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Temperature control logistics solutions and transport

World Courier temperature control solutions

World Courier temperature control transport solutions

As the value of specialty pharmaceutical products and therapies multiplies, these delicate treatments require protection from risk, and patients need assurance that their therapies will reach them on time and in pristine condition. Temperature controlled shipping, backed by decades of industry expertise, is an absolute necessity to guarantee this. World Courier’s temperature controlled solutions safeguard investments and connect patients to their treatments. This is powered by an unbroken cold chain, where every link meets the same exacting standards and is fully compliant.


 

Compliant temperature controlled storage

Our 22 GxP-compliant pharmaceutical depots are strategically positioned to extend your climate-controlled supply chain into global markets. This increases access to both clinical trials and commercial distribution.

Customized temperature controlled solutions

We build solutions around your needs. Leveraging custom, proprietary, or third-party climate-controlled containers, shippers, and packaging. Our packaging experts draw upon decades of experience. They use this to create tailored approaches that ensure that your shipment arrives on time, intact, and within range.

Climate controlled shipping with global reach

We have staff located around the world in 120 locations. With our shipment and temperature monitoring solutions to track your shipment, they can quickly and easily intervene before excursions occur and protect your product.

Choose World Courier for climate controlled storage and transport


We provide a fully integrated solution designed to support pharma’s value chain. This enables us to deliver tailored healthcare logistics solutions that increase efficiency and enhances patient care. From a global network of depots, we combine ambient, refrigerated, frozen, deep-frozen, and cryogenic storage technologies. We can support temperature ranges from -190°C to +25°C with safe and secure shipments with qualified packaging.

●  Deep-frozen and cryogenic storage capabilities
●  Global temperature controlled storage facilities and logistics
●  Proven methodologies and validated technologies
●  Order-to-cash financial management (in selected regions)
●  Climate controlled shipping

 

Our logistics operating temperatures

World Courier’s temperature controlled solutions are designed to meet the specific needs of sensitive pharmaceutical products. From vaccines and tissue samples, to cell and gene therapies, we ensure that every shipment is handled with precision. Our capabilities span a wide range of temperature requirements, including ambient, refrigerated, frozen, and cryogenic conditions. Whether it is maintaining the stability of biologics at refrigerated levels or safeguarding cell therapies in cryogenic storage, we provide reliable solutions to protect your products throughout the supply chain.

Ambient temperatures

Medical devices such as syringes and testing kits, as well as tissue and blood samples for laboratory logistics, are often transported at ambient temperatures. Our temperature controlled logistics solutions ensure these sensitive items are delivered safely and reliably.

Refrigerated and cold shipping

Vaccines, including those for Covid-19 and clinical trials, require refrigerated conditions to ensure their viability and effectiveness throughout the supply chain. With our temperature controlled shipping services, we maintain the integrity of these critical products.

Frozen and deep frozen shipping

Active pharmaceutical ingredients, such as those used in breast cancer therapies, are preserved at frozen or deep frozen temperatures. Our climate controlled transportation ensure these products remain stable during transport.

Cryogenic

Among the most valuable shipments, patient cells are transported to manufacturing facilities, and finished cell and gene therapies are returned to patients at cryogenic temperatures. Our temperature sensitive courier services protect these life-saving treatments.
Custom climate-controlled packaging

Custom climate controlled packaging

 


Custom climate-controlled packaging
Our customers are shipping more medical materials over further distances than ever before. This signals a need for climate-controlled storage and temperature-controlled warehousing. A successful delivery depends on selecting the right packaging for the specific conditions that will be met on the route. We offer validated solutions to ensure the integrity of your materials. Because the value of your shipment is counted not only in currency but in patients’ lives.
Custom climate-controlled packaging
Monitoring solutions

 

Temperature monitoring solutions

 

Monitoring solutions
Climate-controlled packaging must be continuously monitored. Smart monitoring solutions on our temperature-controlled packaging provides proof of shipment stability across the supply chain. Customers can track a shipment’s progress through our Customer Portal.
Monitoring solutions

Clinical trial support 

World Courier has provided logistics support to industry-changing clinical trials for decades — such as handling the first shipment of HIV samples to aid in accelerating global research. We are not just saying we are the experts in clinical trial logistics, we have the track record to prove it.

We work with clinical trial teams to provide an unmatched temperature control courier service that can deliver trial materials and trial-adjacent supplies on time and in temperature. This empowers trials to stay on track and deliver better outcomes, sooner.

Pharmaceutical climate controlled storage and distribution

Our 22 GxP-compliant pharmaceutical depots are strategically positioned to extend the temperature-controlled supply chain into global markets. This increases access to both clinical trials and commercial distribution. No other company in the world has the experienced personnel, global offices, and in-market expertise required to ensure the optimal handling, transport, and delivery of your medicines. We also support cell and gene therapies with a growing global network of liquid nitrogen (LN2) owned and third-party filling stations.


Key advantages of partnering with World Courier

Extensive research and testing 

CORE Labs

The researchers at our Climate Optimization Research and Engineering (CORE) Labs help evaluate, validate, and select the right climate-controlled shipping packaging to meet specific client needs. Equipped with a validated climate chamber, our engineers develop and verify new medical logistics solutions when customer need novel solutions.
Core Labs to evaluate, validate, and select the right climate-controlled shipping packaging

Innovative design

Cocoon

Cocoon is part of World Courier’s core global packaging range, offering a proven solution since 2016 for the secure transport of pallet-size payloads. Available in multiple sizes and configurations, this proprietary system ensures consistent, reliable performance of temperature controlled freight across international supply chains.
Discover Cocoon for the secure transport of pallet-size payloads


Why choose World Courier?

Helping you seamlessly deliver innovation, we stand out among pharmaceutical logistics companies by going the extra mile to ensure supply chain efficiency, maximum return on investment, and enhanced patient care.

We manage the storage, transport, temperature, and distribution of your most valuable innovations. By proactively monitoring the safety and integrity of your products, we ensure they reach patients without delay. Leveraging global capabilities and a network of dedicated team members with local, on-the-ground expertise, we navigate the complexities of temperature controlled logistics with ease. Our innovative and scalable distribution services are tailored to meet the unique needs of your products.

120+

company-owned facilities globally

50+

countries with dedicated teams on the ground

4000+

team members


Our pharmaceutical delivery credentials

 
We ensure compliance with international guidelines, including GxP-compliant depots and good distribution practice (GDP).. 

Our commitment to quality and continuous improvement helps minimize risk and facilitate sustainable process controls, increasing efficiency and optimizing the supply chain for our customers. This is maintained across our services, from packaging through to our temperature-controlled storage facilities.

Each and every temperature controlled storage facility is assured with system-wide regulatory compliance. We hold ourselves to a high standard because our customers deserve nothing less, with a range of certifications, including:

  • GDP compliance
  • National and State Board of Pharmacy licensed (where applicable)
  • WHO good distribution practices for pharmaceutical products, TRS No. 957 Annex 5
  • EU Guidelines on good distribution practice of medicinal products for human use (2013/C 343/01)
  • USP <1079> Good Storage and Shipping Practices for Drug Products, US Pharmacopeia
  • Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 21 Part 11 compliant
 

World Courier success stories

Case study: delivering critical protection with swift vaccine distribution response for Rwanda's frontline healthcare workers

In October 2024, Rwanda faced a viral outbreak requiring urgent vaccine delivery from Rome to Kigali under deep-frozen conditions. World Courier swiftly developed a controlled temperature transport solution, ensuring vaccines arrived safely and on time despite complex customs challenges. This rapid response protected healthcare workers and demonstrated World Courier’s expertise in temperature-controlled logistics, supporting global health efforts with reliable and efficient solutions.
World Courier success stories: delivering critical protection with swift vaccine distribution

How to place a medical delivery with World Courier

At World Courier, we have simplified the shipping process to provide you with a seamless and efficient experience. Our user-friendly system is designed for your convenience, making it easier than ever to manage your orders.

From the initial order placement to tracking your shipments, every step is designed with you in mind. With our easy-to-download forms and direct email communication, you are always in control of your shipping needs. Plus, our Customer Portal provides a comprehensive platform where you can manage addresses, set alerts, download shipping reports and more.

Temperature controlled solutions


Temperature control solutions FAQs 

What is temperature-controlled logistics?

Temperature-controlled logistics is the management, storage, transportation, and delivery of products within a fixed range of temperatures. This can also be also referred to as cold chain logistics.

What is cold chain versus temperature control?

‘Cold chain’ involves maintaining a constant low temperature for sensitive goods, like vaccines and medicines, from production to use. ‘Temperature control’ is broader, managing any situation where certain temperatures are maintained, such as in a temperature controlled storage facility.

What are the benefits of our temperature controlled logistics services?

We move innovation forward by designing and executing world-class logistics processes and temperature-controlled storage for the biopharmaceutical industry. We meet the constantly evolving shipping requirements of clinical trial logistics and commercial drug logistics to increase speed-to-market.

How can I see the temperature data of a shipment?

For shipments monitored with a temperature monitoring device that stayed within the temperature range, you will receive detailed temperature data reports directly in your inbox. Each report is attached to the email for your convenience, and historical data is securely stored in our system for easy access.

How do you ship temperature controlled items?

Temperature controlled items are shipped using packaging that is specially designed to maintain temperatures for extended periods of time. This is typically done using an insulated inner packaging (which keep the cold in and the heat out) which fits inside a protective box. The inner packaging is then filled with something to keep it cold. This can either be liquid nitrogen, phase change materials (essentially pharma-grade cold packs), dry ice, or something else.

What is temperature control in transport?

Temperature control in transport means maintaining the payload within the desired temperature range, from origin to destination. This is achieved through special packaging and through a detailed logistics plan that ensures shipments can arrive within the time frame.

Unlock the full potential of your pharma supply chain with World Courier

Unlock the full potential of your pharma supply chain with World Courier