In a display of cross-functional teamwork, several internal teams at JAS worked closely to execute a seamless transportation operation. The collaborative effort aimed to transport a large number of Lithium-Ion Batteries (UN 3480, Class 9) from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Frankfurt Airport (FRA), supporting a leading European Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) producing electric vehicles (EV).

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Challenge:

The automotive landscape is transitioning towards sustainable solutions, with electric vehicles leading the way. However, sourcing the necessary components, such as Lithium-Ion Batteries, often poses significant logistical challenges due to their hazardous nature, requiring compliance with stringent regulations and safety protocols. A leading OEM in Europe required a substantial shipment of batteries from the US to support its EV production. Blue World Atlantic charter flight operations presented an opportunity to avoid relying on a market yielding minimal results with minimum quantities per flight.

JAS's Response: 

Recognizing the urgency and importance of the situation, the JAS teams quickly created a plan. The batteries were carefully packed, labeled, and documented in accordance with local and global regulations. Additionally, a plan using JAS' existing Blue World Atlantic weekly charter was organized, allowing for direct transportation and minimizing the risk associated with intermediate stops. 

Results and Impact: 

After taking over the project as airlines simultaneously announced embargoes on cargo containing Lithium-Ion Batteries, the team successfully transported the Lithium-Ion Batteries on JAS Blue World Atlantic weekly charter, allowing the customer's supply chain to remain uninterrupted.

Recently, JAS successfully executed a large air freight project connecting China, the United Kingdom, and France. The project catered to a prominent French pharmaceutical company's highly anticipated product launch, highlighting JAS's ability to handle large shipments with precision and efficiency. The Toulouse Branch Manager of JAS France, Khalid Aabiza, played a key role in securing the business and overseeing the project's execution.

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The French pharmaceutical company's product launch in the United Kingdom required the transportation of a vast number of paper containers/cups from China. With over 400 pallet cargoes divided into three lots, each carrying strict deadlines, the challenge was immense. The urgency to meet these deadlines and the need for high visibility and real-time updates on cargo status presented critical objectives for the customer.

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Addressing these challenges head-on, JAS provided a comprehensive solution that showcased its expertise and commitment to excellence. Through effective communication with the shipper in China, the JAS team optimized the capacity plan, ensuring flexibility and streamlined execution. The JAS team offered a full solution within just five days, leveraging optimal carrier combinations and strategic partnerships with multiple large airlines.

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To meet the customer's requirements for real-time updates and high visibility, the JAS Shanghai team collaborated closely with teams in France and the United Kingdom, sharing daily planning and monitoring sheets. This seamless communication and coordination played a key role in the project's success.

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The project culminated in the safe and timely delivery of over 500 pallets and 700+ CBM of cargo to London Heathrow Airport (LHR). JAS's execution and dedication earned appreciation from the customer, solidifying its position as a reliable partner for complex logistics operations.

With this success, JAS reaffirms its position as an industry leader capable of handling large-scale logistics with precision and timeliness. As the logistics landscape continues to evolve, JAS's commitment to customer satisfaction and operational excellence remains strong.

JAS Worldwide is proud to share its participation as both an attendee and sponsor at the highly anticipated LogiPharma Asia 2023 conference. The event, scheduled to take place in Singapore from June 20-21, brings together industry leaders, experts, and professionals from the pharmaceutical and healthcare logistics sector.

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On day one, Derek Lee, Vice President, Pharma & Healthcare, JAS APAC, and Jason Liebrecht, Sales Director, Pharma & Healthcare, JAS Japan, will lead a VIP Synergy Workshop entitled "How to Leverage Latest Technology and Innovation to Plan and Predict a Temperature-Controlled Shipment." This workshop will allow attendees to collaborate with leading practitioners and peers to develop creative and responsive design-thinking solutions for challenges within their organizations.

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On the second day, Derek Lee, Vice President of Pharma & Healthcare, JAS APAC, will participate in a panel discussion titled "Driving Technological Developments and Implementing Next-Level Temperature Monitoring in the Global Supply Chain." This engaging session will explore the strategies and best practices for successfully driving technological advancements and implementing state-of-the-art temperature monitoring solutions across the global supply chain.

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As a sponsor of LogiPharma Asia 2023, JAS Worldwide is dedicated to supporting the advancement of pharmaceutical and healthcare logistics. The company recognizes the significance of collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and innovation in addressing the industry's evolving demands and meeting client's needs worldwide.

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JAS' presence at LogiPharma Asia 2023 reinforces its commitment to delivering exceptional temperature-controlled logistics services and driving technological advancements within the global supply chain. The team looks forward to engaging with industry peers, sharing valuable insights, and contributing to the success of this prestigious event.

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For more information or to request a ticket, click the link below or contact your local JAS representative.

JAS Worldwide has built a new pharma and healthcare warehouse outside of Chicago to further expand its offerings to customers in the pharma and healthcare industry.

The new 83,650-square-foot facility includes a temperature-controlled receiving dock with three dedicated dock doors leading directly into temperature-controlled areas. Within this space, there is a roughly 8,000 square foot CRT (controlled room temperature) chamber maintained at +15 to +25°C, as well as a 4,300 square foot cold room designed to handle temperature requirements of +2 to +8°C. To meet the needs of customers requiring even more specialized storage, a -20°C super freezer is available within the cold room.

Arnon Lopes, Sr. Director of Customer Experience, Americas Pharma & Healthcare states, "With 24/7/365 operations led by experienced staff who are GDP trained, our customers have access to the expedited and robust cold chain handling necessary to meet even the most stringent requirements of the pharma and healthcare industry. Our Chicago facility is also the Americas hub for our own freighter network seamlessly connecting Europe and USA."

The strategically located site is only a short distance from O'Hare International Airport, one of the largest U.S. airfreight gateways for cargo, allowing the team to keep supply chains moving. In addition, its geographic position near one of the largest interstate highway systems in the United States is only a 1- or 2-day truck drive away from most of the country's residents.

The facility underscores JAS' dedication to this rapidly growing industry and the customers it serves. "This new GDP-certified facility's close proximity to customers, capacity, and ability to serve a wide range of different temperature needs for our pharma and healthcare client's sensitive products forms a strong foundation for continued strategic growth. We continue to strengthen our global network and connect our valued clients with the services and solutions they need,” comments Giancarlo Rosselli, Vice President, Pharma & Healthcare Sales, Americas Region.

With a growing network of 35 GDP-certified branches across the globe, JAS has made significant investments in people, digital technology, and infrastructure in support of its strategy to provide the best quality logistics services for customers of the pharma and healthcare industry.

About JAS Worldwide

JAS was founded in 1978 in Milan, Italy, and its global headquarters is located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Over the last four decades, JAS has grown from regional roots to a global force in logistics covering all modes of transportation, including contract logistics and other sophisticated and digital-driven supply chain solutions. Today, JAS covers 100+ countries with over 7,000 employees globally and continues to expand with its core culture, “People make the difference.”

JAS Worldwide is pleased to announce the appointment of Alexandra Davin as Vice President Global Quality & Compliance, Pharma & Healthcare, strengthening the JAS Pharma & Healthcare leadership team. As a true customer-centric, disciplined, and collaborative quality leader, her +20 years of background includes various leadership positions from operations to sales and quality & compliance, leading global quality programs for the large pharma & healthcare customers.

Alexandra led all quality aspects of GDP certifications and licenses, IATA CEIV certifications, and other certifications, dealing with CAPA, training, internal and external audits, creation and maintenance of procedures and work instructions, review of quality agreement, creation and management of Quality KPIs, and many more.

All regional heads of pharma & healthcare quality &compliance will be reporting to Alexandra for JAS Pharma & Healthcare Quality & Compliance direction and strategy. She will continue to be based in Belgium, reporting directly to David Bang, EVP Pharma & Healthcare at JAS Worldwide.

“Her outstanding global quality leadership experience will help bring pharma & healthcare quality topics closer to our day to day operations, making our branches and subsidiaries’ lives more productive and confident towards the current and the future pharma & healthcare regulatory requirements.” said Bang.

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The JAS Pharma & Healthcare team is thrilled to be attending LogiPharma Connect in Singapore, 21-22 June.

JAS is a proud sponsor of this unique opportunity to connect with supply chain, logistics, and operations executives from key pharmaceutical companies across Asia as they gather to discuss to sourcing solutions and services, benchmark, and grow their bottom line faster.

For more information or to request a ticket, click on the link below or reach out to your local JAS representative.

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JAS Worldwide EMEA is pleased to announce the appointment of Jordy Romeijn to the position of  EMEA Pharma & Healthcare Customer Experience Director as of 09 May 2022. Working in this pivotal role from his home base in the Netherlands, together with the region’s Pharma & Healthcare teams Jordy will champion customer experience and operational excellence for the region.  

Jordy has more than 20 years’ experience in the logistics industry, starting when he was just 15 years old, and has hands-on experience in nearly every aspect of freight forwarding, “from warehouse to sales and everything in between.” He joined JAS in  Rotterdam in 2007, and was quickly promoted to Branch Manager. After guiding them through significant growth, in 2017 Jordy relocated to the USA to manage the JAS Chicago branch, which at the time was “fairly small” in the JAS organization. Fast forward five years, under Jordy’s leadership the JAS Chicago branch is now the largest in the US, handling multiple own freighters per week and preparing for the grand opening of a new state-of -the-art 80,000 square foot pharma and healthcare logistics facility in summer 2022.

Of his appointment, Jordy says: “During my years working with JAS I have witnessed the company continuously grow and develop itself – JAS today is vastly different then JAS 16 years ago. My long tenure and experience on both sides of the Atlantic will allow me to contribute toward growing the Pharma & Healthcare vertical, and I am truly looking forward to this exciting new opportunity.”

JAS is delighted to welcome Jordy to this new position and is confident he will play a key role in upholding and continuously improving the service quality provided to our valued clients as we continue to invest in the pharma and healthcare logistics industry.

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The JAS Kansai Airport (KIX) location (Osaka) has been awarded the IATA (International Air Transport Association) CEIV Pharma (Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics) certification for excellence in pharmaceutical and healthcare air transportation and handling in March of this year.

The JAS Pharma & Healthcare team in Japan completed comprehensive preparations and a rigorous audit process to achieve IATA CEIV Pharma certification in collaboration with the KIX Pharma Community. The CEIV Pharma certification addresses this important industry's need for specific and strict standards for safety, security, compliance, and efficiency when transporting biological and medical material by air.

"In addition to the current GDP certification status, the IATA CEIV Pharma certification furthers the team's commitment to delivering the highest quality services to our clients in the Pharma & Healthcare industry," explained David Bang, Executive Vice President, Pharma & Healthcare.

JAS Pharma & Healthcare comprises a dedicated core team covering key regions and countries supported by more than 450 trained and certified team members operating throughout the growing network of GDP-certified locations around the world.

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JAS Worldwide Americas is pleased to announce the appointment of Arnon Lopes as Sr. Director Customer Experience, Pharma & Healthcare Americas. In this newly-established position, Arnon will work closely with the region's Pharma & Healthcare teams to champion customer experience and operational excellence within the Americas.

Arnon has over 20 years of experience in the logistics industry, holding various management roles in operations, customer service, and process optimization in Brazil and the USA. In his most recent position, he was a key member of a large freight forwarder's specialist temperature-controlled pharmaceutical logistics team, driving network performance leading to pharma industry compliance and ultimately customer satisfaction.

Of his arrival, Dina Bunn, Vice President Customer Experience, Pharma & Healthcare, said "JAS is thrilled to welcome Arnon and is confident he will play a key role in upholding and continuously improving the service quality provided to our valued clients as we continue to invest in the pharma and healthcare logistics industry."

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JAS Worldwide APAC is pleased to announce the arrival of Jackie Quah as the new Director, Quality and Compliance, Pharma & Healthcare, APAC. Jackie has over 14 years of experience in quality management and compliance across a variety of technical and managerial roles. She has a wide breadth of pharmaceutical and medical device experience spanning from site operations to APAC functions, including extended experiences in the US.

She also has a strong technology background working with various analytics tools, system implementations, and technology automation. Her work experience includes manufacturing quality assurance, quality systems, compliance operations, quality improvement initiatives, deviation or non-conformance investigation, risk management, CAPA, change control, as well as managing regulatory inspections and client audits. Her quest for innovation also leads her to be at the forefront of the industry trends and the key drivers to meeting the customer requirements. Jackie is a certified ISO 9001, ISO 14971, and ISO 13485 auditor.

JAS is excited to have Jackie join the organization and strengthen its APAC organization to drive the development of our Pharma & Healthcare footprint. Her arrival is a part of JAS' ongoing and long-term investment in the pharma and healthcare logistics industry.

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As JAS continues to expand in the Pharma & Healthcare sector, it is pleased to announce the appointment as of February 1st, 2022 of Giancarlo Rosselli to lead the sales efforts in the Americas for this vertical.

Giancarlo, will be based out of the JAS Americas HQ in Atlanta and is a seasoned global logistics leader specializing in Pharma and Healthcare strategies and solutions for Fortune 100 companies. With over 20 years of experience, he has spent his career at leading logistics organizations. In one of those market leaders, his work was highly recognized with the award of the P&H Salesperson for 2020.

Giancarlo will be strategically based in our Atlanta HQ. He will be working closely with our Pharma & Healthcare Team globally and leading the P&H business development strategies in the Americas.

His experience and relationships will be crucial to expanding our customer base while emphasizing quality and service tailored to the needs of the industry.

Giancarlo has proven his ability to lead teams and implement effective growth strategies; JAS Americas and its customers will be benefiting greatly from this addition.

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JAS Worldwide, a global logistics provider headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, has signed an exclusive, long-term agreement with Swissport Cargo Services, a leading provider of air cargo handling and airport ground services. Effective 01 January 2022, Swissport will handle JAS Pharma and Healthcare freight in its multi-purpose warehouse in Cargo City South at Frankfurt am Main airport, Germany.

“Our Pharma and Healthcare customers will have access to more than 1000 square meters (10,765 square feet) of IATA CEIV certified temperature-controlled space in one of the newest and most sustainable buildings constructed” says Volker Werner, Managing Director of JAS Germany. Dedicated dock doors lead directly into temperature-controlled areas with build-up capabilities for various temperature-controlled packaging types and value-added service options, so JAS customers can enjoy precise and predictable temperature control, quality handling and cost efficiencies.

In addition, the facility will be seamlessly integrated with the JAS dedicated freighter network Blue World Atlantic, pairing secured capacity with end-to-end cold chain handling.

Lukas Bogie, Pharma & Healthcare Management JAS Germany states, “Through this exclusive partnership with Swissport, we are very proud to provide our Pharma & Healthcare customers with innovative cold chain solutions here in Frankfurt. With 24/7/365 operations in the heart of Germany’s cargo operations, our customers will benefit from several advantages all resulting in expedited and robust cold chain handling for temperature sensitive goods.”

Segregated from JAS activities in the warehouse, Swissport’s current ground handling business will continue without interruption.

With a growing network of 27 GDP certified branches across the globe, JAS has made significant investments in people, digital technology, and infrastructure in support of its strategy to provide the best quality logistics services for customers of the Pharma and Healthcare industry.

As JAS continues to expand in the Pharma & Healthcare vertical in Brazil, the team is dedicated to continuous training in order to provide customers with best-in-class service. As a part of this focus on the Pharma & Healthcare industry, JAS Brazil is pleased to announce and welcome Rodrigo Ruedell as National Account Manager. Rodrigo will be using his past experience in the industry to focus on quality standards in the Pharma and Healthcare vertical.  

Rodrigo brings over 20 years of experience in foreign trade, holding past roles in strategic and leadership positions in commercial/sales. He also has extensive knowledge of supply chain, logistics (national and international), international sales management, and financial planning. In addition, he is skilled in managing key accounts, and his international experience will strengthen this growing segment both locally and internationally.

About JAS Brazil

JAS Brazil, a global freight forwarding services provider, has been present in Brazil since 1990. With a GDP-certified facility located in São Paulo, the team can provide customers with pharma and healthcare forwarding, own customs brokerage, and supply chain solutions, all backed by people expertise.

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Since the pandemic began, the pharmaceutical industry has experienced rapid growth. As the need for quality pharmaceuticals to treat diseases of all kinds continues to increase, logistics services and solutions also must keep up with the rapid pace. According to market data, China’s temperature-controlled expert increased 16 percent on a year-over-year basis between January and July 2021.  

In partnership with DoKaSch, JAS China has positioned itself to serve pharma’s expanding needs through the launch of a new successful logistic project managing airfreight temperature-controlled containers in Beijing. Thanks to the recent service expansion, JAS China can confidently provide full domestic services. Customers can request warehousing, trucking and container management, and air freight services to cover the entire pharmaceutical supply chain to benefit global consumers.  

JAS China’s pharmaceutical logistics team received training on temperature-controlled container transport with its partner company. The collaboration provides an excellent opportunity for JAS China’s team to share the new service with potential pharmaceutical customers in need, adding extra value to its customers in the future.  

In addition to the official training from its new partner, JAS China’s staff completed additional training on temperature-controlled cargo to fortify its understanding of the general process involved with transporting temperature-controlled containers. JAS China’s leadership plans to continue professional development to help the team stay abreast of industry trends for temperature-controlled container logistics.  

Pharmaceutical companies interested in learning how JAS China can meet their rapid growth needs can reach out to the team today for more information.

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JAS Worldwide is pleased to announce the appointment of Dina Bunn as Vice President Customer Experience, Pharma & Healthcare. The addition of Bunn will further strengthen the JAS Pharma & Healthcare leadership team. Holding leadership roles in the air cargo and freight forwarding industries for more than thirty years, Bunn brings to JAS a broad international background in finance, quality management, customer service, and IT service delivery – with particular expertise in logistics for temperature-sensitive healthcare products.

Some of Bunn’s notable successes include spearheading the development of an industry-leading cold chain logistics platform, as well as managing a global project to implement a newly established temperature control service offering for a large logistics provider. A certified IATA instructor and quality auditor, Bunn is passionate about customer experience, employee engagement, and operational efficiency.

Bunn’s joining JAS further solidifies the company's strategic direction for the pharma and healthcare industry, which is very well rooted in its mantra, ‘People Make The Difference.’

We are happy to welcome Dina to JAS Pharma & Healthcare. Her digitally-driven and yet all-about-people leadership to connect our people’s expertise and processes to customer experience excellence will empower JAS people in key markets servicing Pharma and Healthcare customers with strong knowledge, greater transparency, and data intelligence." said David Bang, EVP Pharma & Healthcare.

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