Rising demand for cold chain logistics in the healthcare industry

According to the report, there is a conspicuous rise in the demand for cold chain logistics in the

healthcare industry thanks to substances such as blood plasma, tissues, pharmaceutical

products and sensitive chemicals being transported both domestically and internationally. A

variety of other drugs – such as birth control pills, dermatological therapies, and anti-

depressants – are sensitive to heat, moisture and moisture. This, too, necessitates the reliance

on healthcare cold chain logistics.

Some of the most common mediums of transportation used in the healthcare cold chain logistics

market are: reefer ships, containers, reefer cars, and refrigerated trucks. The need for

dependable healthcare cold chain logistics is even greater in underserved regions with harsh or

variable climatic conditions where patients usually suffer because of the lack of a proper

logistical network. Thus, companies in the healthcare cold chain logistics market will find growth

opportunities in developing and underdeveloped regions.

For a highly detailed study, the report segments the global healthcare cold chain logistics

market on the basis of products, logistics techniques, and geography. By product type, the

market is segmented into vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, and clinical trial materials. On the basis

of techniques, the market is composed of liquid nitrogen, dry ice, and gel packs. These

segments are studied for the period ranging from 2013 to 2019.

The mammoth size of the healthcare industry, which has been lately been shaped by the advent

of biological drugs, in itself presents a massive playing field for companies in the healthcare cold

chain logistics market. The WHO pegs the worth of the global pharmaceutical industry at $300

billion as of 2015. Bulging pharmaceutical trade volumes will help this industry stand at

approximately $400 billion before 2020. Companies such as India are now exporting more drugs

every year to feed the rising demand for medicines – a trend that augurs well for the global

healthcare cold chain logistics industry.

Dubai Port World plans to construct a $40 million inland container depot on a 30-hectare plot of

land in Masaka, a suburb east of Kigali city, as Rwanda seeks to become a regional trade

logistics centre.