Ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has opened a re-furbished facility at Copenhagen Airport to support the expansion of its e-commerce business from the hub.
WFS acquired the facility, which will offer specialised E-Commerce & Freight Forwarder Handling (EFFH) services, last year when it took over Wallenborn Outsourcing Copenhagen.
The handler then spent several months revamping the building before recently re-opening.
The building covers an area of 4,800 sq m and takes WFS’ cargo handling footprint at the airport to over 21,500 sq m.
WFS’ EFFH service makes freight ready-for-carriage, captures weight and cargo measurements, provides security screening, consolidation, and transportation to and from handling agents.
It also covers deconsolidation, sorting, and preparing shipments for customs clearance, and onward transportation by road, plus shipment labelling, repacking, crating, and customised screening services.
Inge Briand de Crevecoeur, managing director, Copenhagen, at WFS, said: “This is the latest expansion of our presence at Copenhagen Airport to support its growing cargo volumes and thriving freight forwarding community.
"We know from WFS’ experience at other major cargo gateways that forwarders are increasingly seeing value in outsourcing more of the physical handling aspects of their business to trusted partners like WFS.”
The handling company claims its e-commerce solutions delivers a one-day total time reduction for international shipments to reach Scandinavian e-commerce customers through fast import sorting & scanning service to expedite customs clearance.
Marc Claesen, senior vice president northern Europe & Africa at WFS, added: "Our expansion in Copenhagen aligns perfectly with our strategy to grow our e-commerce and freight forwarder handling product across our network.
“We are diversifying our services in an increasingly challenging environment, where speed of handling and real-time information sharing are critical. Copenhagen joins our dedicated E-Commerce & Freight Forwarder Handling facilities in key European gateways such as Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, and Sweden and we will continue to seek new opportunities.”
