DHL Express has launched multiple expedited Mexico-U.S. flights \u2013 serving Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey to \u201cmost U.S. destinations\u201d \u2013 addressing a demand for transportation of pharmaceuticals and biomedical shipments to Central and South America.<\/p>\n
The logistics giant\u2019s DHL Worldwide Medical Express (WMX) service, launched in 2014, offers dry ice supplies and temperature-controlled packaging fulfillment services via its web-based interface. Its network includes Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama and Peru, and will soon expand into Brazil.<\/p>\n
Brian Bralynski, sector head of life sciences for DHL Americas, said customs are a difficult hurdle for logistics players, especially those dealing in pharma. \u201cGiven the complexity of export processes and Ministry of Health approvals in Mexico and several other Latin American countries, having an integrated system enables DHL to begin the export approval process ahead of samples arriving at our facilities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Demand for pharma in South America is heating up, with logistics members across the board investing in facilities and infrastructure for the handling of the temperature-sensitive cargo. Patrick Fehring, director of aero business at Rio Gale\u00e3o Airport, a major aviation hub in Brazil, told Air Cargo World the airport has expanded its infrastructure for the handling of pharma cargo in recent years.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe the have CEIV-Pharma certification, [which] we obtained three years ago,\u201d he said. \u201cI would probably say that if you look at our infrastructure for handling pharmaceuticals, it\u2019s right up there with some of the top cargo airports in the world.\u201d He added that the investment \u201cdefinitely drove real improvement in infrastructure, and definitely in cargo infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DHL Express has launched multiple expedited Mexico-U.S. … <\/p>\n