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Sea freight in your supply chain

  • 1.  Sea freight in your supply chain

    Posted 04-21-2025 05:18 PM
    Edited by Li Xiong 04-21-2025 05:22 PM

    Dear MDPTC members,

    Does any member have insights on the following questions on sea freight?

    1. Does your company use sea freight for transporting/distributing medical devices and/or combination products (e.g., drug product in pre-filled syringes)?
    2. If yes, how does your company rationalize sea freight in your packaging testing (e.g., mechanical shipping qualification) and/or device functionality testing (e.g., PFS CCI), specifically from physical/environmental hazards perspective?
      1. Technical rationale 
      2. Lab-based simulation to replicate sea freight (please share "how" if this is your approach).
      3. Real-life shipping incorporated with sea freight
      4. Others

    Please note the scope of the question does NOT include thermal shipping qualification.  

    Best regards,

    Li