PHARMA@FRA - EUROPE´S LEADING PHARMACEUTICAL HUB
Located in the heart of Europe, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) has everything that is needed for the global transportation of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals. Frankfurt connects the world – reliably, efficiently, and at the highest standards of quality. Welcome to Europe's biggest PharmaHub!
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“Frankfurt Airport is Europe’s leading pharmaceutical hub – an essential player in the global healthcare supply chain. Fraport works together with its many partners in the cargo community to provide comprehensive expertise, optimal infrastructure, and certified processes, with the aim of ensuring the highest levels of quality and reliability in pharmaceutical handling.”
THE PHARMAHUB´S KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
The Frankfurt CargoHub is also Europe's leading PharmaHub. Strategically situated in the heart of the continent, with top global pharmaceutical companies in close proximity. High-quality infrastructure and a dedicated community of certified partners and specialists. Together, they enable the safe, efficient, and sustainable handling of pharmaceutical freight - from Frankfurt to the world.
PHARMACEUTICAL COMPETENCE AT A GLANCE
Our interactive map displays a selection of the many pharmaceutical service providers at the Frankfurt CargoHub – from specialized logistics companies, to airlines, cargo handlers, and ground services providers. They all make up the local cargo community, and work together with Fraport to build a strong network focused on delivering the highest levels of quality and seamless processes. Transparency, geographical proximity, and clearly defined services form the basis for safe and efficient pharmaceutical transportation – with everything handled locally at the hub. You can find an overview here of all 
TradeLog Transport und Handel GmbH
TradeLog Transport und Handel GmbH handles the creation of air waybills (AWB) and full customs clearance for pharmaceutical consignments. The service supports seamless and compliant processing for international goods transportation.
Category: Logistics
CHI Deutschland Cargo Handling GmbH
As part of the CHI Cargo Group, CHI Cold Chain Solutions specializes in pharmaceuticals logistics and operates GDP-certified transportation and storage facilities in Frankfurt am Main, Munich, and Amsterdam. CHI focuses on temperature-sensitive goods - including pharmaceuticals, healthcare products, and packaging materials - and provides comprehensive solutions for the complete cool chain spectrum from -200°C to +20°C. CHI provides flexible, scalable services that are tailored to the highest industry standards.
Category: Handling companies
Lufthansa Cargo AG
Lufthansa Cargo operates one of Europe’s biggest and most modern pharmaceutical hubs at Frankfurt Airport, with CEIV-certified infrastructure for time-critical, temperature-sensitive consignments. The CEIV-certified airline guarantees consistent active and passive temperature control in the range from -20 °C to +30 °C – in both air freight and in its comprehensive road feeder network. The range of services also includes special containers, comprehensive temperature monitoring, dangerous goods services, and more than 200 offices worldwide – of which over half are CEIV or GDP-certified.
Category: Airlines
PCF Perishable-Center GmbH & Co. KG
PCF Perishable-Center GmbH & Co. KG supplies consistent, controlled temperature management services for pharmaceutical products along the entire process chain – from the unloading of trucks, to handling and storage, and handover to ground handling services. Three temperature zones are available: 2 to 8 °C, 15 to 25 °C, and deep freezing to –25 °C.
Category: Handling companies
Aviapharm GmbH
Aviapharm provides cross-docking and short-term storage for pharmaceutical products in three controlled temperature zones: Deep freezing (-15 to -25 °C), refrigeration (+2 to +8 °C), and controlled room temperature (+15 to +25 °C). The services are tailored to meet the needs of temperature-sensitive consignments.
Category: Handling companies
DoKaSch TEMPERATURE SOLUTIONS GmbH
DoKaSch Temperature Solutions GmbH supplies rentals of active, temperature-controlled “Opticooler” (RKN and RAP) air cargo containers. These enable the safe transport of pharmaceutical products in the 2–8 °C and 15–25 °C temperature zones. The services offered also include 24/7 technical support and continuous monitoring.
Category: Other cargo service providers
LUG aircargo handling GmbH
LUG Aircargo Handling GmbH accepts, stores, and handles temperature-controlled pharmaceutical consignments, including the handling of active containers. The company offers specialized storage spaces across three temperature zones: CRT (15 to 25 °C), COL (2 to 8 °C) ,and FRO (-15 to -25°C). LUG has been IATA CEIV-certified since 2018 and therefore meets the highest pharmaceutical logistics standards.
Category: Handling companies
Celebi Cargo GmbH
Celebi Cargo GmbH offers specialized pharmaceutical handling and temperature-controlled handling (TCP) for temperature-sensitive consignments. Two temperature zones are available: Refrigeration from +2 °C to +8 °C and controlled room temperature from +15 °C to +25 °C. Celebi is both CEIV and Envirotainer QEP-certified and therefore meets the highest standards in the temperature-controlled air freight industry. The range of services includes 24/7 acceptance of freight, a specialized pharmaceutical team, and active temperature monitoring across the entire process chain. The company also offers a separate refrigeration facility for dangerous goods that meets the needs of these sensitive consignments.
Category: Handling companies
Sovereign Speed FRA GmbH
Sovereign Speed FRA GmbH provides GDP-certified handling and temperature-controlled transportation solutions for pharmaceuticals logistics. The focus is on refrigerated trucking, which ensures the cool chain is also reliably maintained during ground transportation.
Category: Handling companies
FCS Frankfurt Cargo Services
FCS Frankfurt Cargo Services supplies comprehensive handling and storage of temperature-controlled goods in the 2 to 8 °C and 15 to 25 °C temperature zones. The company operates several temperature-controlled storage areas, thermo boxes and trailers, is CEIV, GDP and Envirotainer QEP-certified, and supports around 50 airline clients. The service includes 24/7 receipt of freight, dedicated specialist staff, active temperature monitoring, and a separate cooling facility for dangerous goods.
Category: Handling companies
Schenker
Schenker supplies GDP-compliant, temperature-controlled cross-dock solutions and comprehensive value added services for all kinds of pharmaceutical consignments – for both active and passive cooling. Its portfolio of services includes the supply and preconditioning of packaging materials, data-driven 24/7 temperature and GPS monitoring, including the provision of tracker devices. Sustainable logistics services and customized risk analyses are also offered for specific transportation routes.
Category: Logistics
CEVA Air & Ocean Germany GmbH
CEVA Air & Ocean Germany GmbH operates a GDP-certified cross-docking hub spanning 2000 m², covering the common temperature zones from 15 to 25 °C (CTR), 2 to 8 °C (COL) and -21 °C (FRZ). The Healthcare Competence Center provides tailored logistics solutions for the pharmaceutical industry.
Category: Logistics
Kühne + Nagel (AG & Co.) KG
Kühne + Nagel (AG & Co.) KG provides comprehensive pharmaceutical solutions across the entire supply chain – from temperature-controlled packaging systems to cross-docking, ULD build-up, preconditioning, re-icing, and gel pack exchange. The company covers all temperature zones from -80 °C to +25 °C and operates a dedicated pharmaceutical charter network to ensure consistent cool chains. Other services offered include GPS/GSM-based temperature monitoring and specialized services such as trial logistics (R&D phase), new product launches, cell and gene therapy transportation, direct to/from patient services, dangerous goods logistics, and management of time-critical consignments.
Category: Logistics
DACHSER SE
DACHSER SE provides comprehensive services across the entire pharmaceutical logistics chain – from transport and temperature-controlled storage through to packaging and customs clearance. The company also provides support for optimizing pharmaceutical supply chains with tailored solutions.
Category: Logistics
ATC Aviation Services AG
ATC Aviation offers specialized solutions for marketing passive and active pharmaceutical products, as well as outsourced sales and operational management services for freight.
Category: General Sales Agents
Swissport Cargo Services Deutschland GmbH
Swissport Cargo Services Deutschland GmbH accepts, stores, and handles (assembly and disassembly) pharmaceutical pallets in temperature-controlled zones from 2 to 8 °C, 15 to 25 °C, and 2 bis 25°C, including active & passive containers. The company also offers various packaging solutions for pharmaceutical products. Swissport Cargo Services Deutschland GmbH has been CEIV-certified since 2017 and therefore meets the highest pharmaceutical logistics standards. The company is open around the clock and has highly qualified, trained staff.
Category: Handing companies
TradeLog Transport und Handel GmbH
TradeLog Transport und Handel GmbH handles the creation of air waybills (AWB) and full customs clearance for pharmaceutical consignments. The service supports seamless and compliant processing for international goods transportation.
Category: Logistics
CHI Deutschland Cargo Handling GmbH
As part of the CHI Cargo Group, CHI Cold Chain Solutions specializes in pharmaceuticals logistics and operates GDP-certified transportation and storage facilities in Frankfurt am Main, Munich, and Amsterdam. CHI focuses on temperature-sensitive goods - including pharmaceuticals, healthcare products, and packaging materials - and provides comprehensive solutions for the complete cool chain spectrum from -200°C to +20°C. CHI provides flexible, scalable services that are tailored to the highest industry standards.
Category: Handling companies
Lufthansa Cargo AG
Lufthansa Cargo operates one of Europe’s biggest and most modern pharmaceutical hubs at Frankfurt Airport, with CEIV-certified infrastructure for time-critical, temperature-sensitive consignments. The CEIV-certified airline guarantees consistent active and passive temperature control in the range from -20 °C to +30 °C – in both air freight and in its comprehensive road feeder network. The range of services also includes special containers, comprehensive temperature monitoring, dangerous goods services, and more than 200 offices worldwide – of which over half are CEIV or GDP-certified.
Category: Airlines
PCF Perishable-Center GmbH & Co. KG
PCF Perishable-Center GmbH & Co. KG supplies consistent, controlled temperature management services for pharmaceutical products along the entire process chain – from the unloading of trucks, to handling and storage, and handover to ground handling services. Three temperature zones are available: 2 to 8 °C, 15 to 25 °C, and deep freezing to –25 °C.
Category: Handling companies
Aviapharm GmbH
Aviapharm provides cross-docking and short-term storage for pharmaceutical products in three controlled temperature zones: Deep freezing (-15 to -25 °C), refrigeration (+2 to +8 °C), and controlled room temperature (+15 to +25 °C). The services are tailored to meet the needs of temperature-sensitive consignments.
Category: Handling companies
DoKaSch TEMPERATURE SOLUTIONS GmbH
DoKaSch Temperature Solutions GmbH supplies rentals of active, temperature-controlled “Opticooler” (RKN and RAP) air cargo containers. These enable the safe transport of pharmaceutical products in the 2–8 °C and 15–25 °C temperature zones. The services offered also include 24/7 technical support and continuous monitoring.
Category: Other cargo service providers
LUG aircargo handling GmbH
LUG Aircargo Handling GmbH accepts, stores, and handles temperature-controlled pharmaceutical consignments, including the handling of active containers. The company offers specialized storage spaces across three temperature zones: CRT (15 to 25 °C), COL (2 to 8 °C) ,and FRO (-15 to -25°C). LUG has been IATA CEIV-certified since 2018 and therefore meets the highest pharmaceutical logistics standards.
Category: Handling companies
Celebi Cargo GmbH
Celebi Cargo GmbH offers specialized pharmaceutical handling and temperature-controlled handling (TCP) for temperature-sensitive consignments. Two temperature zones are available: Refrigeration from +2 °C to +8 °C and controlled room temperature from +15 °C to +25 °C. Celebi is both CEIV and Envirotainer QEP-certified and therefore meets the highest standards in the temperature-controlled air freight industry. The range of services includes 24/7 acceptance of freight, a specialized pharmaceutical team, and active temperature monitoring across the entire process chain. The company also offers a separate refrigeration facility for dangerous goods that meets the needs of these sensitive consignments.
Category: Handling companies
Sovereign Speed FRA GmbH
Sovereign Speed FRA GmbH provides GDP-certified handling and temperature-controlled transportation solutions for pharmaceuticals logistics. The focus is on refrigerated trucking, which ensures the cool chain is also reliably maintained during ground transportation.
Category: Handling companies
FCS Frankfurt Cargo Services
FCS Frankfurt Cargo Services supplies comprehensive handling and storage of temperature-controlled goods in the 2 to 8 °C and 15 to 25 °C temperature zones. The company operates several temperature-controlled storage areas, thermo boxes and trailers, is CEIV, GDP and Envirotainer QEP-certified, and supports around 50 airline clients. The service includes 24/7 receipt of freight, dedicated specialist staff, active temperature monitoring, and a separate cooling facility for dangerous goods.
Category: Handling companies
Schenker
Schenker supplies GDP-compliant, temperature-controlled cross-dock solutions and comprehensive value added services for all kinds of pharmaceutical consignments – for both active and passive cooling. Its portfolio of services includes the supply and preconditioning of packaging materials, data-driven 24/7 temperature and GPS monitoring, including the provision of tracker devices. Sustainable logistics services and customized risk analyses are also offered for specific transportation routes.
Category: Logistics
CEVA Air & Ocean Germany GmbH
CEVA Air & Ocean Germany GmbH operates a GDP-certified cross-docking hub spanning 2000 m², covering the common temperature zones from 15 to 25 °C (CTR), 2 to 8 °C (COL) and -21 °C (FRZ). The Healthcare Competence Center provides tailored logistics solutions for the pharmaceutical industry.
Category: Logistics
Kühne + Nagel (AG & Co.) KG
Kühne + Nagel (AG & Co.) KG provides comprehensive pharmaceutical solutions across the entire supply chain – from temperature-controlled packaging systems to cross-docking, ULD build-up, preconditioning, re-icing, and gel pack exchange. The company covers all temperature zones from -80 °C to +25 °C and operates a dedicated pharmaceutical charter network to ensure consistent cool chains. Other services offered include GPS/GSM-based temperature monitoring and specialized services such as trial logistics (R&D phase), new product launches, cell and gene therapy transportation, direct to/from patient services, dangerous goods logistics, and management of time-critical consignments.
Category: Logistics
DACHSER SE
DACHSER SE provides comprehensive services across the entire pharmaceutical logistics chain – from transport and temperature-controlled storage through to packaging and customs clearance. The company also provides support for optimizing pharmaceutical supply chains with tailored solutions.
Category: Logistics
ATC Aviation Services AG
ATC Aviation offers specialized solutions for marketing passive and active pharmaceutical products, as well as outsourced sales and operational management services for freight.
Category: General Sales Agents
Swissport Cargo Services Deutschland GmbH
Swissport Cargo Services Deutschland GmbH accepts, stores, and handles (assembly and disassembly) pharmaceutical pallets in temperature-controlled zones from 2 to 8 °C, 15 to 25 °C, and 2 bis 25°C, including active & passive containers. The company also offers various packaging solutions for pharmaceutical products. Swissport Cargo Services Deutschland GmbH has been CEIV-certified since 2017 and therefore meets the highest pharmaceutical logistics standards. The company is open around the clock and has highly qualified, trained staff.
Category: Handing companies
PHARMA STORIES
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Video podcast on pharma shipments at FRA: „Keeping pharmaceutical products refrigerated is very demanding,” says Lydia Schmidt-Köroglu
Discover in this Deep Dive episode with Lydia Schmidt-Köroglu how FRA processes about a million pharmaceuticals each week and why Frankfurt is Europe’s leading pharma hub.
Thomas Christian Söcker, Media Relations and Brand Management
MEDIA SECTION
July 2, 2025
Frankfurt Airport: Europe’s Leading Pharma Hub for the Global Healthcare Market
Located at Europe’s heart, Frankfurt Airport ideally meets the prerequisites for transporting temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals to destinations all over the world – even at high summertime temperatures.
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is situated within the economically powerful Rhine-Main region very close to ten of the world’s 20 largest pharmaceutical producers. In the ongoing summer flight season, 83 airlines are serving 275 destinations in no fewer than 91 countries worldwide from the Frankfurt CargoHub – also for quickly and reliably transporting pharmaceutical products.
FRA has more than 22,000 square meters of temperature-controlled cargo areas, 14,000 square meters of which are specially designated for handling pharmaceutical products and meet the most demanding standards for safely and securely handling them. There is a whole fleet of state-of-the-art vehicles that are specially equipped to carry heat-sensitive products anywhere on the apron while consistently ensuring precisely the right temperature.
“Frankfurt Airport is Europe’s leading pharma hub – and therefore plays an essential role for global healthcare,” says Dr. Pierre Dominique Prümm, Fraport AG’s Executive Director for Aviation and Infrastructure. “Airport operator Fraport and our many partners in the cargo community bring together comprehensive expertise, optimal infrastructure and certified processes for ensuring high-quality, highly reliable handling of pharmaceutical products.”
Every year around 200,000 tonnes of pharmaceutical and healthcare freight are handled at FRA, and the cargo hub’s significance is steadily growing: 74 percent of the members of the cargo community in Frankfurt anticipate positive development and accelerating growth in the pharma sector.
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Overview: Pharma@FRA
Key Facts – Pharma@FRA
Annual capacity: 200,000 tonnes of pharma and healthcare freight
Weekly volume: A million pharmaceutical products a week
Temperature-controlled handling areas: 22,000 square meters
Dedicated areas for pharmaceuticals: 14,000 square meters reserved exclusively for handling pharmaceuticals (CEIV-certified)
Temperature range: -86°C to +25°C
Certified infrastructure: More than 75% of all paths on the airport premises are pharma-certified: Europe’s best value.
Local service providers: Fourteen CEIV-certified service providers under one roof: a European record
Globally networked: Eighty-three airlines serving 275 destinations in ninety-one countries (2025 summer flight schedule).
Site advantages: Ten out of twenty of the world’s largest pharmaceuticals producers are nearby.
Growth forecast: 74% of the cargo community anticipates additional growth at Frankfurt (according to Fraport’s January 2024 survey).
“Frankfurt Airport is Europe’s leading pharma hub – and therefore plays an essential role for global healthcare. Airport operator Fraport and our many partners in the cargo community bring together comprehensive expertise, optimal infrastructure and certified processes for ensuring high-quality, highly reliable handling of pharmaceutical products.”
“Fraport is committed to being a strong partner to the pharma sector. At the same time, it’s important to keep in mind that close collaboration with the many other companies operating here is essential for providing all of the services and facilities that make Frankfurt Europe’s largest pharma hub. Our motto, ‘Creating the Future of Cargo. Together’, reflects our approach. Together with the other members of our cargo community, we make Frankfurt the heartbeat that drives global pharma airfreight. And as the airport’s operator, we’re investing massively within the scope of our CargoHub masterplan to meet the increasing demand by digitalizing processes and developing and optimizing the use of space.”
“Frankfurt Airport is Europe’s largest pharma hub, handling around a million pharmaceutical products every week. We’re a major link in the global healthcare supply chain. Thanks to our logistical services for moving essential pharmaceuticals, our cargo community makes a crucial contribution to supplying products that help people and save lives.”
“Our infrastructure embodies a promise to the pharmaceutical industry. It enables us to maintain uninterrupted cold chains and ensure the integrity of products at Frankfurt Airport.”
“For us, operational excellence means one thing above all: seamless temperature monitoring and maximum reliability for our customers’ products. Our temperature-controlled handling spaces are flexibly deployable and meet all of the specifications for different products, from vaccines all the way to biotech products.”
“Here we have a unique pharmaceutical logistics ecosystem comprising more than 250 specialized companies. Cargo handlers that don’t have pharma areas of their own can also take advantage of the infrastructure at our Perishable Center. Our digital FAIR@Link system networks all of the players in the supply chain and provides real-time updates and transparency from when a plane is unloaded until the cargo leaves on its onward journey. This close cooperation enables us not just to meet but to exceed the requirements of the pharmaceutical industry.”
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Pharmaceutical Transport: From the Lab to the Aircraft
This video shows how pharmaceutical products are transported securely and reliably — from their initial production in the lab all the way through to being loaded onto the aircraft.
