Schiphol Cargo hosts e-Freight study programme Changi Airport

Through hosting this study programme the growing e-Freight collaboration between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and its MoU partner Singapore Changi Airport has taken a further step forward.

18 representatives of Singapore’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAAS), Ministry of Transport, Customs, Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, Changi Airport Group (CAG) and handling agents SATS and Dnata attended the event, along with a executives of Efreight@NL, Schiphol Cargo, Singapore Airlines.
The intensive programme included presentations by CAAS, CAG, Dutch Customs, Air Cargo Netherlands and Amsterdam Connecting Trade. Topics included developments at both Changi and Schiphol, and an update on Smartgate. Discussion panels examined factors inhibiting the progress of e-Freight, and traded ideas on how to speed up implementation. Delegates also visited various locations around the airport to see e-Freight, Smartgate and E-link in action, meeting key personnel on site to hear their experiences and views first-hand.

Says Schiphol Cargo’s Director – Business Development, Saskia van Pelt: “E-freight shipments through Schiphol have almost quadrupled in a year, but we are still talking six percent of total cargo traffic. We have a long way to go.

“We are probably ahead in implementation and processes right now, but Changi has done a lot more work in researching the factors that are holding back e-Freight, and we look forward to sharing the results of their investigations, which will be invaluable in helping us to identify and overcome obstacles here.”