LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 17, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - UTi Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq: UTIW), a global supply chain services and solutions company, has achieved CEIV Pharma certification in the comprehensive IATA training and pharmaceutical freight certification program, the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV), at Brussels Airport.
"With this certification, UTi provides clients a competitive advantage in assuring cold chain integrity beyond the Good Distribution Practices (GDP) to which the rest of the air freight industry adheres," said Phil Abbate, UTi global vice president, Pharmaceutical & Healthcare. "The CEIV Pharma cold chain certification program ensures integrity at every step of the supply chain, including temperature cargo handling and operations for temperature sensitive cargo."
CEIV Pharma certification is a series of processes including on-site assessment, implementation planning, training, and validation. The program focuses on equipment requirements, adequate storage facilities, efficient and effective pharmaceutical handling procedures and raising internal pharmaceutical handling know-how.
Brussels Airport is the first CEIV pharma certified community in this program, and administrators hope to pave the way for other airports to follow the same standardized, sanitary and secure procedures.
"Brussels Airport is aiming to strengthen its position as a leading gateway for the handling and transportation of pharmaceutical freight in Europe," said Steven Polmans, head of cargo, Brussels Airport.
"Integrity is everything in pharmaceutical handling, and UTi is excited to be part of Brussels Airport's distinguished certified community," Abbate added. "Pharma is one of the fastest growing air cargo segments, and we look forward with great anticipation to delivering a new level of pharma supply chain excellence to our clients."
About UTi Worldwide
UTi Worldwide Inc. (http://www.go2uti.com) is an international, non-asset-based supply chain services and solutions company providing air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, customs brokerage, distribution, inbound logistics, truckload brokerage, and other supply chain management services. The company serves a large and diverse base of global and local companies, including clients operating in industries with unique supply chain requirements such as the retail, apparel, chemical, automotive, pharmaceutical, and technology industries. The company seeks to use its global network, proprietary information technology systems, and relationships with transportation providers, and expertise in outsourced logistics services to deliver competitive advantage to each of its clients' supply chains.
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