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In order to guarantee you a consistently high level of (information) security along the entire transport chain:

• our IT department was recently expanded to include an employee in the area of information security
• we continuously invest in the training and further education/sensitisation of our employees
• we continuously invest in new software and hardware (state of the art)
• we conduct regular internal and external audits, e.g. penetration tests, according to strict guidelines
• we monitor our IT systems and communicate with our IT partners, and
• continuously adapt our processes to the current (IT) risk situation.

• What the Pharma Logistics Days 2021 in Hall 1 of Messe Basel offer
• An interesting Forum programme awaits you
• Register here as a customer. With our promotion code lamprechtpharma-pld21 you will benefit from a reduced admission price. *)
• Here you will find the list of exhibitors

*) Access/Admission 3 G - with Covid certificate/proof, more here.

The team of Lamprecht Pharma Logistics AG is looking forward to welcoming you at the Pharma Logistics Days 2021 in Basel.  If you have any questions, please contact us: info@pharmalogisticsdays.com 

The solution is good transport insurance. The majority of forwarding customers have their own transport insurance, which usually compensates efficiently and accommodatingly for the damage suffered in the event of a claim. However, if the forwarder's customer does not have such general transport insurance, he can also apply for such insurance via the forwarder. It is important to know that transport insurance is only taken out on special order. The GC Spedlogswiss, as the basis of all Lamprecht-Pharma Logistics Ltd. forwarding contracts, subtly take this circumstance into account in Article 13:

Art. 13 Transport insurance
The forwarder shall arrange transport insucrance only at the express written request of the customer. The function of the forwardeer is limited to the procurement fo suitable transport insurance.
If the instructions of the customer are simply to arrange for transport insurance, the forwarder shall take out transport insurance "against all risks". If this is not possible, or if the desired extent of cover is not clear, the forwarder shall clarify the matter with the customer.

What does transport insurance cover? Transport insurance can be described in the broadest sense as comprehensive insurance for transported goods and compensates the owner of the goods if his goods are damaged or stolen during the insured transport or during transport-related interim storage.

From this alone it is easy to see that there are no (unnecessary!) discussions between the customer and the forwarder regarding basic liability or limited liability. In the case of transport insurance, this dispute shifts to the area of recourse, i.e. the transport insurer who has settled the claim subsequently recourses to the alleged party responsible for the damage - in other words, two insurers discuss the matter with each other, and the relationship between the forwarder and his customer remains unaffected.

As a rule, a so-called "all-risks" insurance policy is taken out. This type of cover includes all risks that are not expressly excluded in the insurance conditions. In addition, we also know the so-called "limited insurance", which is used, for example, for unpackaged goods or second-hand machines. With this limited cover, the insured risks are defined in the insurance conditions.

In addition to the actual damage to goods, the premiums due following general average are also reimbursed under the transport insurance. The amount of these premiums should not be underestimated. Depending on the circumstances, it can easily reach a five-figure sum!

Special arrangements must be made with the insurer for various types of goods, such as aircraft, antiques, cement, temperature-sensitive and perishable goods, exhibition goods, money, etc.

The most important exclusions: By far the most important exclusion of cover concerns defective packaging: Every third transport packaging (!) is defective. It goes without saying that the insurer assumes adequate packaging in its premium calculation and is not prepared to reward savings in packaging by compensating the loss. Packaging is considered adequate if it protects the transported goods from the risks that can normally occur during the transport in question. This includes, for example, emergency braking in truck transport, air holes in air transport, shunting impacts in rail transport etc.

There are also a number of other exclusions (some of which can be included again for an additional premium):

• Delay damage
• Temperature influences
• Improper stowage in the means of transport or container by the policyholder
• Demurrage charges
• Use of officially blocked transport routes
• War, civil war, rebellion, revolution, strike, terrorism, etc.

This list is not exhaustive.

What else is important: In practice, the terms of delivery (Incoterms) are agreed in the sales contracts of freight forwarding customers in addition to various other aspects. In many cases, clauses are used in which the risk is transferred during transport. In other words, the seller bears the risk of the goods up to a certain point, and the buyer bears this risk for the rest of the transport. Following the logic, one would think that each party covers its risk in the transport insurance NO! Never take out such so-called broken cover. The transport insurance must always be taken out for the entire journey (the premium can still be divided up). Why is this so important? Basically, the policyholder has to prove legally that the damage occurred on the insured route. If, for example, in the case of a multimodal container transport, the consignee discovers that the goods are damaged, it is very often impossible to define where exactly the damage occurred. This means that it is not possible to prove that the damage occurred on the insured route, and discussions with both insurers are inevitable!

Good arguments for taking out transport insurance:

• No discussions with (possible) liable parties
• No proof of liability
• No limited liabilities
• Also indemnity if there is no liability of the parties involved in the transport (e.g. in case of force majeure)
• Compensation for general average contributions
• Planning security (no financial holes).

Your contact at Lamprecht-Pharma Logistics Ltd. will be happy to provide you with further information on transport insurance.

Among other things, changes to the proper shipping name, dangerous goods classes, packing groups, special provisions, packing approvals, quantity limits for air transport and stowage regulations in maritime transport are planned.

The proposed changes to the regulations are intended, among other things, to facilitate the safe transport of critical vaccines and other medical materials in connection with the Corona pandemic and to take account of the increasing proportion of lithium batteries in transport.

In addition to the two measures mentioned below, the ban on P 2 C aircraft and the reduction of turnaround time, the following new measures apply: 

Aircraft crews are no longer allowed to stay overnight in China, they must leave the same day/night. No overnight stays for crews and aircraft. This means that airlines will have to use two crews. The direct and immediate consequence is that airlines are cancelling flights because they have a serious crew/storage problem. Shanghai airport, for example, has only used just over 33% of its capacity in recent weeks.

All airside and terminal workers are subject to "Triple 7" checks, i.e. :

a.    7 days work and stay in a designated hotel, no return home.
b.    7 days quarantine in a designated hotel different from the above.
c.    7 days quarantine at home.

This has shrunk the workforce by almost 50%! Some airlines have decided to stop carrying import cargo to Shanghai so that priority can be given to loading export cargo. Others are not accepting export cargo to give priority to import cargo! 

All these measures are expected to continue for a few more weeks. The airline industry will continue to be severely affected. Less capacity means higher tariffs! Air cargo volumes have more or less reached the same level as before the pandemic, but capacity has dropped considerably. 

Ningbo is China's second largest container port after Shanghai . The volume handled is more than twice as high as in the seaport of Hamburg. There are currently around 30 container ships waiting outside the port. 

On a positive note, the number of pirate attacks on the high seas decreased significantly in the first half of the year. According to surveys by the International Maritime Bureau, there were 68 pirate attacks compared to 98 incidents in the same period last year. However, the issue of piracy remains acute among seafarers on board ships, who are already facing great hardship during the Corona period.

Each individual sea freight shipment must be specifically treated to the standards set by the Australian authorities.

Unlike Australia, there are no regulations for individual shipments or HS codes on the part of the New Zealand authorities, so it is expected that all loaded containers will be subjected to heat treatment. However, there are exceptions to this which do not require treatment, e.g. pharmaceutical products, textiles, foodstuffs etc.

Your sea freight contact at Lamprecht Pharma Logistics Ltd. will be happy to provide you with detailed information. You can also find further information under these links for Australia and New Zealand.

A total of 1.8 billion passengers flew on scheduled flights in 2020, 60.2% less than in the previous year. The most frequent international travellers were US citizens (45.7 million), followed by Britons (40.8 million) and Germans (30.8 million).

One million jobs are said to have been lost in the airline industry. 

However, the air freight business declined by only 21.4% worldwide.

pakistan - new regulations air feight and sea freight

While the difficulties at the beginning of the crisis were mainly limited to imports from Asia, today all trade lanes are under pressure: freight companies are struggling with undercapacity, overcrowded ports, congested container terminals and insufficient infrastructure.

Container ships are getting bigger and bigger and can already load up to 23,500 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit; standard container). When several ships of this dimension arrive at a seaport at the same time, it causes major logistical problems - even in "normal" times. The ports of Singapore and Los Angeles/Long Beach, for example, are often heavily congested due to the large volume of containers. Singapore is enormously important as a hub for the Southeast Asian and Australian markets; the two ports on California's south coast handle about 40 per cent of US sea freight and are crucial for transpacific traffic. No wonder, the punctuality of ships has sunk to an all-time low: while 65 per cent of ships worldwide still arrived on time in the spring of 2020, a year later it was less than 35 per cent. Delays of up to six weeks - for example, on the route to China - are unfortunately no longer uncommon.

Pandemic-related cancellations
Due to the Corona pandemic, major terminals have repeatedly been cancelled in recent months. And there seems to be no sign of a turnaround: A fortnight ago, one of the world's largest port facilities, that of Yantian in the southern Chinese city of Shenzen, was summarily closed after new Covid 19 infections were registered. Hundreds of container ships had to be diverted, causing delays of up to 14 days in imports and exports. Countries like India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are currently in a partial lockdown: although the ports are open, there is a lack of staff in the terminals. The situation is also worsening at the companies responsible for road transport because many truck drivers have dropped out. With the rising infection figures in Malaysia and Vietnam, there was bad news from Southeast Asia again this week.

Systemic deficiencies
The Corona pandemic has not only caused acute problems in sea freight, but has also brought to light a whole series of systemic deficiencies. Among the biggest challenges are the lack of container equipment as well as shipping space. In April 2020, 551 ships with a capacity of around 3 million TEU were decommissioned. After the shipowners put these ships back into service, the corresponding capacities were available to the market again in the fourth quarter of last year. But because almost all companies around the globe are expanding their inventories - and because consumption has already picked up strongly again - demand far exceeds the supply of shipping space. As a result, waiting times of four to five weeks often have to be accepted. The major trade lanes to the USA and Asia are particularly affected by these delays. The situation has been further aggravated by the blockade of the Suez Canal, which has led to delivery delays of 20 days. The "Ever Given" of the Evergreen shipping company is still out of service after being seized by the Egyptian authorities; the 20,000 TEU of this ship are missing in imports and exports. 

Rising prices
In the short and medium term, not much will change in terms of capacity - which is why the shipping companies shy away from making clear forecasts. The fact is that the shipping companies regulate the available space better today than ever before. And it is also clear that additional containers or more ships would further strain the already precarious infrastructure of many ports. It is therefore not surprising that freight rates in all trade lanes have climbed to new highs. And prices will continue to rise sharply: Especially for sea freight to the USA and South America, massive increases must be expected in July.

Cautious outlook
The problems mentioned above will accompany international sea freight traffic for some time to come. Experts agree that the situation will not change before the end of the year and may even persist until after the Chinese New Year (1. 2. 2022). The reasons for this less optimistic outlook are manifold:

• Q3 and Q4 are considered the strongest quarters of the year in the retail sector. Not only is Golden Week in China (1-7 October 2021) just around the corner, but also the year-end spurt (imports and exports for the 2021 Christmas trade have already begun).
• Consumer sentiment is already very good again in the USA and Asia and is also picking up in Europe.
• The economic stimulus programmes launched by various countries will tie up large transport capacities.
• The existing overflow of containers to be transported must be reduced in the coming months before conditions return to normal.

There is justified hope that the situation on the labour market will also ease with the progress of the vaccination programmes in the individual countries. As soon as port workers and truck drivers can resume their work and carry it out without major restrictions, the market will gradually return to normal. Meanwhile, prices for sea freight will remain at a high level.

Possible alternatives
Although the Northeast Passage is navigable between June and December, it is not used by international sea freight traffic - with very few exceptions. The main reasons for this are the lack of safety (shallow draught!) and the lack of infrastructure along the route, but mainly considerations of a political and ecological nature. A valid alternative would be rail transport from Asia to Europe - but here, too, capacities are booked up for weeks. In addition, prices in this segment quickly adjust to those of sea freight. Because overseas passenger flights are still rare, there is also a lack of capacity in air freight - although more and more cargo aircraft are being used. While prices for air freight to Asia have more or less settled at pre-Corona levels, rates for shipments to the USA or South America are now around three times higher than before the pandemic.

Key recommendations

• Talk to your customers and suppliers: This will enable you to organise your transports in good time. 
• Plan much longer lead times: Short-term bookings are now practically impossible or a matter of pure luck.
• Talk to your freight forwarder in good time: Good forecasts help them to book the space they need in good time.
• Check possible options: Do not always run your transports via the northern ports - the southern ports are a good alternative.

(This article was published on the webpage of Switzerland Global Enterprise.)

The “ACI” or “Advance Cargo Information” aims to simplify cargo clearance procedures, to ensure verification of the guarantees of importers and the exporters, as well as to accept the import of certain types of cargoes or prohibit same from entering the Egyptian market.

Procedure

• The importer or his agent has to register on the electronic portal of the National Single Window for Foreign Trade Facilitation “NAFEZA”.
• Prior to launch a shipment to Egypt, there is need to upload cargo information to receive the Preliminary Customs Registration Number called “ACID” or “Advance”. The process of uploading the cargo information must be repeated for each shipment separately!
• The exporter will use the dedicated platform of CargoX solution for blockchain document transfer in which he has to create an account. The ACID must be mentioned on each shipping document to comply. This will enable proper traceability.
• Important: Your cargo will not be discharged from the carrying vessel and will be returned to you at your own expenses if you did not comply with the ACID.

The implementation already started on trial basis as of 1st April, 2021, whereas the system shall be fully in force as of 1st July, 2021, for all ocean freight shipments.

Your contact at Lamprecht Pharma Logistics will be happy to answer any questions you may have with regard to this new regulation.

This event is organized by an interdisciplinary (neutral) committee and will take place during "ILMAC 2021" in a separate hall at Messe Basel in Switzerland. All visitors to ILMAC are also welcome to the Pharma Logistics Days. ILMAC, which takes place every two years, is the most important trade fair for the pharmaceutical industry in Switzerland. Further information on ILMAC can be found here.

You will find detailed information on this two-day event in the Factsheet.

With Messe Basel we have a partner with great organizational professionalism. Nevertheless, the 3^rd Pharma Logistics Days should also retain their familiar and authentic touch.

Once again, all "players" in pharmaceutical logistics are invited to exhibit, such as:

• road transport companies
• airlines
• sea freight shipping lines
• suppliers of GPS, data logging and / or tracking devices
• suppliers of active and passive containers and thermal blankets
• the packaging solutions industry

Further information on the forum, the workshops and presentations and the planned “Pharma Logistics School Day” will follow.

Registration
Register either here or via the Fact sheet (click on the button on the left “Registration” - click on the ILMAC page “Main exhibitor” and then on “Special Show Pharma Logistics Days”).

General
With your registration you do not take any risk: There are no costs if the trade fair / event has to be cancelled due to an official decision, as a result of the corona pandemic, due to a lack of visitor registrations or for other reasons.

Of course, a cancellation (if at all necessary) would be made as late as possible, but as early as possible so that all exhibitors can organize themselves accordingly. Please read the general terms and conditions and the special provisions deviating from the exhibitor regulations.

As soon as the portal is open for visitor registration, which will be the case at the end of May/beginning of June, we will keep all exhibitors informed of the progress.

The Pharma Logistics Days committee would be delighted to welcome you to Basel on 20^th and 21^st October, 2021.

Please do not hesitate to send your further questions to info@pharmalogisticsdays.com. They will be answered by return.

Impression of the Pharma Logistics Day 2019, source: MCH  Messe Schweiz (Basel) AG

Since Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021, the ship “Ever Given” has been blocking the Suez Canal with around 17,000 containers on board, thus the most important trade route between Asia and Europe. The consequences of this blockade will affect the supply chains of all driving areas.

The rescue work is in full swing - information from the press and social media differ; we are talking about delays of a few days up to possibly several weeks. What are the possible scenarios for all those involved in the flow of goods?

• Bypassing the Suez Canal
  A possible alternative route is the detour via Africa. The longer transit time of approx. 7-12 days further results in massive additional costs for fuel. The next few hours around the progress of the salvage work will decide whether the major shipping companies consider the detour via Africa.
   
• Delays after the blockade
  An average of around 50 vessels pass through the Suez Canal every day. As soon as the free passage is guaranteed again, the reduction of the backlog will take several days, possibly a few weeks.
   
• Port Congestion
  Overloading of the terminals in Europe and Asia must be expected. As soon as the Suez Canal is freely passable, the ships will head for the port terminals at a greatly increased rate. The loading and unloading of the ships will drag on.
   
• Adjustment of the ship timetables
  It is to be expected that the shipping companies will adapt the ships' timetables to the circumstances. Possible scenarios are omitting ports ("port omits") or changing the port sequence.
   
• Blank sailings
  It is very likely that the shipping companies will withdraw ships from other sailing areas and use them for Asia-Europe traffic. This in turn has an impact on the affected trades, in which the vessels will be missing. The consequences are "blank sailings" (interruption of the weekly departures).
   
• Shipments in the coming weeks from Europe and Asia
  The currently blocked vessels are all intended for loading in the coming weeks from Europe and Asia. Long delays and possible failures (“blank sailings”) are to be expected for all routings.

Lamprecht Pharma Logistics Ltd. continues to monitor the situation and provides regular updates at this point.

Gian Carlo Alessi is responsible for the management and development of all logistics activities at LPL. After training as a freight forwarder at Danzas / DHL, he worked in various positions in sales, customer service and as Head of Switzerland at Air France and KLM Cargo. Since 2012, G.C. Alessi has been Head of the Freight Department at EuroAirport in Basel-Mulhouse.

The previous Managing Director of the LPL, Urs Suter, who would like to relinquish management for personal reasons, will remain with the company as the future Key Account & Project Manager.

Lamprecht Pharma Logistics Ltd. is one of the leading companies in the field of pharmaceutical logistics in Switzerland, and is a subsidiary of Lamprecht Transport Ltd. in Basel.

LPL specializes in pharmaceutical transports and maintains a large GMP / GDP-compliant warehouse in Pratteln / Basel for all temperature ranges (storage & distribution). The company has had its activities approved by Swissmedic Switzerland for over 20 years.

• Primary materials from the EU are considered to be third countries in the manufacture of goods in Switzerland, even if they were previously imported duty-free. For exports to the United Kingdom, these may no longer be considered as originating goods when calculating the origin. We therefore advise Swiss exporters of goods to the United Kingdom to check their preference calculation.

• If Swiss exporters purchase goods from the EU with preferential treatment and send them on to the United Kingdom, no EUR 1 movement certificates / declarations of origin may be issued. Customs duties must be paid by the importer when importing into the UK.

Further information can be found on the webpage of the Federal Customs Administration. 

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Interested? Then contact our Mrs Claudine Felber immediately. She is at your disposal for further information: P extension +41 61 284 77 81, email fec@lamprecht-pharma.ch

Link of DSLV (the German Association for Transport and Logistics)

As per 31/12/2019, Lamprecht Pharma Logistics Ltd. moved its registered office from Basel to its operational  site in Pratteln. Meanwhile, Lamprecht Pharma Logistics' Swissmedic operating permits have been adjusted accordingly.

The general operating license of Lamprecht Pharma Logistics for the manufacturing (meaning the repacking of the secondary packaging) and the wholesale trade of medical products (including, but not restricted to, import, export, storage and trade abroad) is now valid for an unlimited period of time.

We attach great importance to the quality of our services, to safe storage and safe transport of our customers' freight.

Our security management system is designed to achieve full compliance with all applicable regulatory and industry-specific security standards and to mitigate potential security risks such as theft or unlawful interference as much as possible. We constantly strive to improve our security management system.

As a member of the leading association in the field of transport security, we would like to make our contribution to the fight against freight crime in the EMEA region and worldwide.

The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) is an unique association of global manufacturers, logistics service providers, freight forwarders, law enforcement agencies and other stakeholders with the target of reducing losses in the international supply chain. TAPA reduces freight theft through development and application of global security standards, industry best practices, technology, training, benchmarking, and regulatory cooperation and pro-active identification of crime trends and supply chain security risks.

The TAPA membership is another trademark of our quality and reliability!

Have you ever thought of how live-saving pharmaceuticals make their way to the patient within shortest time?

The TV program Mega Air shows special air freight projects. We as Lamprecht Pharma Logistics Ltd. were selected for a contribution describing a shipment of live-saving pharmaceuticals.

Take a look at the film showing an urgent, refrigerated shipment of pharmaceuticals from Switzerland to Singapore.

We thank all our partners in the logistics supply chain for their daily successful co-operation in favour of patients worldwide!

Please see here the press release of Mibsubishi Logistics Corp. to this subject and contact us for your GDP shipments to and from Japan!

For CIF (cost insurance freight) and CIP (carriage insurance paid) the rules of Incoterms® 2020 provide for an adjustment of the necessary insurance coverage.

FCA, DAP, DPU and DDP take into account that the transport can also be handled by one's own means of transport.

DAT (delivered at terminal) was renamed into DPU (delivered at place unloaded).

Please find here an overview of the Incoterms® 2020 for download 

We welcome: Ms Claudia Piekarek / Security Manager

Claudia has a broad experience in quality and security. Please feel free to contact her if you have questions.

We wish her a good start, fulfilment and success in her new responsibility.

Contact details:
pic@lamprecht-pharma.ch
P +41 61 284 78 02

Last week the entire staff of Lamprecht Pharma Logistics Ltd. had the opportunity to refresh their GDP knowledge and to broaden their skills. Thanks a lot for the very interesting training which was conducted by the external provider PTS.

We thank all exhibitors and guests for participating and for the interesting Pharma Logistics Day 2019!

Visitors to the Pharma Logistics Day 2019 could update themselves very close on new products and services in the pharma logistics field, with live presentations at the booths, technical lectures and in dialogue with specialists.

The presentations are ready for download for personal use:

Envirotainer - The Active Cold Chain
CEIV Pharma IATA
Lamprecht Pharma Logistics AG
TAPA EMEA Generic Presentation

Thanks for the permission for publication and download of the presentations.

We will keep you informed of the next Pharma Logistics Day on this webpage and on Linkedin. Therefore: Stay in touch!

Lamprecht Pharma Logistics Ltd. is very pleased to welcome the pharmaceutical industry as part of ILMAC on 25 September at  Messe Basel.

This special show provides you with information on current topics and the latest news from the industry as well as on everything to do with packaging and transport. More detailed information will follow soon.

Save the date! A registration form will be available soon on this webpage.

Visitors Survey results

Article in ITJ 45-46 2018

Lamprecht Pharma Logistics AG comes up with another quality guarantee: Since July, 2018 the company is certified as a Qualified Envirotainer Provider Advanced Level (QEP).   

The certificate ISO 9001:2015 confirms that Lamprecht Transport Ltd. complies with the current international ISO standards and the therein specified quality standards. The certified processes guarantee the high quality of our services and enable a continuous improvement in favour of our customers.

Our quality system is an important tool in our daily work. The operational procedures become thus traceable and transparent.

We are pleased to inform you that the quality of our clearly set processes have been approved again by a neutral assessment company.

Our new certificate in compliance with ISO 9001:2015 will be valid until July, 2021. The certificate for download.

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