Nouwens Transport Breda, a member of Pharma Gateway Amsterdam, has received the International Air Transport Association’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics certification.

According to the Dutch trucking group, being able to demonstrate a high quality of care in pharmaceutical transport led to increased volumes in the second half of 2017 and the introduction of four fully CEIV-certified vans to its fleet in January 2018.

“This is a valuable addition to our already existing certifications such as Good Distribution Practice, TAPA-TSR1 and ISO-9001,” said Sven Veeke, business development and sales at Nouwens Transport Breda. “CEIV is the highest attainable international standard for quality in shipping pharmaceutical logistics by air. Our customers can count on us to ship their pharma products according to the highest quality standards possible.”

Nouwens Transport operates a temperature-controlled, fully GDP-certified warehouse at its headquarters in Breda, with storage space for 2000 pallets across 1500 square feet.

The company is a member of Pharma Gateway Amsterdam, an alliance between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Air Cargo Netherlands and other pharmaceutical supply chain partners at the European hub. The community works together on initiatives to optimize the transportation of pharmaceuticals through Schiphol. Its main goal is to safeguard and expand the airport’s key position in the industry by supporting its members to become CEIV-certified.

Other members include Air China Cargo, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo, AirBridgeCargo, China Southern Airlines, CyberFreight Pharma Logistics, De Jong Special Services, DHL Global Forwarding, DJ Middelkoop, dnata, GEFCO Forwarding Netherlands, Jan de Rijk Logistics, Menzies World Cargo, Rhenus Logistics, Swissport Cargo Services, Turkish Cargo, VCK Logistics Airfreight, Worldwide Flight Services and Yusen Logistics Benelux.