At the end of 2018, compared to 2017 revenue was up 195% for the dedicated division providing comprehensive logistics services for the pharmaceutical industry. Turnover in Russia amounted to more than 1 million euros, which is 0.03% of the total Russian pharmaceuticals logistics market estimated to be worth 4 billion euros.

In 2018, experts from AsstrA Pharma Logistics, a dedicated division providing comprehensive logistics services for the pharmaceutical industry, processed more than 1,100 orders for the transportation of pharmaceutical products. Currently the division serves 34 international clients.

AsstrA’s most popular transport mode for pharmaceutical transport is via road, which accounted for 89.3% of total shipment volume. Sea, air, and rail followed with 4,9%,  4,4%, and 1%, respectively.

The most popular destination country was Tajikistan, where 32% of Russian pharmaceuticals exported with AsstrA went. Germany and Uzbekistan followed with 23% and 15%, respectively. The most pharmaceuticals imported to Russia with AsstrA came from Germany, the origin of 59% of such shipments. Finland and France followed with 10% and 5%, respectively.

Over-the-counter drugs were the most common type of pharmaceutical cargo, with 32.29% of processed orders. Blood serum and blood accounted for 19.20% of orders, prescription medications 16.63%,  various oral medication 7.40%, as well as instruments and medical devices 6.98%.

"Our main goals for 2019 are to build our client base and develop new products and routes. Last year, for a series of human organ transplantation operations, the company's experts organized shipments from Germany to Russia of dialysis equipment and medications necessary for the treatment of chronic renal failure. This year, the AsstrA Team, as a Third Party Logistics provider, plans to support a number of research projects related to the fight against and prevention of HIV and cancer, as well as the prevention of cardiovascular diseases," says Ekaterina Lis, Head of AsstrA Pharma Logistics.

AsstrA-Associated Traffic AG has been engaged in the transportation of pharmaceutical products for more than 10 years. In June 2017 the corporate group formed the AsstrA Pharma Logistics Division.

AsstrA Pharma Logistics provides services supporting the transportation of finished products and raw materials for the pharmaceutical industry in compliance with appropriate temperature regimes and with storage in specialized warehouses, proper packaging, customs clearance, and distribution of goods to final recipients. AsstrA pays special attention to the safety and security of the transported cargo in line with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) standards.