January 30, 2024 -- Nippon Express (Nederland) B.V. (President: Masahiro Murakami; hereinafter "NX Netherlands"), a group company of NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC. (President: Satoshi Horikiri), has acquired CEIV Pharma certification(*), a quality certification for pharmaceutical transport established by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), for its warehouse facility in Schiphol Trade Park near Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands, effective December 7, 2023.
(Exterior view of warehouse)
(Interior view of CEIV Pharma-certified warehouse)
The Netherlands is home to a cluster of some of the most advanced biotechnology companies in Europe, and many pharmaceutical manufacturers have concentrated their distribution centers in the Netherlands due to its geographical and tax advantages.
In brief
Nippon Express (Nederland) B.V., a group company of NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, says its warehouse at Schiphol Trade Park near Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has received IATA CEIV Pharma certification. The certification took effect on December 7, 2023, and covers standards for pharmaceutical air transport and storage. NX Netherlands previously obtained Good Distribution Practice certification in September 2021. The company says the new certification will support safer, higher-quality pharmaceutical transportation services in the Netherlands, which it describes as an important pharmaceutical industry hub. The group says it is developing a global pharmaceutical logistics platform to serve the sector and support customers’ logistics needs.
Key takeaways
- NX Netherlands received IATA CEIV Pharma certification for its Schiphol Trade Park warehouse, effective December 7, 2023.
- The company previously obtained Good Distribution Practice certification in September 2021.
- NX Netherlands says the certification will support pharmaceutical transportation services in the Netherlands.
- NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS says it is developing a global pharmaceutical logistics platform.
The NX Group has positioned the pharmaceutical industry as a key industry and is pursuing the global development of a safe and secure pharmaceutical logistics platform to meet the ever more sophisticated and diverse needs of the pharmaceutical logistics industry. NX Netherlands had already received Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification in September 2021, evidencing its compliance with internationally-recognized standards for the proper distribution of pharmaceuticals, and, with the acquisition of CEIV Pharma certification, will now be able to provide safer and higher-quality pharmaceutical transportation services in the Netherlands, an important hub for the pharmaceutical industry.
The Nippon Express Group is committed to contributing to the health of people around the world by supporting its customers in the global pharmaceutical industry from a logistics perspective through the establishment of a reliable and safe global pharmaceutical logistics platform.
*CEIV Pharma (The Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics): a quality certification program established by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to cover the air transport of pharmaceutical products that sets out high standards encompassing the differing Good Distribution Practice (GDP) guidelines of countries around the world for the storage and transport of pharmaceuticals
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Questions around this news
What does the CEIV Pharma certification cover?
CEIV Pharma is an IATA quality certification program for the air transport of pharmaceutical products. It sets standards for pharmaceutical storage and transport that account for differences among countries’ Good Distribution Practice guidelines. In this release, the certification applies to NX Netherlands’ warehouse facility in Schiphol Trade Park, effective December 7, 2023.
Where is the newly certified warehouse located?
The certified warehouse is in Schiphol Trade Park, near Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands. The release describes the Netherlands as an important pharmaceutical distribution hub, citing its biotechnology industry and the concentration of pharmaceutical manufacturers’ distribution centers there. It says the facility will support pharmaceutical transportation services in the country.
How does CEIV Pharma certification differ from GDP certification?
Good Distribution Practice (GDP) guidelines set requirements for the proper distribution of medicines, including practices that help protect product quality during handling and storage. CEIV Pharma is an air-cargo certification program that establishes standards for pharmaceutical transport and storage while taking account of differing national GDP guidelines. The two are related, but they describe distinct standards and certification frameworks.
