WCA Pharma Academy launches GDP training
The WCA Pharma Academy has launched a Good Distribution Practice Compliance training programme for freight forwarders in the pharmaceutical logistics sector. The first course took place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands with 18 participants achieving full GDP compliance accreditation from the WCA Pharma Academy. Members are required to be GDP compliant to maintain their group membership […]
dnata Australia earns GDP certification
dnata has become the first cargo terminal operator in Australia to be awarded Good Distribution Practices (GDP) certification by SGS. The certificate covers the handling of time and temperature-sensitive healthcare products including pharmaceuticals, IVD and medical devices. Temperature controlled zones of 2-8C and 15-25C for healthcare acceptance and storage are on offer. Australia is an […]
GDP certificate for AIT’s Life Sciences Control Tower
AIT Worldwide Logistics’ Life Sciences Control Tower has received Good Distribution Practice certification from inspector SGS. The GDP certificate requires pharmaceutical handlers to meet World Health Organization standards for safety and security. It is not a global requirement but European Union companies and their logistics partners must comply with GDP. The life science control tower […]
Virgin Atlantic Cargo granted Wholesale Distribution Authorisation
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has been granted a Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (WDA) for its global headquarter operations and its Pharma Zone at Heathrow Airport, confirming compliance with Good Distribution Practices (GDP). WDA was established by the UK government’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), which works closely with the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) and other […]
Qatar Airways achieves QEP accreditation at five locations
Qatar Airways Cargo has received Qualified Envirotainer Provider Training and Quality Programme (QEP) accreditation at Amsterdam, Basel, Paris, Chicago and its hub in Doha, Qatar. The programme recognises air cargo carriers that operate Envirotainer containers in compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP), and the achievement proves Qatar Airways Cargo it credible in providing global customers […]
Swiss WorldCargo remains GDP compliant at Zurich Airport hub
Swiss WorldCargo has renewed its GDP compliance for handling pharmaceutical products at its Zurich Airport hub, and says this further strengthens its network of quality corridors. Swissmedic, the Swiss authority responsible for the authorisation and supervision of therapeutic products, renewed the Cargologic handling facilities’ GDP compliance certification in September 2017. Swiss WorldCargo’s ground handling partner […]
DHL gains IATA CEIV approval for Frankfurt and Hamburg stations
DHL Global Forwarding’s stations in Frankfurt and Hamburg have gained IATA CEIV Pharma certification, following approval in Leipzig in April 2017. DHL started to certify its global stations according to International Air Transport Association (IATA) Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) in Pharmaceutical Logistics in the third quarter of 2016, with around 30 locations […]
Third perfect GDP audit in a row for Hactl
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) has kept quality up by completing the Good Distribution Practices (GDP) audit with no non-compliance or observations for the third year running. The World Health Organization (WHO) GDP audit examined Hactl’s staff competence, premises, equipment, processes, quality, control system and hygiene standards. The audit confirmed Hactl’s cold chain management […]
Luxembourg – Shanghai pharma MoU
Luxembourg Airport’s operator, lux-Airport has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Eastern Air Logistics (EAL), which operates Shanghai’s Hongqiao and Pudong airport cargo terminals for transporting medicine. The MoU, which was signed at the Air Cargo China tradeshow in Shanghai on 15 June, will promote the transportation of temperature and time sensitive medicinal products […]