FedEx Global Healthcare has obtained IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certification for its pharmaceutical logistics operations.
This certificate recognises FedEx’s efforts to maintain a quality management system and its ability to deliver end-to-end logistic services in compliance with the increasingly complex and highly regulated pharmaceutical industry.
“This certification illustrates FedEx’s unwavering dedication to excellence in pharmaceutical logistics,” said Nick Gennari, president of global healthcare and commercial sales.
“This pioneering, network-wide approach to quality showcases our commitment to complying with the highest standards in the industry for the transportation and handling of global pharmaceutical products.
“With over 90% of our global healthcare volume moving through facilities that are now CEIV Pharma-certified, we are providing our customers with outstanding quality solutions in the global pharma air space.”
“The pharmaceutical industry relies on air transport for its speed and efficiency in ensuring high-value, time-sensitive, temperature-controlled products such as vaccines or medication,” said Frederic Leger, IATA’s senior vice president commercial products and services.
“As global supply chains become more complex, the need for consistent, trusted standards is greater than ever for the safety of the end consumers. We are pleased to see FedEx Global Healthcare certify additional facilities with CEIV Pharma, the industry’s trusted mark of quality and excellence in the handling of pharmaceuticals.”
FedEx’s Memphis (MEM) and Indianapolis (IND) hubs were individually CEIV Pharma-certified in 2024, along with ramps in San Juan (SJU) and Aguadilla (BQN), Puerto Rico.
In addition to the new corporate CEIV certificate, FedEx Global Healthcare has also announced 15 new CEIV Pharma certified facilities.
These include Cologne, Germany (CGN), Fort Worth, Texas (AFW), Frankfurt, Germany (FRA), Greensboro, North Carolina (GSO), Guangzhou, China (CAN), Liege, Belgium (LGG), Los Angeles, California (LAX), Miami, Florida (MIA), Milan, Italy (MXP), Newark, New Jersey (EWR), Oakland, California (OAK), Osaka, Japan (KIX), Paris, France (CDG), San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO) and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (SDQ).