News / Good news for frustrated forwarders as Heathrow gets set to 'transform' air cargo

14/10/2015

Heathrow Airport says it is now ready to “transform cargo”.

The news comes as forwarders and shippers report that increased congestion and waiting times at the airport have added costs to their operations.

While there is no backlog as such, truck waiting times have increased and logistics ...

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John Roberts
October 14, 2015 at 2:06 pm
The horseshoe is a complete disaster. Whoever designed it should never be allowed to design anything ever again and the handling sheds based their ought to up their game and stop keeping people waiting endlessly. We’re all in the same game and forwarders needs the airlines and handling companies just as much as the handling companies and airlines need forwarders yet we all seem to be make it as inefficient as we can for each other.
Knock it down and start again is what I say.

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- Gary Kendall
  November 03, 2015 at 10:37 pm
  When the current facilities were designed the were leading edge 40ft trucks did not exist. Heathrow has not until this year taken an interest in cargo and like the airport itself we are now playing catch up. The individuals who designed the Horseshoe are long dead and that is the problem.
  
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