All HACTL articles – Page 3

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    Hactl scoops Vietjet deal for new Hong Kong service

    2017-01-25T15:35:03Z

    VietJet has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) to provide cargo terminal services for new flights being launched between Ho Chi Minh City and Hong Kong.The daily services will be operated using Airbus A320 aircraft and come on the back of growing demand between Hong Kong and Vietnam.Hactl said ...

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    Crate expectations: Japan Airlines wins Hactl forklift competition

    2017-01-12T15:01:43Z

    The 2017 Hactl International Forklift and Pallet Building Competition was dominated by Japanese airlines as Japan Airlines won and Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) came second.Japan Airlines achieved top place in both the forklift driving and pallet building competitions, with NCA coming second in each of the competitions.Teams from Air China ...

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    Hactl wins Bismillah freighter deal

    2016-12-05T10:02:35Z

    Bismillah Airlines has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) to handle its newly-launched twice-weekly B747F services from Dhaka.The flights are the Bangladesh-based airline’s first scheduled service to Hong Kong.Hactl will provide ramp handling, cargo terminal operations, crew transportation and air cargo documentation.The flights will be marketed in Hong ...

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    Hactl to handle new SW Italia express freighter flight

    2016-11-29T09:29:50Z

    Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited won a contract to handle a new weekly Boeing 747-8F service for SW Italia.The new flight – which routes from Hong Kong to Prague – is for the exclusive use of Sto Express, one of the major Chinese express operators. The aircraft is operating ...

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    Hactl expects full year improvement in demand despite flat start to 2016

    2016-11-16T12:30:44Z

    Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) is expecting to beat last year’s tonnage throughput total in 2016 thanks to a late spike in demand.Hactl chief executive Mark Whitehead said that he expected the terminal operator to end the year with total cargo volumes of around 1.8m tonnes compared with ...

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    Hactl ground handling certification first in Hong Kong

    2016-11-09T10:07:07Z

    Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has become the first handler in Hong Kong to be certified under the IATA Ground Operations Manual (IGOM), signifying its full compliance with the new standardised procedures.Through IGOM, IATA is driving the adoption of a single industry ground operations manual, to replace the ...

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    VIDEO: Watch out One Direction, Hactl launches pop song

    2016-10-21T11:15:36Z

    Just when you thought you'd seen it all, air cargo handler Hactl has produced a pop song (see live video below).The idea for the song came when chief executive Mark Whitehead decided it would be good to create a memorable highlight for the company's 40th anniversary staff party.The song was ...

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    Hactl speeds truck processing at SuperTerminal 1 facility

    2016-09-30T16:01:26Z

    Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals' (Hactl) new automated truck lanes at its SuperTerminal 1 facility have helped speed up vehicle processing times.The new automated lanes, which replaced manned booths, register trucks and obtain details of vehicle size and purpose of visit.“Together with the doubling of entry lanes, these have eliminated ...

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    Hactl passes GDP audit with flying colours

    2016-07-05T13:26:35Z

    Hactl has completed its World Health Organization (WHO) Good Distribution Practices (GDP) audit, with no non-compliances or observations.It is the third successive year in which Hactl has passed the audit with a perfect score.Hactl was the first cargo handler in Hong Kong to attain WHO GDP accreditation; the initial and ...

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    Picture special: Hactl turns 40

    2016-06-01T09:32:47Z

    Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) is celebrating its 40th anniversary this month.Hactl, which is Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler and one of the largest in the world, first opened its doors in May 1976 when Hong Kong’s airport was at its original Kai Tak location.As space in ...

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    Perfect 40th for Hong Kong's HACTL

    2016-06-01T08:48:46Z

    Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) is celebrating its 40th birthday and has launched a video to mark the event.It is a double celebration for Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler, which has also passed its bi-ennial ISAGO (IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations) external audit, "once again achieving ...

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    Horses' tale from Hactl

    2016-02-18T10:15:54Z

    Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has again handled 64 of the world’s most valuable horses, competing at the Longines Masters of Hong Kong.As in 2015, the official carrier for the event was Emirates Airline, for which Hactl is the cargo handling agent in Hong Kong. Emirates transported the ...

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    Hong Kong's Hactl links up with local inland terminal operator

    2016-02-03T14:29:24Z

    Hong Kong-based airport ground handling group Hactl is developing logistics links around the world’s number one airfreight hub after signing a memorandam of understanding (MoU) with Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (CKS), a local ferry and inland terminal operator.Hactl Development Holdings Ltd (HDHL) – the business development arm of the Hactl ...

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    Hong Kong's Hactl breaks freighter handling records

    2015-12-30T05:25:47Z

    Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) has broken two records for its ramp handling operations.The company handled 2,242 full freighters in November, beating its previous monthly record of 2,232 set in November 2014.The November record was 308 higher than the October figure, due largely to an increase in pre-Christmas ...

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    Hactl welcomes back Mynmar

    2015-12-15T12:16:30Z

    Myanmar National Airlines has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) –to handle its newly-launched services from Yangon.The airline, which as Union of Burma Airways, can trace its origins back to 1948 and operated flights to Hong Kong in the 1950s, is emerging after 22 years of isolation and ...

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    Hactl passes GDP audit

    2015-07-17T10:17:31Z

    Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has passed its World Health Organisation (WHO) Good Distribution Practices (GDP) annual surveillance audit.The audit is required in order to maintain GDP accreditation. Hong Kong’s largest cargo handler achieved GDP accreditation – covering the provision of handling, logistics and storage services for pharmaceuticals ...

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    Ten more years for Hactl franchise

    2015-06-23T15:00:44Z

    Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has signed a 10-year extension of its handling franchise at the airport. The new agreement with Hong Kong’s Airport Authority runs from July 2018, when the current franchise expires.Hong Kong’s largest cargo handling agent said that the signing of the new agreement is ...

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    Hactl and Lux-Airport sign pharma certification MoU

    2015-05-07T08:57:49Z

    Lux-Airport and Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd have signed a memorandum of understanding which will create a trade lane with Good Distribution Practice certification between Luxembourg and Hong Kong.At the Air Cargo Europe event in Munich, the two companies, along with Cargolux, Luxair Cargo and a Luxembourg government minister, ...

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    Lilian Chan takes new role at Hactl

    2015-03-21T10:29:57Z

    Lilian Chan, executive director of Hactl – Hong Kong’s largest cargo handler – is taking up a new role as global ambassador for the company from February.Chan – for many years the commercial head of Hactl – will dispense with all office-based duties and administration, to focus on maintaining and ...