HONG Kong Air Cargo Industry Services Limited (Hacis), the value-added logistics arm of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl), has opened a new climate-controlled facility - 'Cool Zone' - to cater for the increasing volumes of perishable and temperature-sensitive e-commerce traffic transiting Hong Kong.
The new facility is located within its E-commerce Fulfilment Centre and provides a total, climate-controlled handling solution for goods such as fresh fruit and chocolates, speeding up the handling process and avoiding the potential cost and delays of transferring goods to downtown facilities for processing, before delivery to the agent's warehouse or the final customer.
'Using Hacis Cool Zone, cargo arriving in Hong Kong can easily be processed and delivered to local customers the same day,' said a company statement.
Hacis Cool Zone offers a handling area with temperatures down to 15 degrees Celcius. Hacis is also able to provide storage for chilled, fresh and frozen commodities ranging from +25 degrees Celcius to -25 degrees Celcius.
The Cool Zone is directly linked to Hactl's SuperTerminal 1 automated Box Storage System (BSS), enabling it to cater for loose cargo, while minimizing transit times.
The decision to open Hacis Cool Zone was driven by the growth in cool chain shipments arriving at Hong Kong International Airport, and destined for e-commerce customers, explains Hacis executive director Ringo Chan.
'The Hacis E-commerce Fulfilment Centre needed to support this expansion of temperature-sensitive e-commerce business to various local and overseas destinations, and having reliable and efficient chiller facilities was essential to ensure the preservation of these shipments in prime condition.'
Early users of the facility have been importers of fruit, yogurt, snowy mooncake and chocolates, with most traffic inbound from Asian counties. Typical shipments comprise 100 pieces weighing between 1 to 5 kilos each.
'We anticipate an increase in the amount of temperature-controlled cargo being handled as there is a growing demand for direct supply of products such as fruits from Japan and Korea,' Mr Chan said.
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The new facility is located within its E-commerce Fulfilment Centre and provides a total, climate-controlled handling solution for goods such as fresh fruit and chocolates, speeding up the handling process and avoiding the potential cost and delays of transferring goods to downtown facilities for processing, before delivery to the agent's warehouse or the final customer.
'Using Hacis Cool Zone, cargo arriving in Hong Kong can easily be processed and delivered to local customers the same day,' said a company statement.
Hacis Cool Zone offers a handling area with temperatures down to 15 degrees Celcius. Hacis is also able to provide storage for chilled, fresh and frozen commodities ranging from +25 degrees Celcius to -25 degrees Celcius.
The Cool Zone is directly linked to Hactl's SuperTerminal 1 automated Box Storage System (BSS), enabling it to cater for loose cargo, while minimizing transit times.
The decision to open Hacis Cool Zone was driven by the growth in cool chain shipments arriving at Hong Kong International Airport, and destined for e-commerce customers, explains Hacis executive director Ringo Chan.
'The Hacis E-commerce Fulfilment Centre needed to support this expansion of temperature-sensitive e-commerce business to various local and overseas destinations, and having reliable and efficient chiller facilities was essential to ensure the preservation of these shipments in prime condition.'
Early users of the facility have been importers of fruit, yogurt, snowy mooncake and chocolates, with most traffic inbound from Asian counties. Typical shipments comprise 100 pieces weighing between 1 to 5 kilos each.
'We anticipate an increase in the amount of temperature-controlled cargo being handled as there is a growing demand for direct supply of products such as fruits from Japan and Korea,' Mr Chan said.
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