DHL boosts US-Asia cold chain connectivity for healthcare shippers

DHL Global Forwarding has added air freight corridors connecting Cincinnati with key hubs in Asia for temperature-sensitive goods.

The healthcare corridors, which are part of DHL’s Health Logistics Cold Chain Network, respond to customer demand for reliable pharmaceutical shipment connectivity between healthcare markets, DHL Freight spokesperson Laura Lehnen told Supply Chain Dive.

DHL’s Health Logistics Cold Chain Network is a global network of dedicated healthcare corridors that handle temperature-controlled goods, per the release. Through specialized handling processes and infrastructure, the network aims to provide safe and compliant transport of pharmaceuticals, biologics, vaccines, clinical trial materials and other healthcare products. Earlier this year, DHL Group also launched a Brussels (BRU)-CVG route as part of its cold chain network.

Currently, DHL is seeing stronger demand from pharmaceutical manufacturing hubs in North America and Europe to Asia, Lehnen said. In turn, current volume expectations are weighted toward inbound Asia shipments, with most of the corridor’s available air freight capacity dedicated to those Asia Pacific trade flows.

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