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Swissport International has launched operations at the Digital & Intelligent International Cargo Terminal at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, the world’s second-largest air freight hub. It is the handler’s first entry into the Chinese market as and follows the agreement signed in October 2025 between Swissport and Smarex, a joint venture between AVINEX Logistics (Shanghai Airport Authority Logistics Development Company) and China Eastern Airlines Logistics.
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Ground handler Swissport International has signed a binding agreement to acquire Swiftair Maroc, subject to regulatory approval.
Swiftair Maroc operates a 3,700sq m airside warehouse at Mohammed V Airport, Morocco’s primary air freight hub in Casablanca including cold rooms for pharmaceutical products and perishable goods.
Swissport’s Maroc arm already provides ground handling ...
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Swissport has opened a new air cargo warehouse at Vasil Levski Sofia Airport in Bulgaria. It offers 2,200sq m of warehouse space, and is located only 80 meters from the apron, enabling faster aircraft turnaround times.
It can handle cargo including general cargo, pharmaceuticals, perishables, e-commerce shipments, and special cargo such ...
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Swissport has earned IATA CEIV Pharma status for its Dusseldorf facility, bringing its network certified warehouses to 24 globally.
The expansion builds on the aviation services provider's 'Cool and Connect' air cargo facility launched in Basel in 2024, which set the blueprint for the company's pharma-dedicated logistics, with a focus on ...
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Swissport has opened a 5,500sq m second-line e warehouse at Liege Airport. Dedicated to import parcel handling, it has a capacity of up to 300 tons per day and takes the handler’s total e-commerce footprint at the Belgian airport to 9,000sq m.
it is part of Swissport’s broader strategy to develop ...
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Steve Polmans will join handling company Swissport as global senior vice president cargo in mid-November.
He was most recently an independent air cargo consultant, and before that was vice president business development at Abu Dhabi Airports, director of cargo and logistics at Brussels Airport Company, where he played a key role ...
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Swissport International is to manage and jointly operate the new Digital & Intelligent International Cargo Terminal at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in partnership with Smargo, a joint venture between AVINEX Logistics and China Eastern Airlines Logistics. The agreement, signed on 21 October marks the handler’s first entry into the Chinese ...
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Swissport has opened Liège Airport’s first ever dedicated perishable handling centre. Fully operational from 1 August, the temperature-controlled airside installation reinforces Swissport’s flower corridor. The airside, facility is designed exclusively for Unit Load Devices (ULDs) carrying temperature-sensitive goods and offers precise climate control between 2°C and 8°C and capacity for ...
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Swissport has officially started operations at its new Auckland Cargo Centre. The new facility offers 8,500sq m of handling space, including weather-protected receipt and dispatch areas. It is the first cargo terminal in Auckland with direct access to the airfield.
Swissport has invested in advanced equipment and digital systems including the ...
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Swissport has added 800 square meters of new freight space to its logistics operations at EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg in response to rising import volumes. In 2024, the company handled over 47,000 tons of cargo at the site, including pharmaceuticals. To support this growth by focusing on more efficient use of existing ...
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