TNT's bio-logistics department growing fast
STRAITS TIMES 28th September 2001
SINGAPORE: TNT’S BIO-LOGISTICS DEPARTMENT GROWING FAST.(ABSTRACT)
According to TNT Express Worldwide (Singapore), bio-logistics, which involves the distribution, storage and packing of biomedical products, is one of its fastest-growing departments. The department is expanding even faster than its electronics and telecommunications departments. TNT, which transports human blood and tissue samples in the Asia-Pacific region, says its makes at least 20,000 biomedical-product shipments in a year and charges between S$ 40 and S$ 250 per shipment. About five companies currently provide bio-logistics services to support Singapore’s growing life-science industry. Besides TNT, the others include FedEx Express and World Courier Singapore.
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