LATAM Cargo, a leading carrier to, from, and within Latin America, recently signed a Master Lease Agreement with CSafe Global, a leading provider of active and passive temperature-controlled packaging solutions, to extend alternative transportation options to its clients shipping temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals.

“Our top priority when shipping highly delicate and valuable cargo such as pharmaceutical products is to maintain the desired temperature levels throughout the entire time the cargo is transported, from the origin until its final destination. We understand that minimal deviation from the defined temperature ranges can greatly affect the quality of the products and that is why we are constantly evaluating new options for our Clients. CSafe containers offer cutting-edge technology that will continue to strengthen our PHARMA ACTIVE Product”, explains Product Development Senior Manager for LATAM Cargo, Rodolfo Marré.
The CSafe RAP and CSafe RKN active temperature-controlled containers expertly offer unmatched operational capabilities with the industry’s longest battery run times and broadest ambient temperature ranges of -30°C to +54°C for the CSafe RAP and -30°C to +49°C for the CSafe RKN.  CSafe’s innovative system design combines advanced compressor-driven cooling technologies with superior VIP insulation to regulate payload temperatures precisely where they need to be for up to four US pallets of pharmaceutical product, per container.  These active containers have approvals to fly on both the upper and lower decks of aircraft and are a welcomed addition to LATAM’s offering.
“We are very excited about the addition of LATAM Cargo to our roster of airline partners who have included the CSafe RKN and CSafe RAP active systems in their pharma offering” cites Brad Jennings, Vice President of Global Marketing and Partner Alliances with CSafe Global. “With a comprehensive cargo network serving key markets in the Latin American region, and a robust CEIV pharma program, we look forward to a very fruitful collaboration with LATAM Cargo as we collectively strive to best serve pharma companies seeking that ultimate peace of mind when transporting invaluable life-enhancing medications to their patients in the important and growing pharma market across Latin America”.
Pharma Active and Pharma Passive
LATAM Cargo’s expertise in the transportation of pharmaceuticals has allowed the airline to develop specialized products that handle pharmaceutical shipments. The current offerings are EXP PHARMA PASSIVE, with temperature ranges between 2°C to 25°C and PHARMA ACTIVE with temperature set points from -30C to 30C.
PHARMA ACTIVE is a specialized product focused in the transportation of high value medicines and vaccines, which require to be maintain in a specific temperature range throughout the duration of the transportation process. To ensure the maximum compliance of the cold-chain, the transportation is made by a specialized active container (electric or dry iced based). The added value of this product is the high visibility that it will have during the entire supply chain, with temperature and functionality checks every six hours and physical reviews at every transferred point.
PHARMA PASSIVE is a specialized product in the transportation of sensitive medicines and vaccines, which requires a strict cold-chain transportation. LATAM Cargo has developed tight internal procedures to ensure the correct transportation of pharmaceuticals, through refrigerated warehouses and acclimated aircraft holds with adequate segregation processes. In order to continually ensure the compliance of the cold-chain logistics, LATAM Cargo has placed data-loggers and thermo-blankets in all of its shipments and conducts a weekly review of the products KPI’s that entails reduced tarmac times. LATAM Cargo also maintains a continuous improvement management system to register all the corrective and preventive actions undergone by the company for the temperature excursion reports.
Being an expert is just not enough, you must be certified
The pharmaceutical industry, requires strict and detailed cold-chain workflows and processes for the transportation of medicines and vaccines. LATAM Cargo underwent an internal review of its logistics supply chain processes for the transportation of pharmaceutical products to guarantee the preservation of quality and functionality that ultimately culminated in the CEIV PHARMA certification by the IATA in 2017. This certification positioned LATAM Cargo as the first airline in the American continent to be awarded this prestigious award.