Port of Antwerp-Bruges becomes the first seaport to join Pharma.Aero

Port of Antwerp-Bruges has joined Pharma.Aero, becoming the first seaport in the organization’s history and marking an important milestone in the evolution of global healthcare logistics collaboration.

The addition of one of the world's leading seaports significantly broadens Pharma.Aero’s ecosystem, reinforcing its commitment to bringing together all stakeholders involved in the end-to-end transportation of pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, and advanced therapies.

Frank Van Gelder, Secretary General of Pharma.Aero, reflects on the broader implications for the healthcare logistics sector: “We are delighted to welcome Port of Antwerp-Bruges as Pharma.Aero’s first seaport member. This is a significant milestone in our journey towards representing the healthcare logistics ecosystem end-to-end.

As healthcare supply chains become increasingly multimodal, collaboration across transport modes is more important than ever. The addition of Port of Antwerp-Bruges, one of the world’s leading seaports and a pioneer in GDP-certified pharmaceutical capabilities, creates new opportunities for our community to connect air and sea logistics expertise, strengthen collaboration, and develop innovative solutions to help build more integrated, resilient, and future-ready healthcare supply chains.”

Tineke Van de Voorde, Key Account Manager Cold Chain at Port of Antwerp-Bruges stated: “The recent expansion of Pharma.Aero into maritime transport creates a unique opportunity to structurally embed the maritime component within a leading international pharma network.

As a key European maritime pharma gateway, Port of Antwerp-Bruges sees this membership as a strategic platform to actively contribute to best practices, innovation, knowledge sharing, and international standards in pharmaceutical logistics.

Together with Pharma.Aero and its global partners, we aim to help shape the future of multimodal pharma supply chains, where maritime transport plays a fully integrated role alongside air freight and other transport modes.”

By expanding its network to include maritime logistics leaders, Pharma.Aero continues to strengthen its role as a global platform for collaboration, innovation, education, and best-practice development across healthcare logistics.