pharmaceuticals
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Medically Necessary
Medically Necessary: Growth of biologics and gene therapies means more cold chain
The number of biologic drugs and gene therapies is growing, and logistics companies are increasing their capacity for temperature-controlled transportation to support them.
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Air Cargo
An-124 super freighter delivers machinery for US vaccine fill plant
A giant Russian cargo jet was utilized to bring a special piece of machinery for bottling vaccines from Germany to a new manufacturing plant in…
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Medically Necessary
Medically Necessary: Shoring up the pharmaceutical supply chain
Drug shortages have plagued the U.S. for years, but the scarcity of certain drugs during the pandemic energized some experts to renew efforts to address…
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Logistics/Supply Chains
COVID vaccine rollout won’t adversely affect other medical supply chains (with video)
“We will surely see more local manufacturing in the future due to reshoring activities," said Engel.
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Air Cargo
Rickenbacker Airport’s cargo roller coaster heads up in 2021
Rickenbacker Airport near Columbus, Ohio, is named after World War I ace Eddie Rickenbacker. The airport is a regional hero, supporting more than 15,000 jobs,…
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Featured
Event Roundup: Health & Pharma Supply Chain Summit
Get caught up on every session from the FreightWaves Health & Pharma Supply Chain Summit here.
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Air Cargo
Airport cargo communities collaborate to optimize vaccine transport
Pharmaceutical companies often get nervous that carelessness by a transportation provider will spoil a shipment of COVID vaccines or other medicines. Airfreight experts say data…
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American Shipper
‘Snapping the chalk line’: An OWS update on Tiberius
If there were a virus bloom in a given area, states could quickly decide to move vaccine from one ZIP code to another.
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American Shipper
Commentary: Is fuel efficiency a bad thing?
While each fuel-efficient conveyance may consume less fuel per mile, the cost savings may induce more miles to be driven.
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Supply Chains
Pharma supply chain faces challenges, even before COVID vaccine distribution
While the entire pharmaceutical supply chain is focused on distributing a COVID vaccine, the stresses it is putting on other areas of the chain are…
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