MALAYSIAN carrier MAB Kargo, a subsidiary of MASkargo, expects to gain the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) CEIV-Pharma certification in six months' time, after undergoing training and the assessment of its facilities by IATA-certified auditors
MALAYSIAN carrier MAB Kargo, a subsidiary of MASkargo, expects to gain the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) CEIV-Pharma certification in six months' time, after undergoing training and the assessment of its facilities by IATA-certified auditors. As the demand for the transportation of pharma products has grown in recent years, so have the standards surrounding the careful handling of the temperature-sensitive products, causing logistics companies, forwarders and airlines to pursue certifications like CEIV-Pharma and the EU's Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification.
Cool-chain handling has been on MAB Kargo's radar for some time. The carrier has teamed up with container manufacturer Envirotainer to create MAB Kargo's dedicated cold-chain handling service, MH Centigrade,' reported New York's Air Cargo World.
'The shipping of pharmaceutical products is the fastest growing segment in the airfreight industry,' said IATA's Asia Pacific regional vice president, Conrad Clifford. 'Given the sensitive nature of the products, it is necessary to establish global time and temperature standards and best practices to ensure the integrity of pharmaceutical products are not compromised when they are shipped by air.'
