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Dedicated sea freight service for pharmaceuticals sector launched

Dedicated sea freight service for pharmaceuticals sector launched

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6th February 2014

By: Natalie Greve

Creamer Media Contributing Editor Online

  

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Imperial Logistics subsidiary Imperial Health Sciences has partnered with global ocean freight specialist Yusen Logistics to launch the pharmaceuticals industry’s first dedicated, temperature-controlled sea freight consolidation service to Southern Africa.

The weekly service kicked off in January, with solutions for East and West Africa to follow later this year.

Imperial Health Sciences MD Dr Iain Barton said the service would increase the cost-effectiveness of sea solutions over airfreight for pharmaceutical customers, providing them with a transparent and comprehensive solution for the supply of replenishment stocks.

“The innovative solution has been developed in response to demand from pharmaceutical customers for a robust, total supply chain service. With a door-to-door pallet rate structure for consignments, which can range from a single pallet to a dedicated container, the new service increases quality and decreases risk, with a complete audit trail for temperature control and security,” he said in a statement on Thursday.

Collections would be made throughout Europe by the Yusen Logistics network, and received into the company’s European pharmaceuticals hub in Antwerp.

“Weekly sea freight will depart from the Port of Antwerp direct to Cape Town, where the product will be precleared and offloaded into Imperial Health Sciences’ warehouse,” Barton outlined.

Onward transportation by fully temperature controlled vehicles would then take the pharmaceutical goods directly to the consignee, the manufacturer’s warehouse or to Imperial’s pharmaceuticals distribution facilities around South Africa.

“This represents the pharmaceutical industry’s first comprehensive sea freight solution from Europe to Southern Africa, offering quality and cost benefits for both large and small shipments,” Barton concluded.

Edited by Tracy Klückow
Creamer Media Contributing Editor

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