Qatar Airways Cargo has expanded its pharma offering to now include CSafe’s new RAP temperature-controlled container.

“A seamless cool chain is paramount to maintain the efficacy of vital pharmaceuticals,” said Guillaume Halleux, acting chief officer of cargo at Qatar Airways. “By introducing CSafe’s new RAP container in our product offering, we take our commitment in maintaining high standards in handling pharmaceuticals a step further. The new active container is an ideal addition to our QR Pharma solution, offering our clients unprecedented temperature reliability, product stability over longer distances and time span including large payload capacity.”

The CSafe RAP uses heating and compressor-driven cooling technologies together with advanced ThermoCor VIP insulation to eliminate the payload risks associated with extreme ambient temperature conditions and long-duration shipments. The container is capable of maintaining constant payload temperatures even at extreme ambient temperatures from -30°C to +54°C.

The CSafe RAP has a maximum payload volume of 6.68 cubic metres, accommodating up to four standard US pallets or five standard Euro pallets. It has an extended battery life of over 100 hours and is the only active compressor-driven container approved by the Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency for both the upper and lower decks of commercial aircraft.

“In a few short years, Qatar Airways Cargo has become an industry leader in the transportation of temperature-sensitive healthcare products by air,” said Brad Jennings, vice president of marketing and partner management at CSafe Global. “The addition of the CSafe RAP into the Qatar Airways Cargo portfolio inaugurates an important new chapter in the growth of the relationship and collaboration with one of the world’s leading cargo carriers. We are certainly excited about this opportunity to strengthen the QR Pharma service offering with the addition of our new CSafe RAP active container solution.”

Qatar Airways Cargo also offers active containers from Envirotainer, DoKaSch and va-Q-tec for use on its pharma network, which currently includes more than 70 destinations around the world.