Hactl launches cool chain complex

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Monday, 04 March 2024

Hong Kong airport's Hactl has launched its new Cool Chain Complex (CCC), providing a seamless handling process for temperature-controlled shipments. 
The facility is the largest at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), and the first to include a dedicated climate-controlled facility for storing dangerous substances.

Hactl’s Cool Chain Complex is the largest at HKIA

The new CCC enables import shipments to be unloaded from aircraft, broken down, and then either stored, or handed to waiting customers within an entirely temperature-controlled environment.

Exports enjoy a similar seamless temperature-controlled transit from warehouse to aircraft. All additional processes, such as check-weighing and X-ray screening, also take place within the CCC’s controlled environment.

The CCC has been designed to minimise the total time and distance between aircraft and storage, with direct airside access and its own dedicated landside truck docks. Three temperature zones (15°C, 2-8°C, and -25 to -15°C) cater for every type of commodity, and all CCC zones have real-time temperature monitoring and full CCTV coverage. 

In addition, the CCC features a dedicated area for dangerous substances, also with three separate temperature zones – the first facility of its kind in Hong Kong.

Wilson Kwong, chief executive Hactl said: “This is a real game-changer in the handling of temperature-controlled shipments at Hong Kong’s airport. 

"In addition to offering a seamless, constant-climate handling capability, the Cool Chain Complex means Hactl is the first air cargo handler in Hong Kong to offer a dedicated storage area for hazardous substances, with precise temperature control. This will allow dangerous pharmaceuticals and biological shipments to be stored under tightly-regulated thermal conditions and security, in total safety and preserving product efficacy.”