Chicago Rockford International (RFD) airport recently handled its first pharma shipment from India, undertaken by India-based pharma specialist forwarder Penta Freight India on behalf of a pharma company based in the country, as per reports in the international media.
The shipment was flown from Mumbai to Frankfurt and then transferred through Maersk’s hub at the airport before being flown to RFD on a Maersk Air Cargo/Magma Boeing 747-400F scheduled freighter flight.
The airport is targeting further growth in the pharma trade from India, with a senior official saying that it hoped to capitalise on the growing pharma export market from the country, the reports said.