FedEx has become the first global integrator to achieve CEIV Pharma certification for ground handling across its air hubs and ramps in its Fedex Global Healthcare arm.
This marks a significant milestone in the company’s commitment to quality, compliance and leadership in pharmaceutical logistics, strengthening FedEx’s quality management system and its ability to deliver end-to-end logistic services.
FedEx revealed at the 34th CNS Partnership Conference, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) recognised the FedEx Global Healthcare Quality Programme with the CEIV Pharma Corporate Certification – a significant milestone in the company’s commitment to quality, compliance, and leadership in pharmaceutical logistics. This corporate-level certificate for the company’s hubs and ramps validates the strength of FedEx’s quality management system and its ability to deliver end-to-end logistic services in compliance with the increasingly complex and highly regulated pharmaceutical industry.
“This certification illustrates FedEx’s unwavering dedication to excellence in pharmaceutical logistics,” said Nick Gennari, president of global healthcare and commercial sales. “This pioneering, network-wide approach to quality showcases our commitment to complying with the highest standards in the industry for the transportation and handling of global pharmaceutical products. With over 90% of our global healthcare volume moving through facilities that are now CEIV Pharma-certified, we are providing our customers with outstanding quality solutions in the global pharma air space.”
The Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma Certification sets the highest standards for the safe, compliant, and time sensitive temperature-controlled transport of pharmaceutical shipments across global air cargo network.
“The pharmaceutical industry relies on air transport for its speed and efficiency in ensuring high-value, time-sensitive, temperature-controlled products such as vaccines or medication. As global supply chains become more complex, the need for consistent, trusted standards is greater than ever for the safety of the end consumers. We are pleased to see FedEx Global Healthcare certify additional facilities with CEIV Pharma, the industry’s trusted mark of quality and excellence in the handling of pharmaceuticals,” said Frederic Leger, IATA’s senior vice president commercial products and services.
FedEx previously had its Memphis (MEM) and Indianapolis (IND) hubs CEIV Pharma-certified in 2024, along with ramps in San Juan (SJU) and Aguadilla (BQN), Puerto Rico. In addition to the corporate certificate, the FedEx Global Healthcare team also announced 15 new CEIV Pharma certified facilities, all of which were officially certified in May 2025.
