Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
Direct lane targets healthcare cargo
DSV has launched a direct Air ThermoDirect connection between Luxembourg and Indianapolis, expanding its temperature controlled air freight network for pharmaceutical shipments.
The route links two key healthcare logistics markets and is designed to reduce time spent in uncontrolled environments. For pharma shippers, that matters. A few hours outside the right conditions can turn high value medicine into cargo that cannot be used.
Indianapolis gains wider pharma role
The service runs through Indianapolis International Airport, a growing life sciences and healthcare logistics hub in the United States.
DSV said the connection will support more predictable cold chain movements while avoiding some of the complexity linked to active containers. The company said the approach can help lower cost, emissions and operational uncertainty on critical healthcare lanes.
Kenneth Källström, Executive Vice President and Global Head, Healthcare at DSV, said the Indianapolis operation will support visibility and control across pharma manufacturing regions in the United States, Europe, the Americas and APAC.
Focus shifts from capacity to control
The new lane reflects a wider shift in healthcare logistics. Capacity still matters, but for temperature sensitive cargo, control is often the bigger question.
Stephanie Penarete, Vice President Air Product Americas at DSV, said the Indy Wings service is part of the company’s strategy to place critical supply chain points under full accountability.
For pharmaceutical companies, the route adds another direct option between Europe and the Midwest, where speed, handling discipline and temperature integrity can carry more weight than the flight itself.
