STI Freight Management Launches Passive Cold Chain Solution
Temperature-controlled transport down to -80°C for up to 7 days without external power.
S.T.I. Hungary Kft. expands its temperature-controlled transport capabilities with a new passive cold chain solution for complex supply chains.
When transporting temperature-sensitive products, every shipment has its own operational requirements.
While many products are transported using continuously powered refrigeration, some shipments benefit from maintaining the required transport conditions without relying on continuous external power. This can provide greater operational flexibility, particularly where shipments combine different transport modes or where reducing dependence on external power simplifies transport planning.
To support these requirements, STI Hungary has introduced a new passive cold chain solution following the acquisition of the Complex Thermo System business unit from Complex 3H Kft.
The acquisition brings specialist thermal logistics expertise into STI Freight Management, strengthening our temperature-controlled transport capabilities today while providing a strong foundation for further developing this solution across our international network.
Built for the Real-World Logistics
Temperature-controlled transport rarely follows a perfectly predictable journey. Transit times, transport modes, handling requirements and unexpected operational changes all need to be considered when planning a shipment.
These factors influence how temperature-sensitive products should be transported and whether passive temperature-controlled transport is the most appropriate option for a particular shipment.
By combining specialist preparation, careful transport planning and proactive operational oversight, STI Freight Management delivers a fully managed passive temperature-controlled transport solution tailored to the specific requirements of each shipment.
These factors influence how temperature-sensitive products should be transported and whether passive temperature-controlled transport is the most appropriate option for a particular shipment.
By combining specialist preparation, careful transport planning and proactive operational oversight, STI Freight Management delivers a fully managed passive temperature-controlled transport solution tailored to the specific requirements of each shipment.
Supporting Pharma, Food and
Other Temperature-Sensitive Products
The STI FM Passive Cold Chain Solution builds on specialist expertise developed in pharmaceutical logistics, where maintaining strict transport conditions is essential for products such as vaccines, biologics and clinical trial materials.
✅ Pharmaceutical and healthcare products, including vaccines, biologics and clinical trial materials
✅ Premium food products
✅ Temperature-sensitive ingredients
✅ Samples and test products
✅ Other specialty goods requiring stable transport conditions
Across every industry, the objective remains the same: protecting product quality from collection through to delivery under the required transport conditions.
Specialist Preparation Makes the Difference
A validated passive thermal container is only one part of a successful temperature-controlled transport solution.
Every shipment begins with a detailed assessment of the required temperature range, expected transit time, transport mode and handling requirements.
Every shipment begins with a detailed assessment of the required temperature range, expected transit time, transport mode and handling requirements.
Based on this assessment, our Hungarian specialists prepare and precondition the validated passive thermal container before carefully packing the products, installing temperature monitoring devices and coordinating the most appropriate transport solution for the journey.
Throughout transport, experienced specialists maintain operational oversight, helping ensure products remain protected until final delivery.
This combination of specialist preparation, route planning, shipment monitoring and operational coordination provides customers with one fully managed STI FM Passive Cold Chain Solution.
A Hungarian Solution with International Potential
The acquisition has expanded STI Hungary's capabilities in passive temperature-controlled transport, bringing specialist expertise, validated passive thermal technology and dedicated preparation capabilities into the STI Freight Management network.
At STI Hungary's facility in Alsónémedi, experienced specialists prepare and precondition every validated passive thermal container in specially designated preparation areas before each shipment begins. Combined with careful transport planning and operational oversight, this helps ensure every shipment is prepared to meet its specific transport requirements.
This represents an important milestone for STI Hungary while strengthening STI Freight Management's temperature-controlled transport capabilities across Europe.
The long-term objective is to build on this specialist Hungarian expertise and progressively expand the solution across the wider STI Freight Management network, creating new opportunities to support customers with increasingly diverse temperature-controlled transport requirements.
As this capability continues to develop across the STI Freight Management network, it reflects our commitment to Taking Quality the Extra Mile by continuously expanding the expertise and transport solutions available to our customers.
