Ramp handler Fraport Ground Services has received the International Air Transport Association’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics certification.

“We are very proud and congratulate our community-member to this achievement,” said Joachim von Winning, executive director of the Frankfurt Air Cargo Community, which consists of more than 50 stakeholders of the cargo chain.

With the CEIV certification, Fraport Ground Services can now guarantee a consistent supply chain for pharma shippers, including the use of a certified forwarder, the turnaround of goods by a certified cargo handler and the transport by a certified airline, with completely temperature-controlled apron transport.

“We look back on more than 20 years of experience in pharma logistics, starting in 1996 with the first pharma dolly for temperature-controlled transport,” said von Winning. “We will continue to work on optimized processes for our customers in the future.”

Frankfurt Airport is Europe’s biggest cargo hub, handling over 100.000 tonnes of medicinal products, vaccines and other pharmaceutical products every year.