregraph a logistical ballet.dont have 10 tons of cargo per The core of the pharma weshipment.Dosagesaresmall shipintheU.S.istointer- vials. You may have one pallet nationaldestinationswhich(or temperature-controlled con-movesbyairandoceantainer) valued at $7 million.depending on the commoditiesLogistically,AITsLife shipped.BiologicsaremadeSciencesseniorvicepresi-offshore,suchasinPuertodent and his colleagues focus Rico,sotheyalsomovebyclosely on routings as well as airsincedistancesareshorttransportmodes.Weroute and the shipper gets a quickerwhereshipmenttimesare return on its money. quickest. We avoid hubs and Is pharma moving slowlycongestionwhereshipments backtoocean?Notreally,cangetdelayedormessed hecontends.Oninterconti- up. We book non-stops where nentalroutesU.S.toAsiathere are no plane changes or ortoSouthAmerica,Asiatransfers.Moregroundhan-toEurope,aircargoisthedling affects shipping.chosenmodeoftransport.Whatsmore,AITsEtihad Aviation Group has teamed with Etihad Airport Services and Abu Dhabi Airports to build a state-of-the-artButwherethereisashortpharmaandbiologicsupply 3000 square-meters, pharmaceutical cool chain facility at its home hub oceanlane,pharmamoveschain uses airlines that have bysea,Schadeggsaid.Oninvestedheavilyintheir (FLIGHTcontinued fromglobal pharma supply chain.as tied to more personalizedthe other hand, lower priced,cargo departments, according page 2) Addinginthehugevol- medicationandtreatmentdrugstoreoverthecoun- toSchadegg.Amongthem: ofIATAsstrictCenterofumesofCOVID-19fight- including cell and gene ther- ter products with no time orUnited, Lufthansa, Swiss, KLM, ExcellenceforIndependenting-drugs,weachievedaapy that will require specifictemperature requirements areKorean Air, and Cathay Pacific.Validators (CEIV) which hashugevolumetoourregularpackagingandtransportationoften shipped by ocean. What we offer is buying bestowedcovetedcertifica- pharmaflows,headdedconditions. The entire supplyThepharmaandbiologicpower, he summed up. We tionsonEtihadCargoforStill, even at the heights ofchainwillneedtobeadapt- supplychainaregenerallywant to be the first person on the bothpharmaandperishablepandemic, vaccines made upable and proactive to (finding)moving small volumes of highflight and the first person off.logistics as well as for its livelessthan20%ofourtotalnew solutions.animal logistics. pharma shipments, said theEtihad Cargo, he insists, Fabrice Panza, Etihad Car- Etihad freight executive, iscommittedtocreatinga gosmanagerofglobalcoolHowever, several pharmaCool Chain Center of Excel-chain solutions and its pharmaproducts are generating 10%lenceatAbuDhabiInter-manager, said its parent, EtihadgrowthannuallyandarenationalAirportthatwill AviationGroup,hasteamedexpected to do so for the nextexploresuchcuttingedge with Etihad Airport Servicesfiveyears,Panzaforecastedtechnologies and products as andAbuDhabiAirports,Overall,EtihadsPharmaL- artificialintelligenceand tobuildastate-of-the-artifesolutionpostedan85%CEIVpharmacertifiedio-3000 square-meters, pharma- gain in 2021 and is likely tosolutionsthatwillspeedup ceutical cool chain facility atshow a 46% jump for 2022, heandstreamlinethedelivery its home hub. The new facil- noted.We have tripled Phar- ofpharmaceuticalandlife ity will double Etihad CargosmaLifevolumeinlessthanscience products.cool chain capacity to accom- two years And Etihad CargoQ uICkestr oute ,The new Pharma Handling Centre is directly connected to the Container modate an additional 50,000isthrottlingforwardtomeetHortest Ime Handling System to ensure prompt acceptance, storage and delivery.tons of cool down commodi- more temp controlled pharmast ties including pharma and lifeshipmentdemandsandwinAITWorldwideLogis- (OPENScontinued fromTotal Cold Chain Solution sciences products, he added. moretrafficrequiringfrozentics is a large Itasca, Illinois- page 2) ensuring valuable cold chain and deep frozen conditions. basedinternationalfreightfor vehicles, maintaining opti- shipments remain at the opti-Tobeefupitsvaccineforwarderthatacquiredanmal temperature during accep- maltemperaturefromthe handling and transport, Etihadestablished life sciences for- tance and delivery. momenttheyarriveatthe Cargo won UAE governmen- warder,UnitransInterna- MultipleChargingPoints:CathayPacificCargoTer-tal approval to carry up to 13tionalCorporationofLosUtilisinganinnovativesus- minaltothemomentthey tons of dry ice on its B-787Angeles, in 2019. The acqui- pended mobile power system,depart,transferringthemas Dreamlinerand777fleet,sition was integrated into theincluding 45 movable charg- safely, efficiently and quickly five times higher than previ- parentsotherlifesciencesing points in the staging areaaspossible.CPSLalsohas ously,accordingtoPanza,operations in 2022 under theto accommodate active con- a1,250square-metremulti-and one of the largest dry icename, AIT Worldwide Logis- tainerchargingtosupporttemperature-zone cold room, loadsairlinesarepermittedtics,LifeSciencesDivi- their continuous operation foraperishable-handlingcentre carry.Hence, Etihad can nowsion. Unitrans boss, Andrewonward flights. forimmediateperishable handlePfizer,ModernaandSchadegg, came with the dealSustainability:ThePharmahandling, thermal dollies for SputnikVanti-COVID19as senior vice president-NorthHandlingCentreutilizesnon- transfers between aircraft and Fabrice Panza, Etihad Cargosvaccines that require shortageAmericaforLifeSciencesozonedepletingHFCrefrig- terminal as well as an inter-manager of global cool chainat between -70 degrees and 18based in Torrance, California. erants and has been built withnetofthings(IoT)enabled solutions and pharma manager degrees Celsius. Added Panza,Schadegg is a pure logis- 420high-thermalinsulationMobiFresh solution.Etihad Cargo has transportedticianwhosespecialtyispanels and inflatable dock shel- MarkWatts,CPSLChief PanzatoldtheAJOTover260millionvaccinepharmaandbiologicsandters to be energy efficient.TheOperatingOfficersaid:Our the facility will include bulkdoses to over 60 countries ingettingshipmentsofthesenew Pharma Handling Centreinvestment in the new Pharma loadingdockswithlevelers,the past several years. delicate cargoes to their des- isdirectlyconnectedtotheHandling Centre demonstrates high-speedroll-upshutters,The UAE airlines freightertinationasquickly,safely,ContainerHandlingSystemour commitment to continu-insulation,areal-timetem- fleet has been growing to keepandcost-efficientlyaspos- (CHS) to ensure prompt accep- ousimprovement,ensuring peraturemonitoringsystem,up with Etihad Cargos highersible. Some 70 to 75% of thetance, storage and delivery andthat we can provide fast and additionalworkspaceforvolume and expansion. It cur- cargo moves in what he callshas been built to IATA CEIVdependablehandlingforthe build-up and breakdown plusrently has twelve 777 freight- thelifesciencesvertical.Pharmastandards.Thenewgrowingpharmamarketfor storage.Currently,Etihaders, forty 787s, 14 A-320s, andThe remaining 20 to 25% isfacility is capable of process- many years to come.CargohasdevelopedoverfiveA-350s.Panzasaiditislegacy freight. ing235,000tonnesofphar- Tom Owen, CPSL Chair-1,330IATACEIVpharmaacquiring more 787s and sevenThe forwarder is quick tomaceuticals per year, doublingmansaid,Thissupports certified trade lanes. newgenerationA-350F-1000point out that time and tem- the Cathay Pacific Cargo Ter- CPSLs vision to become the Pharmaisaboomingwhich claims, unbeatable fuelperature sensitive ingredientsminalsexistingcoldstorageworldsmostcustomer-cen-sectorwithinEtihadCargo.efficiency. Eithad Engineeringand dosages move by air 85%area and capacity. It is the larg- tric air cargo terminal opera-Wevewitnessedpharmawillconverttheairlines777ofthetimeandothermate- est dedicated pharma handlingtorandfurtherstrengthens volumes increasing since thepassenger planes to freighters,rialssuchasboxes,labels,centreofanyHongKong- thestatusofHongKongas onset of the pandemic, saidhe added. filters,andothernon-timebased air cargo terminal. aleadinginternationalavia-Panza.WewerealreadyPanzaforeseestheout- sensitiveproductsthatgoThePharmaHandlingtion hub for temperature-con-playing an active role in thelook for pharmaceutical shippinginto pharma products are usu- Centre is one part of CPSLstrolled shipments.'