DHL Doubles Global Depots
Published:18-March-2010
By Staff Reporter
DHL has doubled the number of global depots from 8-16 to include India, China, Panama, Canada, US, Chile, Argentina and Lebanon, and strengthen its position as a global clinical trials logistics provider.
According to DHL, the expansion will enable it to offer its clinical trials logistics (CTL) service across 64 countries worldwide.
In addition, the expansion of DHL's expertise will allow the logistics provider to service additional research sites around the world, to integrate emerging markets into global supply chains and to strengthen customers' global research efforts in the fight against major illnesses, such as cancer, heart disease, Parkinson's disease and arthritis.
Chris Tierney, director of the clinical trials logistics service at DHL Supply Chain, said: "Clinical research is becoming increasingly global and so is the demand for clinical trials logistics. Over the last four years, we have met this challenge by doubling our depot network while providing a consistent quality of standards, processes, capabilities and pricing.
“We are confident that we can play a key role in the further globalization of clinical trials to help accelerate the discovery of new and groundbreaking treatments."
