Pharmaceutical logistics in demand as war rattles supply chains

"Our 600 employees are specially trained because they know that, ultimately, the patient is at the end of the supply chain and no errors are allowed," said Katrin Hoelter, head of DHL's logistics division in Germany and the Alpine countries. As the US-Israeli war against Iran has impacted global shipping, "we are seeing that some customers are requesting increased storage volumes here, which are essential for their production, in order to ensure the availability of raw materials", she told AFP during a visit to the site. For the DHL Group, also known as Deutsche Post, the logistics business -- particularly in the pharma sector -- is helping to offset losses from the decline in mail and disruptions to trade caused by conflict and tariff wars.