Cargo Talk Feb2021 (2) - Flipbook - Page 10
INDUSTRY Interview
Transparency is
fundamental to success
Jaisey Yip, General Manager, Cargo & Logistics Development, Changi International Airport and Emir Pineda, Manager
Aviation Trade & Logistics, Miami International Airport, talk about the air cargo industry’s readiness in response to the needs of
shippers and the transport of vaccines in optimal conditions to all corners of the globe.
Kalpana Lohumi
How has the virus has impacted
the air cargo supply chain of
the pharmaceutical industry? What
should be industry stakeholders’
strategy to ensure continuity of supply
worldwide?
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Emir Pineda
Jaisey Yip
Manager Aviation Trade & Logistics
Miami International Airport
General Manager, Cargo & Logistics
Development, Changi International Airport
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FEBRUARY - 2021
In the earlier months of the pandemic
when China was under lockdown, we
have witnessed supply disruptions
in Active Pharma Ingredients (API),
affecting the production of pharma
drugs. This was a wake-up call for
the pharma industry, as well as the
logistics sector. When it comes to the
air transportation of essential medical
supplies, the air cargo industry was
quick and committed to prioritise and
facilitate such humanitarian shipments
across the world.
In ensuring supply continuity, it is
imperative that supply chain visibility,
quality and reliability are embedded
across the supply chain. This would
require collaboration; different actors
in the pharma supply chain would
need to closely collaborate, harmonise
standards as well as to jointly establish
quality standards in order instill
stronger agility within the supply
chain network.
What challenge do you see in the
qcolossal task of moving vaccines
worldwide?
A few months ago, when the
advanced vaccine candidates were
still in clinical stages, the lack of
information and uncertainties on
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