Agility, Aramex, Hellmann and Kuehne + Nagel, which will help address logistical challenges, including ‘last mile’, with a capacity of billions of Covid-19 vaccine doses by the end of 2021. Hope Consortium partnered with the transport companies based on their abilities to safely deliver vaccine doses under cold and ultra-cold conditions between transportation hubs, warehouses, medical facilities and other final destinations in over 170 countries. The four companies cover 80 per cent of the world’s countries and transported over four million tons of air freight cargo globally last year. The Hope Consortium consists of Etihad Cargo, Abu Dhabi Ports, Rafed – the healthcare purchasing arm of Abu Dhabi-based ADQ and Switzerland’s SkyCell, which develops temperature-controlled logistics containers for the pharmaceutical industry. Hope Consortium’s success relies upon the collaboration of public sector entities and leading private sector companies across the global logistics supply chain. The addition of Agility, Aramex, Hellmann and Kuehne + Nagel provides solid support and expertise to address multiple challenges, including the ‘last mile’ vaccine distribution challenge.
Agility is a freight forwarding and contract logistics provider, and one of the largest private owners and developers of warehousing and light industrial parks in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Aramex is a global provider of comprehensive logistics and transportation solutions, its services including international and domestic express delivery, freight-forwarding, logistics and supply chain management. To ensure that vital products such as vaccines and other life-saving pharmaceutical products are handled with the highest integrity and safety, we have globally established Hellmann Healthcare Logistics. People, processes, infrastructure and digitalization are the foundation of our healthcare network and enable us to offer compliant, transparent and innovative transportation and distribution solutions. Kuehne+Nagel CEIV accredited global network of cool facilities, long-standing experience of large vaccine shipments and dedicated Pharma and Healthcare specialists that will ensure fast, safe and secure transportation.