Compliance speeds up cargo turnaround

In the time-sensitive perishable

export industry where speedy

turnaround of cargo is

critical, airfreight shipments

moved as “known cargo”

can significantly reduce lead

times and turnaround times

at the airport, according to

Nicole Alexander,

branch manager

of Professional

Aviation Services

in Cape Town.

“We are able

to assist freight

forwarders

and logistics

companies who

want to make their

perishable facility compliant

with Part 108 legislation for

airfreight,” she told FTW.

The company offers a

comprehensive solution which

includes risk assessments,

site inspections, liaison

with the South African Civil

Aviation Authority (SACAA),

background and criminal

checks, as well as all the

necessary training courses that

a client would need in order to

become compliant.

“We also offer specialist

tracking and monitoring

of export containers from

factory to seaport as a

specialised service,”

said Alexander.

And she

believes that

based on the

number of

clients who

export perishable

cargo on behalf of

their customers, all

indications are that it is an

area of growth, specifically in

the airfreight industry.

Several companies were

expanding operations into the

sector and making provision for

and building new facilities to

take advantage of the growth,

she said.