Changi Airport to go for CEIV certification

Singapore’s Changi Airport and six companies who are active in pharmaceutical handling are planning to work toward attaining IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validator’s (CEIV) certification according to the Singapore Business Review. This is the first initiative of its kind in Asia.

The CEIV program was created to improve the operational and preparedness procedures when dealing with pharmaceuticals, and also to counter the decline of air cargo’s market share of pharma transport. Changi Airport Group (CAG) will provide cost support measures and coordinate training sessions for the group of companies in the Changi CEIV Community: SIA Cargo, dnata Singapore, CEVA Logistics Singapore, Expeditors Singapore, Global Airfreight International and Schenker Singapore.

Coolport@Changi was the first facility in the world to attain CEIV Pharma certification in 2014. CAG plans to work progressively with more cargo partners to bring them into the fold and attain more CEIV certified businesses at the airport.