The meeting dealt with getting to know the export and import processes, with an emphasis on pharmaceutical shipments and included a professional tour of the operational area.
The meeting was opened by Eyal Baruch, CEO of the South Port Company, who reviewed the construction process of the port and the advanced infrastructures that were established to support the extensive logistics activity in the port.
Baruch referred to the work processes in export and import, the interface with the various players along the chain such as shipping companies, land carriers, government and regulatory bodies and more. Special emphasis is given to the special preparation for handling pharmaceutical shipments and the processes related to temperature-controlled shipments, starting from the electricity connection infrastructure to receiving real-time data and continuous monitoring of the containers.
In the second part of the meeting, a guided tour of the operational area of the port was held, which included a visit to the control room, close observation of the loading and unloading processes and familiarization with the advanced equipment of the port. In addition, the participants will be given an explanation of the many technological means that help to control and monitor the current activity.
Shai Haimov, forum manager Israel Pharma & Medical Logistics He said: “We are happy for the opportunity to be among the first to visit the port and thank the port management for the cooperation and the interesting and impressive visit. We were happy to see a special reference to temperature-controlled shipments and to get to know the most sophisticated processes and means that exist in the industry today.’