cool chain Coolport @ Changi


SINGAPORE AIRPORT Terminal Services (SATS) has introduced Coolport @ Changi, the gateway’s first on-airport perishables handling centre. Situated within the


airport Free Trade Zone, the facility has multi- tiered zones, with different temperatures ranging from -28°C to +18°C to handle a wide range of commodities such as live seafood, ornamental fish, meats, fresh produce and flowers.


According to Clement Woo,


president and CEO of SATS: “Our vision is for Coolport @ Changi to become the preferred transhipment hub for those categories of products requiring a secure cool chain logistics process.” Albert Lim, division head (cargo and logistics development) at Singapore’s Changi Airport Group (CAG), says: “We have also positioned ourselves to target and grow new cargo segments.”


“My perception is that we have in place


a proven and efficient way of moving perishable products, and that is continuing. This is not a new product for BA, which led the way with its Perishable Handling Centre (PHC) at London Heathrow 11 years ago, providing a fully chilled, state-of-the-art handling facility for processing in a controlled environment. “This modern handling


facility allows us to process each consignment in a controlled environment until ready for despatch directly to supermarket distribution centres or markets, or collection by


Lim sees Coolport @


Changi as a project that “will create new value- added services and market opportunities for airlines and cargo agents across Asia Pacific to capture new trade flows”. A first in Singapore,


Coolport @ Changi will also have a dedicated system in place to handle urgent medical cargo, strengthening Singapore’s position as Asia’s leading biomedical hub.


importers and import handlers,” Forsyth pointed out. “We also minimise the delay on transport between the aircraft and the PHC. The facility is capable of handling over 90,000 tonnes of


perishables,” he added. POTENTIAL WEAK LINK


It is not just the carrier that has to implement special procedures for the movement of perishables. The cargo agent must do so too, whether it be the global or the smaller, more


specialised forwarder.


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