In consideration of the volatile global economy, the growing costs of airfreight, and the risk associated with diminished air cargo capacity, project Optimize evaluated ocean freight as a potentially secure and economic alternative method to transport vaccines. This document describes the project’s methodology, findings, and recommendations.

Author(s): PATH, World Health Organization

Published: 2013

Resource types: PATH resource; Fact sheet

Diseases: Not disease/vaccine specific

Topics: Introduction and service delivery; Cold chain logistics and technologies

Regions: Global