Montevideo, June 4th 2020
MVD Free Airport continues to play a key role in the regional distribution of pharmaceutical products having recently commenced a compassionate use set-up for the distribution of over 400.000 units to South America. Long hauls are centralized from Asia to MVD and last miles are customized to the region.
The cargo is conditioned on MVD Free Airport’s premises, replacing the packaging and inserting country-specific labelling to each unit in a highly-coordinated process.
This is a significant milestone in the history of MVD Free Airport and a clear indication of the trust deposited by global pharmaceutical supply chain actors in the commitment and quality-oriented approach that guide MVD’s strategy and operations.
MVD Free Airport is part of Corporación America, the parent Company that also manages the concessions of the Carrasco International Airport and Punta Del Este Airport in Uruguay, alongside over 50 airports and 10 cargo terminals in 10 countries across 3 continents.
MVD Free Airport is a business unit of Corporación America, the largest airport operator in the world with a network of over 50 airports across 3 continents.
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Montevideo, May 25th 2020
Uruguay continues to be selected by global players as a trustworthy hub for its regional distribution, particularly in times were the status quo has been highly challenged. Within Uruguay and given its unique framework as the only multimodal airport free zone in Latin America, MVD Free Airport continues to incorporate new operations that demand flexibility and a strong sense of urgency yet without sacrificing the quality oriented approach on which the organizational culture is based.
In this case, MVD Free Airport will be commencing an operation for the regional distribution of Covid-19 test kits to 10 countries in Latin America. The cargo will arrive in a temperature range of -20 degrees, will be stored in one of the cold chambers and packaging material will be configured on premises.
We look forward to continuing to support all efforts aimed at bettering the global context.
MVD Free Airport is part of Corporación America, the parent Company that also manages the concessions of the Carrasco International Airport and Punta Del Este Airport in Uruguay, alongside over 50 airports and 10 cargo terminals in 10 countries across 3 continents.
MVD Free Airport is a business unit of Corporación America, the largest airport operator in the world with a network of over 50 airports across 3 continents.
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Montevideo, May 10th 2020
The COVID-19 is presenting complex challenges in all walks of life, and the pharmaceutical supply chain is amongst the most critical processes to mitigate the impacts of the current health crisis. Leaders of the pharmaceutical supply chain participated in a webinar regarding the implications of the COVID-19 on Life Science and MedTech Airfreight Industry, webinar organized by Pharma.Aero
The expositions were led by world-renowned pharmaceutical experts, and our CEO Bruno Guella participated in the expert panel, providing a vision on emerging markets and the challenges faced in this context.
For access to the full webinar, click on the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QomB8D-lP8
MVD Free Airport is part of Corporación America, the parent Company that also manages the concessions of the Carrasco International Airport and Punta Del Este Airport in Uruguay, alongside over 50 airports and 10 cargo terminals in 10 countries across 3 continents.
MVD Free Airport is a business unit of Corporación America, the largest airport operator in the world with a network of over 50 airports across 3 continents.
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Montevideo, May 8th 2020
With private organizations taking all possible measures to fight the global pandemic, many are finding benefit in setting up nearshore operations at MVD Free Airport to mitigate risk, cost and lead times. Currently 300.000 protective masks have been shipped from Asia in one single long haul hub for the distribution of protective equipment to 7 countries across Latin America, with MVD Free Airport preparing the shipments to each country and destination in an agile cross-docking operation.
Cargo arrives in single boxes, is palletized and shipments prepared according to specific client instructions in a lean operation meant to achieve the desired results most efficiently. This has presented significant challenges that have tested the flexibility and resilience of the team, and the results are a matter of pride for the organization as a whole.
MVD Free Airport is part of Corporación America, the parent Company that also manages the concessions of the Carrasco International Airport and Punta Del Este Airport in Uruguay, alongside over 50 airports and 10 cargo terminals in 10 countries across 3 continents.
MVD Free Airport is a business unit of Corporación America, the largest airport operator in the world with a network of over 50 airports across 3 continents.
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Montevideo, April 30th 2020
One of Uruguay’s most successful airfreight seed export operations in recent years has concluded, with over 5000 tons having departed to the United States in a period of five weeks. This required the coordination with over 45 charter planes as well as a number of regular flights, as well as a highly coordinated operation alongside the airlines, freight forwarders and internal team, all operations taking place at MVD Free Airport.
Being a part of Uruguay’s value chain is something that we take great pride in, and this particular operation is evidence of the joint approach towards service-level excellence of all the actors in Uruguay’s logistics services community.
We look forward to next year’s operations!
MVD Free Airport is part of Corporación America, the parent Company that also manages the concessions of the Carrasco International Airport and Punta Del Este Airport in Uruguay, alongside over 50 airports and 10 cargo terminals in 10 countries across 3 continents.
MVD Free Airport is a business unit of Corporación America, the largest airport operator in the world with a network of over 50 airports across 3 continents.
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Montevideo, March 30th 2020
MVD Free Airport and its parent company Corporacion America Airports are fully aware of the implications of such an unprecedented crisis as the one we are currently experiencing on a global scale. We are also aware of the positive impact that even the smallest actions can generate in the lives of people and on the fact that we are all jointly responsible for giving our best to try and generate a better context.
Hence our team has actively participated in a large initiative involving the preparation of more than 60.000 baskets of food, hygiene products and school supplies for those who need it most. The activity was carried out on our premises with the active collaboration of more than 20 companies and a group of volunteers.
We are very proud to have been part of this initiative.
MVD Free Airport is part of Corporación America, the parent Company that also manages the concessions of the Carrasco International Airport and Punta Del Este Airport in Uruguay, alongside over 50 airports and 10 cargo terminals in 10 countries across 3 continents.
MVD Free Airport is a business unit of Corporación America, the largest airport operator in the world with a network of over 50 airports across 3 continents.
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Montevideo, November 8th 2019
Carrasco International Airport has begun its multimillion dollar investment in security and logistic infrastructure. Its new, state-of-the-art reception area aims at enhancing the security standards as well as significantly reducing transit times for both passengers and cargo. In its regional distribution center, the construction will create a fully automated reception & dispatching area that includes x-raying and photographing 100% of inbound and outbound cargo. The underlying mission is to find an optimal balance between process seamlessness and security.
“Being selected by global players for regional distribution is a responsibility we are taking very seriously,” said Bruno Guella, Managing Director at MVD Free Airport. “Ensuring the safeguard of the cargo in accordance with GDP compliance is something that is embedded in our DNA; however, being able to provide additional traceability to the entire distribution chain is taking our commitment a step further. Clients will be able to see, with photographic and x-ray evidence, the conditions in which their cargo was received and dispatched, providing transparency and contributing to the accountability of all the players in the distribution chain”, he added.
The investment for the cargo terminal of the airport includes a new reception area fully sheltered from climatic conditions, automated x-ray capabilities, automated photographic documentation from three angles and a seamless integration to the WMS, providing real time accessibility to clients around the globe. The estimated implementation date is Q2 2019.
In the passenger terminal the investments include fully automated biometric identification, electronic passport scanning, automated migration terminals, amongst other components that place the Montevideo Airport at the forefront in terms of process automation and state-of-the-art security.
MVD Free Airport is a business unit of Corporación America, the largest airport operator in the world with a network of over 50 airports and cargo terminals across 3 continents. It is a multimodal distribution center specialized in temperature-controlled supply chain, operating as the first and only free airport in South America.
MVD Free Airport is part of Corporación America, the parent Company that also manages the concessions of the Carrasco International Airport and Punta Del Este Airport in Uruguay, alongside over 50 airports and 10 cargo terminals in 10 countries across 3 continents.
MVD Free Airport is a business unit of Corporación America, the largest airport operator in the world with a network of over 50 airports across 3 continents.
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Montevideo, October 4th 2019
Given the official confirmation of the commencement of several regional distribution projects throughout 2019, MVD Free Airport has begun the construction of phase 2 of its Pharma Hub Masterplan. This will include additional capacities in +15+25, +2+8 temp ranges as well as additional areas for secondary conditioning and office space.
“We are very satisfied with the rate in which global shippers have confirmed interest and are commencing and validating pilots”, mentioned Bruno Guella, Managing Director at MVD Free Airport. “When we built phase 1 of the Pharma Hub we were confident it would be well accepted, but the reality exceeded expectations what makes us feel proud considering the high level of demand of an industry such as pharma”, he concluded.
Today, the pharma hub is utilized by a number of global pharma players for cross docking operations to the large regional markets such as Brazil/Argentina, for late customization and conditioning activities, as well as for their managed access distribution to South America.
Karina Sales, Head of Quality Assurance at MVD Free Airport added that “Being up to the global quality standards of leading pharmaceutical companies has been an arduous challenge, yet we’ve been able to live up to expectation primarily by understanding as an organization the underlying implications of pharma distribution”, she mentioned. It’s not only a matter of infrastructure, information systems and processes, it’s a matter of caring for the product and the patient. Understanding that is key to building a total quality culture in the organization”, she concluded.
The estimated completion date of the project is August 2020.
MVD Free Airport is a business unit of Corporación America, the largest airport operator in the world with a network of over 50 airports and cargo terminals across 3 continents. It is a multimodal distribution center specialized in temperature-controlled supply chain, operating as the first and only free airport in South America.
MVD Free Airport is a business unit of Corporación America, the largest airport operator in the world with a network of over 50 airports and cargo terminals across 3 continents. It is a multimodal distribution center specialized in temperature-controlled supply chain, operating as the first and only free airport in South America.
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Montevideo, April 2nd 2019
MVD Free Airport continues to innovate in managed access distribution in the region, providing a GDP compliant platform for international players to ensure medication reaches the consignee safely. In the past quarter it successfully implemented 3 additional programs for managed access distribution to South America.
“We understand the implications of being part of the logistics of managed access programs”, mentioned Karina Salles, Head of Quality Assurance at MVD Free Airport. “Each one of the boxes that we handle are critical to the health of patients with serious or life-threatening diseases that cannot be treated under the current regulatory framework in their countries. We need to treat each one of those boxes as if it were meant for one of our very own family members and this is the culture that has permeated in every level of our organization” she concluded.
The current methodology is tailored to each shipper’s commercial activity in the region. “Frequently single units arrive, minor conditioning under strict SOPs is performed and the product is dispatched the same day”, mentioned Salles. “In other instances, the entire yearly dosage for a patient may be shipped in a single haul, and it is picked and shipped on a monthly basis and upon request from the shipper. Other shippers opt to keep bonded stock at our airport free zone and upon market requirements pick, pack and ship achieving same day delivery to the majority of South American cities”, she added.
When asked as to whether MVD Free Airport performs additional conditioning activities if need she mentioned “We currently source, stock and condition +2+8 packaging material, prepare shipments, insert country specific documentation such as invoices or leaflets, sticker, amongst others. All these activities are performed in a standardized fashion and are audited regularly both by our internal Quality Assurance department as well as the client, upon their request”, finalized Salles.
Today MVD Free Airport has several managed access operations on premises distributing to Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela.
MVD Free Airport is part of Corporación America, the parent Company that also manages the concessions of the Carrasco International Airport and Punta Del Este Airport in Uruguay, alongside over 50 airports and 10 cargo terminals in 10 countries across 3 continents.
MVD Free Airport is a business unit of Corporación America, the largest airport operator in the world with a network of over 50 airports across 3 continents.
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