DHL adds India to Thermonet network

DHL Global Forwarding has expanded its service offerings for the life sciences and healthcare

industry in India by adding Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad to the company’s

Thermonet network of certified life sciences stations.

The custodian facility within the airports in these cities collectively offer 502 square meters of +2° to +8° Celsius and 2,886 square meters of +15° to +25° Celsius cold storage space to serve DHL’s

global customer base in the sector with temperature-controlled airfreight shipment needs.

“Our customers are

looking for better ways to manage the risk of product damage and loss from temperature deviations in their supply chain. DHL Thermonet tackles these requirements and offers Indian consignors and consignees access to a reliable end-to-end cold chain facilities,” says Samar Nath, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding, India.

DHL is constantly expanding its global Thermonet network and plans to reach 65 by the end of the year and 80 by the end of 2015. The facilities in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad support the

storage of pharmaceuticals and vaccines and offer customers temperature monitoring, dry

ice replenishing along with active and non-active container handling to ensure product

quality at all times. In Hyderabad and Mumbai, there are five loading bays each, while Bengaluru is equipped with two bays. In addition, these sites offer temporary transit storage within bonded customs facilities. In the upcoming months, DHL plans to expand similar

capabilities at Ahmedabad and Delhi.