GENEVA: Swiss WorldCargo, the airfreight unit of Swiss International Air Lines, and its partner ground handling companies Cargologic and SATS signed a deal to revamp cargo handling services.
Under the MoU, the three companies will collaborate and focus on quality, e-initiatives, temperature-controlled transport management and specialized handling solutions.
The new alliance will collaborate in the fields of information technology, facility development, joint training, staff/management attachments and joint innovation workshops by sharing knowledge and best practices.
The agreement aims to facilitate exchange and mutual learning between the respective air cargo communities of Singapore and Switzerland, including the administrations.
SATS president and chief executive officer Alex Hungate said: “This focus aligns very well with SATS’ own airfreight handling capabilities across Asia.”
Swiss WorldCargo head and SWISS’s chief cargo officer Oliver Evans said: “Both SATS and Cargologic are trusted partners of ours and help us to achieve our goal of being a global leader in the transportation of care-intensive shipments.”
Additionally, the partners have agreed to enhance good distribution practice (GDP) at both Cargologic’s certified cool chain facilities and SATS network stations across Asia (particularly Zurich and Singapore) in order to promote pharmaceutical and other temperature-controlled airfreight for Swiss WorldCargo.
Joint e-initiatives will also be developed by Swiss WorldCargo, Cargologic and SATS to simplify work processes and drive efficiency, explore preferred service partnership arrangements and collaborate on such other projects.
