DHL Global Forwarding is expanding its services for temperature-controlled shipments with newspecial air freight containers.
The Deutsche Post DHL air and ocean freight company has entered into a master lease agreementwith CSafe, LLC, a leading heat-and-cool container provider for the temperature-sensitive airfreight market located in Ohio, USA.
DHL Global Forwarding said the deal enabled customers to choose from a wider range of specialair freight containers and was a further part of its continued efforts to provide innovativesolutions for packaging-based cold chain services.
“We are the first European-based freight forwarder to sign this type of leasing agreementwith CSafe, thus expanding our services for Life Sciences customers and leveraging our leadershiprole in the market,” said Laura Ackermann, Global Head Life Sciences Operations, Air Freight, DHLGlobal Forwarding.
“We are delighted to be working with DHL Global Forwarding, a leading partner for the LifeSciences industry. Thanks to their integration of the CSafe AcuTemp RKN, life science companieshave a great new partner option to our solutions worldwide,” adds Brian Kohr, President of CSafe,LLC.
Since its launch in 2008, thousands of successful shipments have been made with CSafe’sheat-and-cool container. During flight the temperature is maintained within the range 4°C to 25°Cby means of rechargeable batteries – whether ambient temperatures are normal or extreme, i.e.ranging from -30°C to 49°C.
Ensuring the highest possible quality and security of shipments is crucial for the Healthcareindustry. Temperatures must be kept on a constant level during all logistic processes, especiallywhen it comes to delivering large consignments of extremely sensitive, high-value goods such asvaccines. For this purpose, DHL offers numerous integrated solutions, including special containerpackaging, positioning and reverse logistics in addition to internal and external control oftemperature data via a centrally managed IT platform.
