The Constant Climate product is a cold chain solution designed specifically for the transportation of pharmaceuticals, such as vaccines, biotech products, diagnostics samples.
Data from the International Trade in Goods Division revealed that Irish exports of Medical and Pharmaceutical Products increased by €2,908 million to €8,993 million in January 2024 compared with January 2023, representing 48% of total exports.
While statistics from the Indian Government revealed that its drug and pharmaceutical exports increased from $2.13 billion in 2023 to $2.31 billion in 2024 commanding approximately 20% of the global pharma supply chain.
Jordan Kohlbeck, Head of Pharmaceutical at IAG Cargo, said: “The safe, controlled movement of pharmaceuticals is more important than ever due to increasing global demand, medical advances, regulatory requirements, and the undeniable need for rapid response to medical crises.
“As the industry continues to grow, ensuring life-saving medicines and treatments reach patients in optimal condition will become even more important. We at IAG Cargo are committed to providing world-class temperature-controlled solutions and have invested heavily in our people and facilities to ensure we can be trusted to deliver these goods with the greatest care and precision.”
He added that a significant portion of IAG Cargo's consignments originate in Ireland and India, which are both reporting uplift in pharma exports.
“We are proud to play our role in supporting and facilitating that growth by providing such goods with a route to market, and ultimately ensuring lifesaving treatments and medicines reaches patients who depend on it.”
In recent years IAG Cargo has increased its number of approved Constant Climate stations for temperature-sensitive transport, adding Cincinnati, Cape Town and Strasbourg and the opening of IAG Cargo’s New Premia facility at its London Heathrow Headquarters, which includes a Constant Climate Quality Centre (CCQC) for pharmaceuticals also contributed to the increase in its Constant Climate volumes transported by IAG Cargo, doubling its cool chain storage and handling capacity.