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The initial two batches of transportation of COVID-19
vaccine have taught us that the industry has now come
into collaboration mode. There is collaboration between
carriers, custodians, forwarders, government agencies
and manufacturers
The first two phases of vaccine
movement within India and to
neighbouring countries in the month
of January was done exceptionally well
because of a collaborative approach
between all the stakeholders. This
needs to be repeated for the next
phases of vaccine transportation within
India. I also see it being replicated for
international movement.
What challenge do you see in the
qcolossal task of moving vaccine
worldwide?
The major challenges that we could
foresee were of maintaining the product
integrity by transporting at the right
temperature. This came across as a
challenge because we were initially not
able to determine the exact temperature
range required for stability of the
vaccine. However, we have overcome
this challenge by investing in the right
areas and launching our product for
temperature-controlled shipment –
Spice Pharma Pro.
Spice Pharma Pro gives us the capability
to transport temperature-sensitive
cargo with 24x7 real-time tracking and
temperature and humidity tracking. We
are capable of transporting frozen (-40
degrees to 0 degrees), chilled (2 to 8
degrees) and controlled ambient (8 to
15 degrees and 15 to 25 degrees). With
the experience that we have gained
over the years, we are confident of being
able to handle the vaccine movement
without major foreseeable challenges.
Please share the strategies
the airline has adopted to sail
through this difficult time.
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We believe in keeping our business simple.
We have been actively listening to our
customers and adapting to the needs of
the market. SpiceXpress has always been
customers’ preferred logistics service
provider. When the international market
demanded capacity for international
transportation, we were quick to invest in,
and deploy our Boeing 737 freighters.
The domestic market required smallercapacity aircraft and we were the first to
convert our Bombardier Q400 aircraft to
freighters to meet the need. When our
Tracking in real time
Spice Pharma Pro gives
us the capability to transport
temperature-sensitive cargo
with 24x7 real-time tracking and
temperature and humidity tracking
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