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Brussels Airport
Efforts at the airport to comply with
Good Distribution Practice Guidelines
Nathan De Valck
Cargo account manager
Brussels Airport Company
Pharma Context
Prefered European pharma gateway
BRUcargo
Pharma Context
Strategic priority for airport development
Develop our USP: prefered European pharma gateway
 Customer intimacy: “problems of the pharma shippers are our problems”
 Partnerships with the industry: IATA TTTF, CCA
 IATA pharma training school @ BRU
 Diversity in pharma handling:
 medical radioisotopes
 temperature controlled pharmaceuticals
 clinical trials
Pharma Context
Pharma focus
Airside transit
to freighters
Truck loading
Storage
Transport to freighter
aircraft max 300m
Existing GDP licensed or compliant pharma warehouses
Dedicated pharma temperature Controlled Infrastructure:
First line : total 6.315 m²
CRT: 4.400 m²
2-8°C: 1.800 m²
-20°C:
115 m²
Second line : total 7000 m²
CRT:
6250 m²
2-8°C:
700 m²
-20°C:
50 m²
Pharma shippers have clear expectations
Lane Selection
-Priority = direct connection
-Capacity & frequency
ROUTE
Integrated pharma chain:
-Reliable
-Transparant
-GDP mindset
Quality
LANE
choice
COST
Source: Brussel Airport benchmark study, by Flemish Institute for Logistics
BRUcargo Pharma Certification Program
Focus :
Integrated cold chain
Reliable
Transparent
GDP mindset
Focus on quality
Quality
Objective
Improve handling of pharmaceutical cargo: reliable/transparent/temp-controlled
Pilot program in collaboration with IATA: creation of CEIV pharma program.
Action points
Standardize and align the pharma handling process
Involve the entire cool chain at the airport
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Airlines
Ground Handling Agents
Forwarders
Truckers
Shippers
Secure cold chain transportation
Complex process:
PROJECT SCOPE
+35°C
Community Approach @
-10°C
Certification process
Methodology
1
2
Preparation
3
Assessment
Validation
Certification
4
Training: IATA Pharmaceutical Handling Diploma
Source: IATA
Status CEIV pharma
regulators and end customer involved from the start
Pharma shippers:
-Formal support letters
-Participation in workshops and training
Support
regulators and end customer involved from the start
Regulator:
-participation in workshops and training
-Formal statement
Approval
Checklist managed by Industry Taskforce
of the International Air Transport Association
• The TTTF comprises 20 members from all the supply chain
• Develops and maintains standards for the procedures, documentation, cargo
handling, packaging and acceptance of healthcare goods
Source: IATA
Participants in the cold chain process
Involve the entire cool chain at the airport
Forwarders with dedicated pharma services
Handlers
Airlines
Truckers
Brussels Airport role (1)
Moderating the program
 Q4 2013 : Develop audit framework and checklist
 Q1 2014 :
Validation by the major pharma shippers
Alignment with IATA CEIV Pharma program
TTTF
Brussels Airport role (2)
Moderating the program
 Q2 2014 : Identifying potential participants for community certification
 Q3 2014 : Kick-off audit BRUcargo locations and partners
1st group:
2nd group:
Brussels Airport role (3)
Moderating the program
 Q4 2014 : Training: IATA BRU training school
Brussels Airport offers local pharma trainings
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Q4 2014 & Q1 2015 : Certification of companies
Outcome of the program
Participants feedback
 All participants:
 are positive about the added value of the program
 would participate again
 recommend CEIV pharma
 “The fact that the program is industry specific is a key differentiator”
 “The Brussels Airport community approach brings many benefits”
 “The program focusses on process as well as on operation”
 “Reduced temperature risk profile for the cool chain through the airport, resulting in
simplified audits” (pharma shippers’ feedback)
Outcome of the program
Launch of a second group at Brussels Airport
Status update of the program
Overview of on-going or planned certifications
Source: IATA
Brussels Airport
Prefered European Gateway for the
time and temperature controlled supply chain