Pharmaceutical & Healthcare

Healthcare – Pharmaceutical Healthcare is our concern

Petra International, a worldwide company offering customized freight forwarding solutions, specializes in professional and compliant pharmaceutical and healthcare transportation services. Our global network presence, of over 130 offices, guarantees multiple forwarding options for ocean, air and surface transportation. Our professional teams consistently deliver quality services that customers have learned to expect and deserve.

In order to cope with Industry challenges Petra International has developed a service package to create solutions for customers in the Pharma industry. Our solutions for the Pharma industry exist of:

Our solutions for the Pharma industry are aiming at :

  • maintaining temperature controlled supply chain services
  • supporting customers with clinical trials and product launches
  • finding the optimized combination of lead-time and (logistics) cost
  • improving customer service levels
  • reducing inventory levels
  • reducing safety stock
  • reducing the administrative burden & related cost
  • improving supply chain visibility
  • identifying supply chain risks and come up with contingency plans
  • complying with the appropriate rules & regulations

Our tailor made solutions include :

  • Individual & customized standard operating procedures (SOP)
  • Temperature controlled transportation
  • Real time tracking
  • Temperature tracking and recording upon request
  • Consultancy on special airfreight unit load devices
  • Service level agreements (SLA)
  • Individual business case studies
  • Domestic Clearing & Forwarding Solutions.
  • Oceanfreight (for OTC & bulk products)
  • Keep cool shipments
  • Cross trade shipments
  • Trucking
  • Express
  • Warehousing
  • Global vendor support & collections
  • Handling of dangerous goods
  • Sample & literature distribution
  • Trade Center
  • Value Added Service (repacking, labeling, document handling)
  • Consultancy (customs, packaging, applying for licenses)
  • Recall logistics

Benefits to our customers :

  • Global coverage resulting in consistent services, one global operating system, worldwide SOP’s full control on door to door shipments
  • Handling and full control on cross trade shipments
  • Clear communication lines
  • Highly skilled staff that knows the Pharma industry challenges
  • Competitive rates
  • Full flexibility due to frequent flight availability & sailings
  • Full knowledge on customs rules & regulations resulting in reduced/optimized import duty payments
  • Guidance though legal & compliance issues

For more information, inquiries and/or rate requests contact us: sharma@petra.co.in