May 16, 2017: To increase the range of solutions available for pharma customers Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates has entered into an agreement with SkyCell and va-Q-tec, in addition to its existing cooperation with Envirotainer. The agreements allow Emirates SkyCargo to offer its customers a variety of specialised temperature-controlled containers for the transportation of pharmaceutical or life sciences products.
Emirates SkyCargo"�s customers can have temperature sensitive pharma and life sciences products shipped using one of SkyCell"�s temperature controlled containers. The Swiss made containers are designed to maintain products at +2�C to +8�C and +15�C to +25�C safely even under extreme outside temperatures such as "�35�C to +65�C for several days. The patented containers use innovative material technology to recharge in Emirates SkyCargo"�s cool chain network thus enabling "door to door"� for a closed supply chain and have close to real-time temperature monitoring capability.
Pharma customers across Emirates SkyCargo"�s global network of 155 destinations can now also choose to have their temperature sensitive shipments transported in va-Q-tainer"� containers - advanced passive containers providing temperature controlled solutions for six temperature ranges from -70�C to +25�C in extreme ambient conditions. "�va-Q-tainer"� rental containers are available in 5 different sizes taking up to two US pallets inside and offer constant and deviation-free temperature control for several days without using external energy sources.
Emirates SkyCargo"�s agreements with SkyCell and va-Q-tec supplement its existing in-house pharma offerings which include the Emirates SkyPharma Cool Dolly which transports cargo from aircraft to storage areas in Dubai maintaining temperatures as low as -20�C and the "�White Container"�- a special container coated with insulators to counteract high external temperatures, giving customers a wide variety of transportation options for their pharma shipments.
In 2016, Emirates SkyCargo launched Emirates SkyPharma- the air cargo carrier"�s complete solution for transporting temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical shipments. The carrier also inaugurated a brand new, state of the art facility at Dubai International Airport dedicated to the transport of pharmaceuticals. Emirates SkyCargo operates the world"�s largest multi-airport hub certified for EU Good Distribution Practice Guidelines (GDP) for medicinal products for human use by Bureau Veritas Germany. This covers the carrier"�s pharma transport operations at its Emirates SkyCentral terminals in Dubai World Central (DWC), Dubai International Airport (DXB) and the 24/7 bonded trucking service that connects the cargo between them.