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Hong Kong handler Hactl digitizes export documents

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has opened a Terminal Services Centre - Export (TSCE), embodying new digital processes and document handling features. Hactl’s Terminal Services Centre has been providing Air Cargo Documentation (ACD) services for airline customers since 1998. By 2023, three quarters of Hactl’s 100+ airline customers were using the facility, which now handles an average of 2,000 air waybills daily; around 80% of which  have up to ... [+]

Hactl steps up battery safety

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has opened a dedicated Lithium Batteries Storage Zone,equipped with CO2 fire suppression systems and fire-proof partitions to segregate battery cargo from other shipments. Increased provision of fire extinguishers will also help to contain any battery fire and reduce the risk of spread. Hactl’s automated ... [+]

Hactl ramps up driverless tractor scheme

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) plans to introduce Autonomous Electric Tractors (AETs) to its ramp operations in 2024. Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler has signed a memorandum of understanding with Westwell Holdings to collaborate on the introduction of the vehicles which, in addition to the relatively simple task ... [+]

Hactl pact urges tenants: Waste not, want not

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has launched a voluntary Green Terminal Pact (GTP) to encourage its SuperTerminal 1 tenants to reduce carbon footprint and create an environmentally-conscious workplace.  It will also help them prepare for Hong Kong’s Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Charging Scheme. Hactl has installed smart meters in ... [+]

HACTL keeps dangerous goods under control

Hong Kong handler HACTL has launched a Cool Chain Complex (CCC), the largest at the International Airport and the first to include a dedicated climate-controlled facility for storing dangerous substances. CCC allows import shipments to be unloaded from aircraft, broken down, and either stored or handed to waiting customers entirely within ... [+]

Japanese efficiency wins the day in Hong Kong freight tournament

The Hactl International Forklift and Pallet Building Competition at the independent handler’s SuperTerminal 1 in Hong Kong returned this year for the 13th time, after a break of four years due to COVID travel restrictions. An audience of around 300 watched participants from Air Canada, Cargolux Airlines International S.A., Emirates, Finnair, ... [+]

Hactl and Aerovision develop new fire detection tech

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has signed an agreement with Aerovision Technology Limited (ATL) to install its intelligent cargo thermal detection system at  Hactl’s SuperTerminal 1, the first use of the technology at an airfreight facility. It combines advanced thermal imaging technology, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, data analytics, and artificial ... [+]

Kiosks take the pain out of Hong Kong collections

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) is opening 12 new Automated Service Kiosks (ASKs) to speed up collection of import cargo from its SuperTerminal 1 facility. Hactl - – Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler – is the first cargo terminal operator there to introduce such a system. Under the ... [+]

Asian honours for Hactl and Kerry

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s largest independent handler – was named Best Global Air Cargo Terminal Operator and Best Green Air Cargo Terminal Operator at the 2023 Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain (AFLAS) Awards in Singapore. It is the fifth time Hactl and its ... [+]

Robots reinforce Hong Kong air security

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) is using robot patrols to beef up site security at its SuperTerminal 1 facility. The first security robot is about to enter service, initially patrolling car- and truck parking areas, and export goods handling areas, mainly at night. .As well as helping to reduce theft, ... [+]

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