Medical device logistics

Medical device logistics ensure that essential medical equipment is delivered swiftly and securely. World Courier optimizes your global supply chain, providing reliable transport solutions for critical medical devices and medical equipment logistics for clinical trials and other healthcare settings. With our expertise in 3PL for medical devices and medical supply logistics, we offer comprehensive support to meet the unique challenges of the healthcare industry.

Our medical device logistics solutions

Enhanced inventory visibility

Gain real-time visibility into your shipments with our advanced tracking technology, ensuring you always know the status and location of your critical medical devices. Our medical device logistics solutions provide peace of mind and reliability. Additionally, we offer comprehensive inventorying and inventory management services, enhancing your ability to track and manage your medical devices. Our state-of-the-art storage and warehousing facilities ensure that your equipment is stored securely and efficiently, ready for transport when needed.

Streamlined international and domestic shipping

Navigate complex international shipping processes with ease. Our expertise in customs regulations and global network ensures seamless delivery globally. Our medical equipment logistics services make international expansion simpler and more efficient. We provide compliant storage and transportation solutions for various medical devices, ensuring they meet all regulatory requirements. Whether shipping to/from depots, clinical sites, or directly to patients, our logistics solutions are designed to handle the unique challenges of medical supply logistics.

Comprehensive storage and 3PL services

We store a wide range of equipment and medical devices associated with clinical trial sites. Our medical device 3PL services include inventory management, warehousing, and distribution. We offer on-site storage at our depots, ensuring that your medical devices are readily available and managed efficiently. From small items like syringe pumps to personal protective equipment (PPE) and clinical-grade cold storage machinery, we provide total support for all your clinical trial materials.

Total support for clinical trial materials

Protect your valuable medical devices with our specialized handling and packaging solutions. Our expertise in medical device logistics ensures that your equipment is securely packaged and handled with the utmost care, reducing the risk of damage during transit. We offer comprehensive support for all clinical trial materials, ensuring that your medical devices and equipment are delivered safely and efficiently to their destinations.

Our logistics process for medical devices and equipment

The process for medical device logistics and medical equipment logistics involves several critical steps to ensure that these vital products reach their destinations safely and efficiently.

Comprehensive planning and management

The journey begins with thorough supply chain planning and management. This step involves customizing the logistics approach to meet the specific needs of the medical equipment being transported. Effective planning helps optimize each stage of the process, from initial shipment to last-mile delivery.

Secure and compliant storage solutions

Next, secure storage solutions play a crucial role in maintaining the integrity of medical devices and equipment. State-of-the-art storage facilities provide a safe and climate-controlled environment, ensuring that the products kept in best condition until they are ready for transport. In addition, World Courier offers comprehensive medical device third party logistics services, including inventory management, warehousing, and tailored storage to meet your unique distribution needs. Our can-do approach ensures that we are flexible and responsive to your specific requirements.

Global reach and customs brokerage

As the logistics process progresses, the global reach and expertise in customs brokerage come into play. Navigating international shipping requires a deep understanding of customs regulations to ensure smooth transit across borders. This expertise helps streamline medical supply logistics, making the process more efficient and reliable.

Distribution

Finally, carefully planned delivery ensures medical device logistics solutions reach their intended recipients accurately and on time. This step is particularly important for critical medical supplies that need to be delivered to a healthcare setting, or direct-to-patient or direct-from-patient in their homes. World Courier supports all aspects of clinical trial equipment and trial consumables, ensuring that every element of your logistics process is handled with precision and care.

Why choose World Courier?

We deliver 99.6%* of shipments on time and within range, demonstrating our reliability and efficiency in handling your critical medical devices. We specialize in transporting a wide range of essential items — such as specimen collection kits, syringe pumps, PPE, and other clinical trial materials. By choosing World Courier, you entrust your medical device logistics to a partner committed to precision, reliability, and exceptional service.

Extensive global presence with

120+

strategically located facilities

Logistics expertise spanning back

50+

years

50+

countries with dedicated teams on the ground

4,000+

team members carefully getting your shipment to its destination

*Performance rate of 99.6% was calculated as the number of external CAPAs, excluding CAPAs caused by shipper/consignee or force majeure, per payload shipment in 2023.

World Courier logistics role in the medical supply chain

Our logistics role in the medical supply chain

World Courier serves as a comprehensive logistics partner, providing unparalleled support across all aspects of the medical supply chain for clinical trials. Our extensive expertise and global network enable us to assist and add value at every stage of the logistics process, ensuring the smooth and efficient transport of critical medical devices and equipment.

We optimize logistics planning and management for seamless coordination
Our storage facilities ensure safe, climate-controlled environments for equipment
We facilitate smooth global shipping with customs expertise
Our technology ensures visibility of inventory, storage, and distribution
We ensure timely delivery to healthcare settings and patients' homes.

Insights and case studies

Insight

Mastering global clinical trial logistics in challenging circumstances

World Courier
June 2023

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Insight

White paper: Why quality matters when choosing a specialty logistics partner

Carina Plada
World Courier
August 2024

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Frequently asked questions

What does medical logistics do?

Medical device logistics involves the planning, storage, transportation, and distribution of critical medical devices and equipment. Providers like World Courier ensure that essential items are delivered safely and efficiently to healthcare providers, clinical trial sites, and patients.

Through comprehensive medical device 3PL services and medical equipment logistics, we manage every aspect of the supply chain to ensure these vital products reach their destinations on time and in optimal condition.

What medical equipment can be transported?

We adopt a consultative approach to understand and meet your specific requirements, ensuring we can handle a wide range of medical equipment logistics. From sensitive diagnostic devices to durable medical equipment, our can-do attitude allows us to manage the transportation of various types of medical equipment efficiently and safely.

Our expertise in medical device logistics solutions ensures that all equipment is delivered in optimal condition, tailored to your unique needs.

What medical products can be transported?

We can transport a wide range of medical products, including diagnostic devices, surgical instruments, and patient monitoring equipment. However, certain products face transportation restrictions. For example, Korea does not accept the import of needles, many countries reject medical devices containing batteries, and some countries require specific approval for equipment with Wi-Fi connectivity.

Our expertise in medical device logistics and medical supply logistics ensures that we navigate these challenges effectively to deliver your critical medical products safely and efficiently.

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