Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl)—Hong Kong’s largest cargo handler—has enhanced its security operations with the introduction of two electric vehicles to enable security staff to increase the frequency of patrols, and respond to any incidents more quickly.
Security for the Hactl SuperTerminal 1 facility—the largest single cargo terminal in the world—is a major task involving some 260 staff deployed in various security duties, including perimeter and premises patrols and guarding and cargo scanning.
The environmentally friendly electric vehicles, now used around the clock. are limited to 15 kilometers per hour for safety reasons, but still significantly reduce travel times around the giant 174,600-square-meter Hactl site, which has a perimeter of 1,850 meters.
Andrew Sin, Hactl’s senior manager of security services, said: “We continue to invest in improving the robustness of all Hactl operations, including the vital area of security.
“The introduction of our mobile patrol vehicles has significantly increased our visible security presence throughout SuperTerminal 1. We are making more efficient use of our patrol staff, speeding incident response and even improving our efficiency in dealing with related matters such as clamping of illegally parked vehicles.”
Changi Airport tonnage down
Meanwhile, Singapore Changi Airport has reported a drop in cargo tonnage for July.
The Changi Airport Group (CAG) said airfreight tonnage registered at the airport fell 2.4 percent to 155,000 tonnes.
Between January and July 2014, cargo shipments were stable at 1.065 million tonnes compared to the same period last year, CAG said.
