DHL Global Forwarding stations receive IATA pharma certifications

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL Group, has certified seven of its air freight stations, according to the CEIV Pharma Standard of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

The CEIV Pharma Certification of the aviation industry’s umbrella association attests the highest service and quality standards for life sciences and healthcare customers through uniform processes and a compliant network.

“DHL Global Forwarding is one of the first freight forwarders in the US Midwest region to be IATA CEIV Pharma certified,” said David Goldberg, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding. “We at DHL place great emphasis on improving our service quality and demonstrate through IATA CEIV Pharma Certification, that we are the right partner for transporting vital and temperature-sensitive products.”

DHL began the certification process of its global stations according to the IATA CEIV Pharma Standard in third quarter 2016. After independent audits by third parties and training courses for employees on site, stations in Chicago (the first to be certified), Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Miami and San Juan, Puerto Rico, received the quality label.

DHL Global Forwarding enhances transportation and storage quality levels of pharmaceutical goods, and the DHL Air Thermonet station exceeds usual quality standards. Due to its cloud-based IT platform LifeTrack, DHL offers more transparency in temperature-controlled transports. LifeTrack not only ensures shipment tracking but also enables intervention during the supply process around the clock, 365 days a year.

Inaugurated in 2015, the Chicago station has 491,000 square feet of office and warehouse space and is the largest free-standing DHL Global Forwarding building worldwide. The building contains two temperature-controlled chambers (+15° to +25° C and +2° to +8° C) that together measure close to 10,000 square feet and a 999-sq-ft ambient receiving area, built with variable temperature capabilities to process pharmaceutical, biotech or medical devices that require a temperature-controlled environment and two dedicated truck docks.

With its international network, DHL offers at all of its Air Thermonet locations cover all client needs for time- and temperature-sensitive air freight shipments. Also at the IATA-certified DHL Air Thermonet Chicago location, temperature-sensitive airfreight shipments are handled and the door-to-door courier solution “Life Sciences graded Specialty Courier” is offered for special demands of the industry.