Biopharma
Logistics solutions to ensure a healthy supply chain
BIOPHARMA by OCEANAIR is a trusted leader in cold chain solutions for the Pharmaceuticals, Life Sciences, and Radiopharmaceutical industries. We specialize in the transportation of sensitive drugs, clinical trial materials, medicines, vaccines, lab reagents, chemicals, lab supplies, and equipment.
With extensive regulatory and logistics expertise, our experienced team is equipped to navigate the complexities of safeguarding and distributing your controlled or high-risk goods—regionally, nationally, and globally. Our customizable supply chain solutions encompass every phase of your product’s life cycle, ensuring cold chain integrity, specialized handling, and real-time monitoring.
At BIOPHARMA by OCEANAIR, we deliver efficient, cost-effective, and on-time logistics solutions that add value to every aspect of your organization.
Service Options
Our logistics services ensure maximum flexibility to meet your time, space, and special handling needs.
Standard
Our most cost-effective
solution.
Customized
A flexible solution based on your delivery needs.
Premium
Delivers your cargo quickly and efficiently.
Time Critical
Our fastest option with highest priority delivery.
Complete End-to-End Logistics Solutions
We provide a comprehensive portfolio of end-to-end cold chain services and solutions, meticulously tailored to meet the unique needs of our clients. As active members of the Pharma Logistics Network and the Radiopharmaceutical Shippers and Carriers Committee, we bring unrivaled industry expertise and an unwavering commitment to excellence to every shipment.
Our dedicated professionals deliver best-in-class cold chain solutions through specialized services and meticulous attention to detail, ensuring your products arrive on time and at the correct temperature. By integrating the latest technology into every aspect of our operations, we ensure unparalleled accuracy, efficiency, and visibility while upholding the highest standards of quality.
- Door-to-Door Transport
- International Freight Solutions Across All Modes of Transport
- Shipment Coordination & Container Management
- Documentation Preparation
- Air Waybill Management
- Customs and Duty Management
- Chain of Custody
- Regulatory and Trade Compliance
- TSA-approved Cargo Screening
- Dangerous Goods Cargo Handling
- Temperature-Controlled Cargo
- Remote In-Transit Temperature Monitoring
- Dry Ice and Cold Pack Replenishment
- Temperature Controlled Warehousing and In-transit Storage
- U.S. Customs Bonded CFS
- Web-based Track and Trace
- Pre-qualified Routing
- Key Event and Milestone Notifications
- Cargo Insurance
Gateway Services
Air Freight
Global air freight solutions with a full range of expedited and consolidated services for when speed matters most.
Ocean Freight
Tailored ocean freight solutions designed to help you achieve your supply chain goals while keeping your budget on track.
Domestic Freight
Delivering best-in-class ground freight solutions to transport your goods locally, regionally, and nationally.
Imports
Our complete end-to-end import solutions focus on providing visibility, control, and insight into your supply chain operations.
Customs Brokerage
Our licensed brokers will simplify your logistics operations by managing customs clearances and ensuring full compliance with all regulatory agencies.
Exports
We provide global reach to your key markets with our fully-integrated export services, tailored to meet your logistic and business goals.
Specialty Life Science Solutions
With over 40 years of experience, we have the in-depth industry expertise to handle a multitude of Biopharma commodities, including:
We bring complete visibility into your supply chain by offering the industry’s leading suite of technology.
End-to-End Visibility
Information When You Need It.
Biopharma by OCEANAIR provides our clients with 24/7/365 shipment monitoring, delivering real-time visibility into your shipment’s location and temperature.
Our certified healthcare experts will meticulously monitor your product to avert potential incidents and keep you informed every step of your product’s journey.
Our user-friendly, web-based track and trace solution enables you to manage and track your shipment’s entire journey, from booking to proof of delivery, and offers easy access to your freight and brokerage data.
Chain of Custody
BIOPHARMA by OCEANAIR provides enhanced visibility into your shipment’s journey, ensuring strict adherence to chain of custody protocols. We collaborate closely with our clients to conduct comprehensive risk analyses, identifying the appropriate level of control required to safeguard product integrity.
Our Shipping Lane Verification (SLV) service proactively assesses and mitigates potential risks that could compromise your product during transit. These measures ensure a secure, reliable logistics process from start to finish.
Our comprehensive chain of custody services include:
- On Board Courier (OBC) Services
- Escorts
- Team Drivers
- Shipping Lane Verification
- Risk Assessment
- Web-based Tracking and Monitoring
Dangerous Goods
BIOPHARMA by OCEANAIR’s team of certified Dangerous Goods (DG) specialists ensures the safe and secure transport of your challenging-to-ship materials—regionally, nationally, or globally. From carrier selection to reviewing Dangerous Goods Declarations and ensuring on-time delivery, we meticulously manage every step of the process.
Our team guarantees that your shipment is accurately identified, classified, packaged, and labeled, with all documentation fully compliant with regulatory requirements.
We expertly handle a wide range of hazardous and potentially hazardous materials, including:
Regulatory Compliance
Maintaining the Highest Standards
One of the most significant challenges life science companies face in today’s global marketplace is efficiently moving products across borders while adhering to increasingly stringent regulatory compliance laws. Navigating these complexities and protecting your business from the risk of costly commercial and financial penalties can feel overwhelming. That’s where BIOPHARMA by OCEANAIR comes in—providing safe passage for your imports and exports with precision and care.
At BIOPHARMA by OCEANAIR, compliance is at the core of what we do. Our mission is to keep you fully compliant across every aspect of your demand-driven supply chain. We are here to protect, consult, and advise, ensuring you stay ahead of ever-changing market conditions. With trusted expertise and tailored, data-driven solutions, we address your most pressing compliance, customs, and supply chain challenges, providing meticulous oversight to instill confidence in every transaction.
We strictly adhere to all local, state, and federal laws, staying up to date with applicable agency regulations, including GDP and cGMP standards.
Our dedicated team has the knowledge and experience to help you safely navigate today’s complex compliance landscape. We’ll guide you through evolving rules and regulations, assess your options, minimize risks, and execute solutions that strengthen your supply chain and improve your bottom line. With a robust global network of partners, we seamlessly coordinate with local partner government agencies (PGAs), ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations worldwide.
Maintaining the Cold Chain
Our cold chain processes are designed to ensure the quality, safety, and efficacy of your temperature-sensitive products. Maintaining consistent temperatures throughout the cold chain can be challenging, but our robust infrastructure enables precise monitoring, control, and maintenance of end-to-end cold chain integrity. This commitment enhances product quality and safeguards patient safety.
From specialized packaging and pre-conditioning stations for both passive and active solutions to advanced temperature monitoring, data logging devices, gateway storage, and replenishment services, we deliver comprehensive solutions tailored to your needs.
By leveraging standardized processes and state-of-the-art technology, we uphold the highest levels of quality, ensuring total drug accountability and full compliance with all applicable regulations, standards, and guidelines.
Ambient
18˚C to 28˚C
Refrigerated
2˚C to 8˚C
CRT
15˚C to 30˚C
Frozen
-35˚C to 0˚C
Transport Packaging Solutions
We provide a comprehensive range of innovative active and passive packaging solutions designed to protect the quality and efficacy of your temperature-sensitive products. All our packaging systems and temperature-controlled containers comply with GDP/GDS standards, ensuring the highest levels of safety and reliability.
Selecting the right packaging solution is critical to maintaining a healthy and efficient supply chain. Unsure which option is best for your valuable product? Our highly trained biopharma experts are here to guide you. We’ll help you choose the ideal solution to ensure your product reaches its destination in perfect condition—at the right price.
Active Shipping Solutions
BIOPHARMA by OCEANAIR offers a range of active shipping container solutions to preserve the quality and efficacy of your temperature-sensitive biopharma products, biologics, and other life science and chemical goods.
Active shipping containers are equipped with intelligent, self-powered systems that provide precise temperature control, either heated or cooled, ensuring all specific temperature requirements are consistently met. These containers arrive pre-conditioned to your exact specifications, and temperature is continuously monitored and tracked throughout the shipment’s journey. In the event of a temperature excursion, real-time alerts are sent to the client, ensuring immediate awareness.
Our active shipping containers come in various sizes, ranging from half-pallet and full-pallet to four-pallet options, giving you the flexibility to choose the best fit for your needs.
CSafe
CSafe offers a comprehensive range of active, passive, and cell & gene cold chain packaging solutions, specifically designed to thermally protect your biopharma and life-science products. With a fleet of air cargo containers large enough to guarantee 100% delivery, an unlimited supply of reusable parcel and cell & gene packaging, and round-the-clock customer and technical support, CSafe is perfectly positioned to be your trusted cold chain partner.
Envirotainer
For over 40 years, Envirotainer has been a global leader in secure cold chain solutions for the air transport of biopharma products. With more than 6,000 active, temperature-controlled FAA and EASA certified containers in our fleet, covering over 2,000 pharma lanes across 100+ countries, Envirotainer is the ideal partner for ensuring the integrity and quality of your biopharma products throughout the cold chain.
Passive Shipping Solutions
Passive insulated shipping containers are the most widely used and cost-effective solution for transporting temperature-controlled, life-saving therapies. These containers maintain a stable temperature inside an insulated enclosure using coolants such as chilled or frozen gel packs, phase change materials, and dry ice. They are also designed to provide cushioning and anti-shock protection during transit.
With a range of sizes and design materials available, passive shippers offer greater flexibility while optimizing supply chain logistics operations.
Reefer Containers
VIP Shippers
Cryogenic Shippers
Credo Cube
Va-Q-Tec
Gel Packs | Dry Ice
5 reasons Pharmaceuticals by OCEANAIR
is the best choice for your life science shipments
DELIVERING YOUR PROMISES
1. Compliance
We provide meticulous oversight to ensure confidence in the compliance of each transaction.
2. Quality
We are committed to providing superior quality service and creating solutions that drive real value for our clients
3. Excellence
We bring passion and determination to deliver on our commitments and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
4. Experience
With decades of experience moving freight, OCEANAIR has the knowledge and resources to successfully navigate safe passage for your shipments.
5. Reliability
We live for the satisfaction of delivering what we promise on each consignment and shipment.
Call us today to see how we can help with your life sciences shipping needs.
Contact Information
781.560.1135
moliveira@oceanair.net
Address
140 Eastern Ave, Ste 2A
Chelsea, MA 02150
781.286.2700
Hours of Operation
Monday – Friday
7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Available by phone 24 / 7 / 365
Service Area
Regional, National, and Global
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