Swissport enhances the global cold chain operations with the first damage center in Liège
Swissport has expanded its specialized capabilities at Liège Airport with the opening of a dedicated treatment center, which is the only facility of its kind at the airport. It operates completely from August 1, enhances the temperature -dominated air installation Swissport and develops the role of Liège as a strategic European logistics center.
Swissport, the global leading company in the airport services and dealing with air cargo, provides its strategy to provide an infrastructure designed for specialized charging slices, including damaging and electronic commercial materials, with the launch of a dedicated treatment center at Lig Airport. AirSide is located, and the facility that has been built for this purpose is designed exclusively for a smooth productivity of unit loading devices (Usds) carrying a temperature sensitive commodity. With the exact climate control between 2 ° C and 8 ° C and the capacity of 40 Usds – equivalent to a full shipping load – ensures the protection of the cold chain chain and greatly reduces the time processing time for critical charges.
This new new facility complements the Swissport shipping station in Liège, which was opened in April 2024, which expanded the company’s total fingerprint at the airport to 27,000 square meters. This is followed by the promotions of the recent capacity in the main shipping centers throughout Europe, including Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Madrid, Johannesburg and Cape Town, which enhances Swiss’s commitment to supporting specialized goods growth throughout the region.
“This specialized specialized center explains our commitment to the specially designed shipping solutions that meet the advanced needs of global logistics services,” said Wilfred Yans, Managing Director of Swissport Belgium. “It places us as a major partner for temperature sensitive products, especially higher -value -value -value -value -cutting materials that move through our growing global network.”
Swissport continues to invest in the cold infrastructure through its global network, as Liège is now playing a major role in linking the original and destination points in the widening cold chain corridor. The company has now become one of the few global processes in the world to provide specialized potential controlled by the temperature on both sides of the supply chain, which achieves comprehensive protection of time -sensitive shipments and temperature.
The AirSide strategic site enables the facility to transport aircraft to direct storage, eliminating intermediate steps that may lead to the settlement of the safety of the product. This setting reduces the risk of temperature trips, maintains the freshness of the product, and speeds up delivery times for both imports and exports.
Import flows will benefit in particular, as the center provides a safe and safe storage for goods during transit, ready for final delivery by truck across Europe, with a strong focus on the Dutch flower market.
“With this investment, we are strengthening the role of Liège in the wonderful global series.” “By expanding our experiences in dealing with drugs to damageable flows, Swissport now provides the arrival of the entire Liège community to a flower that is controlled by the temperature between Nairobi and Amsterdam. It also completes our growing role in e -commerce logistics, where Liège continues to attract the best international players.”
Swissport airlines have provided airlines at Liège Airport since 2001, and it provides a comprehensive set of services that cover public and private charging processing, temperature -controlled treatment, axis processing, fast services, handling of guidance, and dealing with specialized in dealing with them. In 2024, a dedicated team of 300 Swissport professionals succeeded in dealing with 400,000 tons of air cargo and service more than 3850 streets in Liège, with the company’s growing scale and its importance in this strategic center.
