World Courier is a specialized logistics and storage company, focused on the biopharmaceutical industry with a global presence in more than 50 countries; It belongs to the AmerisourceBergen group of US capitals that brings together other business lines also oriented to human and animal health.
The firm, in our country, advances. The new World Courier Hub in Uruguay is a Regional Storage and Distribution Center strategically located within the Carrasco International Airport – LACC (Latin America Cargo City), the only airport free zone in Latin America.
The World Courier service aims to provide innovative and flexible solutions, today designed and adapted according to the demands and needs of the biopharmaceutical industry for the optimization of its supply chains. Its imprint is based on three pillars: storage and distribution, thermal packaging solutions and free airport management.
“World Courier stands out in the design of complex logistics solutions for companies that require high efficiency in handling their cargo, whether small, medium or large,” said Lorena Pérez, Branch Manager of World Courier Uruguay.
“Currently, our core business is in the biopharmaceutical industry and in those customers who need strict control regarding the maintenance of the temperature of their shipments,” he continued. In turn, they have sectors specializing in the movement of critical loads for the technological, automotive, oil and other areas in which the combination of “reliability, speed and efficiency” is needed.
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World Courier team.
According to the firm, World Courier solutions are tailored to each client, with a consultative approach that is one of its main characteristics. This responds to the need to analyze and understand the demands of each moment, in order to then propose solutions to these challenges.
In relation to the thermal packaging provided by World Courier, these ensure the integrity of the product at the different points of the logistics chain and the entire process has strict quality controls, which comply “without exception” under the GMP and GDP standards of the pharmaceutical industry, and that allow serving the entire supply chain of clinical trials, as well as the distribution of commercial products.
“World Courier has more than 50 years of experience in designing and adapting world-class logistics solutions. From a holistic approach, we care about deeply understanding the challenges of our clients, anticipating their needs”, Pérez emphasized. “Our packaging solutions ensure product integrity without deviation and facilitate access to critical therapies.”
regional hub
The Branch Manager of the company in our country highlighted, in turn, the advantages of establishing a regional storage and distribution hub in the main air terminal. The World Courier hub in Uruguay offers a “varied proposal of innovative and flexible solutions”, which are “adapted” to the requests of the biopharmaceutical industry.
In the country, World Courier began operating in 1980, always with a focus on highly complex logistics. Since 2012, it has been part of AmerisourceBergen.
World Courier decided to bet on Uruguay and venture with this hub “because of its reputation in terms of respect for the legal framework and the flexibility of the Free Airport Law, under which we operate.” “This is considered by our company to be a differential with respect to other countries in the region”, Pérez mentioned.
In turn, Uruguay is located just minutes or a few hours from the largest markets in South America such as Argentina and Brazil, for example. This is a “key” advantage when it comes to supplying quickly, and even more so if you think of a pharmaceutical product for which time is critical.
“Regarding regional distribution, we have the possibility of reaching any point in the Americas in a range of 24 to 48 hours, which gives this solution excellent versatility for, for example, storing emergency stocks or permanent stocks. In this modality, the client can supply various markets in the region from our hub, quickly and safely”, he asserted.
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Lorena Pérez (Branch Manager World Courier Uruguay), Hans Guiscardo (Senior Manager, Global Accounts LACC), André Brantegani (Sub Regional Director – Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay – World Courier).
The other factors that make Uruguay strategic are the “high-tech infrastructure” that the hub has, its quality processes and, “of course”, the legal framework that allows simplified customs processes and special tax benefits.
The free airport law facilitates rapid and fluid movement, key points in this sector. The intervention and customs processes are simplified and agile, which makes it possible to dispose of the product almost immediately, being able to reship it to the different destinations even on the same day that the shipments arrive at the hub. “The most notable thing is that all the products that pass through the Hub are exempt from taxes because they do not formalize their entry into the country, which represents a great financial advantage for our clients, when thinking about storage”, Perez said.
“We also have the possibility of adding value to the product, without transforming its essence or tariff nomenclature. We can relabel, carry out secondary packaging, add or change prospects, among other options”, he continued along the same lines. And, for everything, the “main advantage of our proposal is flexibility and adaptability”.
The importance of reliability
“We are the most reliable specialized logistics company in the world”, assured the Branch Manager of World Courier Uruguay. This reputation has been forged by the company’s well-cared processes, and for that reason they have been chosen “permanently” by the main pharmaceutical companies, various local and international organizations, as well as by patients who trust them in critical moments.
“Today we can say that we are the industry reference for the transport and storage of merchandise with controlled temperature, backed by our more than 50 years of experience in the design and assembly of complex logistics programs, as well as by the daily choice of major benchmarks in the industry at a global level”, he emphasized and concluded: “we are a trusted strategic partner for the various players in the biopharmaceutical industry at a global level”.
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The Hub launch event at Bodega Bauzá.
launch event
World Courier held an event at Bodegas Bouza on the occasion of the presentation of its Hub for regional storage and distribution in Montevideo, in which the main players in the pharmaceutical industry, organizations and institutions related to health participated.
At the same time, the latest developments in technology applied to its logistics services, on-site demonstrations of its validated refrigeration systems for handling critical loads, real-time temperature tracking and control, supply chain presentations were presented. commercial, advanced cell therapy, management and quality control, among others.
Contact
To communicate with the Hub in our country, write to [email protected] or call +598 94 514 206.
