Continuing a long string of supply-chain stakeholders that have concentrated on improving their pharmaceutical handling operations at Brussels Airport, Panalpina\u2019s facility has earned its Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) certification for pharma traffic. The achievement represents the first Panalpina station to earn a cert via the IATA\u2019s much-sought-after CEIV validation process.
\n\u201cUnlike the recent shattering news that came from Brussels International Airport Zaventem, this is good news,\u201d said Frank Raeckelboom, Panalpina\u2019s head of quality, health, safety and environment, in Belgium, citing last month\u2019s deadly terrorist bombing at the airport\u2019s passenger terminal. \u201cThe certification is yet another proof of our excellent handling capabilities.\u201d
\nIn addition to the CEIV cert, Panalpina\u2019s facility is fully compliant with TAPA-A (Transported Asset Protection Association) standards. Belgium\u2019s Federal Agency of Medical and Health Products also has certified Panalpina Brussels, which has been GDP (Good Distribution Practices) compliant since it opened in August 2012.
\nThe building includes 940 square meters of rack storage, with a capacity of 328 pallets, plus floor storage that can accommodate 450 pallets. The entire facility can be temperature-controlled to maintain a range between 15\u00b0C and 25\u00b0C. A separate, 325-square-meter room is dedicated for cargo that must be kept at a range between 2\u00b0C and 8\u00b0C.
\nWith these certifications, Raeckelboom said Panalpina customers can be assured that valuable products, such as \u201chuman or veterinarian finished products, active pharmaceutical ingredients or medical devices,\u201d will be handled under the strictest-existing international standards.
\nOther supply chain stakeholders in Brussels’ BRUcargo community that have already earned CEIV-pharma certs include AD Handling, Aviapartner, Bio Pharma Logistics, Brussels Airlines Cargo, Expeditors, Finnair Cargo, Jan de Rijk Logistics, SDV, Swissport Cargo Cervices, UTi and Worldwide Freight Services.
\nMark Guilliams, Panalpina\u2019s business unit manager for Brussels, also added that the March attacks, which killed 32 people in the airport and a city subway station, had little effect on the forwarder\u2019s operations. \u201cWe rerouted cargo to our Antwerp facility during the initial lock-down of the airport,\u201d he said. \u201cBy now, operations have almost returned to normal, even though some airlines have yet to reach full capacity.\u201d
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