Swissport and FreightScan Announce Strategic Partnership
Carlsbad, California, March 4, 2010 – FreightScan, LLC, a leader in the development and deployment of innovative technology solutions for the freight and logistics industry, announced today they have formed a strategic partnership with Swissport International, Ltd., the world’s leading provider of ground services to the aviation sector. This newly formed partnership will enable Swissport to install automated dimensioning systems in facilities across its global network, offering a premium level of cargo handling services to airlines.
“FreightScan began working with Swissport in September 2009 when we installed an FS100 dimensioning system at the Amsterdam (AMS) air cargo station,” says André Johnson, CEO of FreightScan. “The results of that installation have been very successful, and confirmed the opportunity for Swissport to create substantial value for their customers with a standardized method for dimensioning 100 percent of shipments. We are very pleased to be working with such a high caliber organization as Swissport, whose commitment to innovation and technology consistently delivers better service offerings to the industry.”
The first phase of the partnership will extend from the Amsterdam station and include additional installations at London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Chicago and Los Angeles airports. The FS100 dimensioning systems designated for these facilities capture length, width and height for all types of cargo, creating a printable and retrievable record of the dimensions, dimensional weight, a scan image and digital photo of each piece of a shipment. Subsequent phases will continue to roll out FS100 systems to Swissport’s major facilities throughout Europe, North America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
“Since September 2009, Swissport AMS has been collecting data and evaluating the benefits of FreightScan’s products,” states John Batten, Executive Vice President of Cargo for Swissport International. “The feedback has been very positive from both the warehouse personnel using the system as well as the carriers receiving the data on their cargo. Our goal is to bring the carriers into the partnership, working together to create efficiencies and accurate data for air waybills. We will be actively rolling out this system worldwide to all customers to improve quality and create a USP that differentiates us from other handling companies.”
FreightScan is configuring the FS100 systems for Swissport to include a unique feature called DimmTech™ - a setting that allows operators to dimension multiple pieces of cargo with a single scan.“DimmTech™ was created for exactly the kind of high volume facilities Swissport manages,” says Johnson. “The FS100 units are small and light, so they install directly over a scale to dimension the cargo at the same time the reweigh is performed. Operators can accurately dimension four to six skids in a matter of seconds, to standardize the process of dimensioning cargo without interrupting workflow. That data is passed seamlessly to Swissport, which can make it available to its customers as a standard part of the outstanding service it provides.”
Delivering unprecedented ease of deployment, the FreightScan FS100 system is compact and installs virtually anywhere in a warehouse, 15 feet off the floor, streamlining the dimming process, improving yield and maximizing warehouse resources. The system captures accurate dimensions of cargo in seconds, and creates a retrievable data record for each waybill including dimensions, scan images and digital photos.
ABOUT SWISSPORT INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
Swissport International Ltd., which is owned by Ferrovial, a leading European infrastructure and service corporation based in Spain, provides ground services for over 70 million passengers and 3.5 million tons of cargo a year on behalf of some 650 client companies. With its workforce of around 32 000 personnel, Swissport is active at 176 airports in 38 countries on five continents, and generated consolidated operating revenue of CHF 1.9 billion (EUR 1.3 billion or USD 1.8 billion) last year.
ABOUT FREIGHTSCAN, LLC
FreightScan, LLC is a leader in the development and deployment of innovative technology solutions for the freight and logistics industry. Its groundbreaking automated dimensioning systems include the FreightScan FS100 and FS100P, overhead scanners, and the FL1000, the world’s first forklift mounted scanner.
Utilizing revolutionary 3D camera imaging, FreightScan’s products scan cargo in all configurations within seconds, enabling companies to maximize warehouse resources, establish accurate billings, and significantly improve revenues and profit performance. D.I.M.M.Tech™ (Defined Imaging and Multiple Measurement Technology), is a feature unique to FreightScan that captures individual dimensions of multiple pieces of cargo with a single scan, creating substantial efficiencies in the cargo acceptance process. FreightScan is also preparing to introduce FS-CargoVizion™, the next generation of look-inside-the-box security screening technology. Logistics industry segments it serves include air freight, ground freight, rail freight, sea freight, multimodal transportation and container logistics. For more information, please visit: www.freightscancargo.com.