Healthcare Logistics

Hedehusene, Denmark-based global 3PL DSV said it is setting up shop with a new office in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, with a key focus on the region’s healthcare and pharmaceutical presence, with DSV noting that the latter providing what DSV called a “compelling opportunity” to provide specialized logistics services for the healthcare and life sciences sectors.

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MNX has more than 800 employees in 190 countries, according to UPS. Its network includes more than 2,500 agent partners, more than 45,000 couriers, and more than 700 forward stocking locations.

Once the transaction becomes official, UPS said it will bring more than 350 temperature-controlled vehicles and 4 million square-feet to the UPS Healthcare global footprint, while also providing customers with faster shipping times, and increased production flexibility, as well as offerings to help attract new business. And it added that Bomi will significantly help UPS in delivering next-generation pharmaceutical and biologic treatments requiring time-critical and temperature-sensitive logistics services.

TForce Logistics officials said that the division’s Medical Logistics technology platforms support on-line order entry, provide real-time visibility to order status, ensure efficient scheduling and routing, and provide visibility to digital delivery confirmation records.

The company said that the expansion is comprised of an additional 5,000 square-feet (SF) of cold room and 50,000 (SF) of controlled room temperature space. And it added that this facility, which the company opened in 2006, also incorporates 9,000 SF of +2C to +8C space, 100,000 SF of +15C to +25C space, and dedicated capacity on its own-controlled flights to and from Luxembourg, which, along with Luxembourg serve as major centers of vaccine/pharmaceutical activity.

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