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Minimizing Risks in Pharmaceutical Transportation

Key takeaways: The nature of the pharmaceutical industry means that product transportation is often of a time-sensitive nature. The rapid development of vaccines and treatments, for example, have played a critical role in reducing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. But ensuring timely access to effective medicines is not just about drug development, it ...

June 21, 2022

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TradeTech ensures Safety, Security and Quality in Perishable Goods Transportation

Key takeaways: When you are looking around your local supermarket, nearly all of the items on the shelves rely on quality freight transportation to ensure they arrive in perfect condition. Fruits, vegetables, milk, bread, meat, and fish are all considered perishable products. This means that they have a relatively short shelf life and therefore soon ...

June 21, 2022

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Safe transportation of dangerous goods like charcoal requires reliable IECEx certified technology

Key takeaways: The transportation of any material – whether by rail, road, air, or sea – carries certain risks. Accidents happen even when all the relevant safety protocols are followed. When the transported materials are classified as “dangerous goods,” the risks increase significantly. Dangerous goods, or hazardous materials, includes various ...

June 21, 2022

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Transport of semi-trailers by rail is now even safer

In January 2019, a tragedy occurred on the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark when a semi-trailer became detached from a pocket wagon and collided with a passenger train during a storm. This sadly resulted in the loss of multiple lives. Leading rail companies decided to make major investments to stop accidents like this from happening

June 21, 2022