


Largest air cargo hub for COVID-19 vaccine

Emirates SkyCentral DWC in Dubai South to be dedicated for distribution



The air cargo carrier is taking a global leadership position by announcing that it will be reopening its Emirates SkyCentral DWC cargo terminal in Dubai South to serve as a dedicated anchor hub for cold chain storage and distribution of the vaccine.


With its infrastructure and logistics connections and a geographic location that puts markets representing more than two-thirds of the world’s population within an eight-hour flying radius, Dubai is well positioned as the gateway and distribution hub for COVID-19 vaccines to the rest of the world.



Emirates SkyCentral DWC has over 4,000 square meters of temperature controlled GDP certified dedicated pharma storage area allowing for large scale storage and distribution of the potential COVID-19 vaccines. Overall, it is estimated that the facility can hold around 10 million vials of vaccine at a 2-8 degrees Celsius temperature range at any point of time.

The state of the art infrastructure at Emirates SkyCentral DWC is also complemented by one of the world’s largest fleet of Cool Dollys helping protect temperature sensitive cargo during transit between the aircraft and the cargo terminal. The availability of a large number of temperature controlled trucking docks and the proximity of the terminal to the aircraft parking gates will ensure rapid and efficient clearance of cargo for further distribution.



Watch a video about Emirates SkyCargo setting up the world's largest GDP compliant airside hub for COVID-19 vaccine distribution.