ADPL venturing further into healthcare logistics
The Swiss pharmaceutical company Acino has signed an agreement with the affiliate of AD Ports Group in UAE for global freight forwarding services in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) regio. The agreement will see ADPL use its fully integrated and GDP-certified end-to-end pharma cold chain capabilities to transport vital medications from Acino’s global locations of origin to markets in this region.
The pharmaceutical products will require specialised transport. Under the terms of the agreement, the scope of the freight forwarding services will include first mile transport, seaport and airport loading, customs clearance, and final mile logistics.
As the two entities are under common ownership, ADPL and Acino will leverage synergies within a shared network of ADQ portfolio companies, the two partners said. (ben)