SATS to launch Coolport @ Changi

Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) has announced plans to launch Coolport @ Changi in the first quarter of 2010.

According to eyefortransport, the S$12 million Coolport @ Changi will be the first dedicated on-airport facility in Singapore for handling terminal and transit perishables cargo within the Free Trade Zone.

Located within SATS Airfreight Terminal 2, Coolport @ Changi will have an annual operating capacity of approximately 250,000 tonnes, with scope for expansion from the current 8,000 m2 to 14,000 m2.

The facility will have multi-tiered zones with different temperatures ranging from -28°C to 18°C to handle a wide range of commodities, and will offer value-added services including warehousing & distribution, live tanking, inventory management & control, and ripening facilities.

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

Coolport @ Changi will be designed in accordance with internationally recognised Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) guidelines for food safety and in compliance with the highest international standards of cool chain integrity. It also aims to be the first Halal-certified air cargo hub for perishables in Asia Pacific.
Hellman Perishable Logistics has been selected as a partner and consultant for Coolport @ Changi.
 

Source: Transportweekly