Swissport pharma Centers
In our Swissport pharmaceutical centers, we bring together temperature-controlled facilities with standardized processes and specialized staff.
Our state-of-the-art cargo warehouses at pharma hubs like Basel, Brussels and Frankfurt offer advanced end-to-end cooling solutions for pharmaceuticals. As part of a worldwide partner network of IATA CEIV Pharma certified airlines, airports, shippers and forwarders, Swissport plays a key role in the supply chain of temperature-sensitive air freight. Currently, 21 of our warehouses have been certified for pharmaceutical logistics by IATA’s CEIV Pharma, by the British MHRA or other recognized validators.
END-TO-END COOLING
- Temperature controlled warehousing ensures sensitive cargo remains within the required temperature range at all times.
- At selected locations pharmaceuticals enter or leave our warehouses via specially cooled truck docks and are moved to an from the aircraft via certified pharma speed gates.
- Special refrigerated containers ensure temperature-controlled transport on the apron and during the loading process.
DIGITIZATION & INNOVATION
- Swissport's pharmaceutical competencies are standardized and published on the Validaide platform to enable our customers to perform lane risk assessment and supplier qualification.
- Real time and accurate data about pharma shipments, flights, storage capacity and individual ULDs are available to customers in our cargo portal.
- Digital tools simplify and improve inspections of pharma shipments and infrastructure.
HAVE A LOOK INSIDE THE SWISSPORT PHARMA CENTER IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
Fact Sheet
2023 Facts & Figures
68.5%
PHARMA TONNAGE GROWTH SINCE 2018
464.046t
OF PHARMACEUTICALS HANDLED
10/10
OF THE LARGEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES TRUST SWISSPORT TO HANDLE THEIR CARGO
41,261m²
TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED SPACE AVAILABLE