Hactl implements US$31million COSAC-Plus cargo handling programme

2012 04 17

 

HONG KONG's major ground handler, Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl), has completed the final phase of its HK$240 million (US$31 million) COSAC-Plus Cargo Management System, marking the end of a three-year implementation process.

The last 26 of the 91 airline customers handled by Hactl transferred to the new system on April 9 following the completion of three previous phases.

The system launched in 1976 at Hong Kong's former international airport, Kai Tak. Thirty-six years later COSAC-Plus is multilingual and comes with a full web interface, online help and personalisation capability. It handles images for the first time, and has comprehensive cargo tracking features.

"COSAC-Plus takes the previous system's excellent features and total reliability to a new level," said Jardine Airport Services cargo chief Victor Lai. "It is easier to use and its many new features, such as storing photos enables us to provide a better service and work more efficiently."

COSAC-Plus will always be a work in progress, with ever-changing regulations and customer needs, the system must continue to evolve as it has done since Hactl was launched in 1976, said Hactl general manager Cindy Ng.

"When you handle three million tonnes of cargo a year for over 90 airlines and 1,000 freight forwarders, failure is not an option," said Ms Ng. "We are particularly grateful to our 140-strong development workforce from HACTL Solutions Limited for their hard work throughout the project."

Hactl, the world's largest single independent cargo handling facility, has more than doubled tonnage in the 13 years since it moved to SuperTerminal 1, with an all-time record throughput of 2.9 million tonnes in 2010.

Source Shipping Gazette - Daily Shipping News

 

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