Schiphol Collaborates with Atlanta To Create New Trade and Logistics Corridor

The agreement will digitally and physically connect Amsterdam Airport Schiphol with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Munich, Germany – June 5, 2019 – Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) is collaborating with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) after signing a Memorandum of Understanding to promote cargo trade and investment between metro Atlanta and the Netherlands.
“It’s exciting to see this new partnership between AMS and ATL take shape as we continue to build metro Atlanta’s reputation as an international hub for business,” said Metro Atlanta Chamber Director of Supply Chain Ecosystem Expansion Ben Harris. “Atlanta is setting the bar, being the first region in North America to utilize a cargo community system for its stakeholders. The system will act as a substantial tool in growing our supply chain and manufacturing ecosystem”
The MoU will enable an exchange of data between AMS and ATL to facilitate end-to-end planning and capacity optimization, extend the benefits of the AMS Cargo Community system to ATL, and boost trade flows between the respective air cargo gateways.
“This collaborative agreement will enable us to promote the benefits of strengthening the Netherlands as a gateway to Europe, and Atlanta Airport as a gateway to the Atlantic, the Midwest, and the South of the USA,” said Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Head of Cargo Bart Pouwels. “Not only is this good news for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol by expanding our Cargo Community with Atlanta, but it will also benefit the economy of the Netherlands by further establishing Schiphol’s Mainport hub role.”
From September this year, and throughout 2020, AMS and ATL will be working on the formation of the Atlanta Cargo Network, with the aim to increase exports from ATL to AMS of agricultural and manufacturing goods produced in Georgia, which will be measured by an economic impact assessment study due in 2021.
“Hartsfield-Jackson, the busiest and most efficient passenger airport in the world, is looking to expand its cargo footprint,” said Elliott Paige, Director of Air Service Development, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. “This collaboration will allow us to create a mutually beneficial, symbiotic relationship with Schiphol and, by extension, the Netherlands, a nation that has well over a thousand years of history in successful trade experience.”  
“We look forward to this effort and fully expect it will pay dividends for all involved.”  
The agreement will connect the key cargo operators and logistics providers at AMS and ATL to further strengthen the new trade and logistics corridor, and will be supported by Cargonaut, which operates the Cargo Community Information Platform at AMS.
“At AMS, all of our logistics partners strengthen Schiphol to improve its global competitiveness, and a combination of public-private partnership with a digital platform enables Schiphol to maintain and improve a fully transparent, safe and secure air cargo chain,” said Cargonaut CEO Nanne Onland. “By working together, we create an internationally connected hub, ensuring a fast and efficient flow of goods by sharing data, optimising processes, and collaborating with our partners based upon agreements.”
“Such agreements allow us to create international digital connections with other hubs and logistic companies, allowing us to work from  multiple perspectives on continuous improvement.”
ATL is currently working with Kale Logistics Solutions, a provider of logistics technology solutions, and the air freight community in Atlanta to create the next generation of airport cargo community system.
“Atlanta Airport and the air freight community in Atlanta have started the pioneering work of creating North America’s first next generation airport cargo community system,” said Kale Logistics Solutions Director Amar More. “The next-gen platform goes beyond the traditional message exchange systems and aims to integrate the whole air freight supply chain from exporter to importer, thereby creating efficiency, transparency and security in the supply chain. 
“This community system also has the capability to link to the partner airport communities through digital corridors and illuminate the end-to-end shipment journey.”
The MoU between the two air cargo hubs was announced at Air Cargo Europe in Munich, Germany, alongside the Transport Logistic trade fair.
The collaborative agreement with Atlanta coincides with the official launch of Schiphol’s Smart Cargo Mainport Program (SCMP), which is rolling out across AMS, and, together with the Cargo Community, focuses on sharing data and other collaborative initiatives to optimise air cargo flows.
Amongst other initiatives, SCMP is implementing Landside Pickup and Delivery to ensure seamless transport of cargo by road and air, Automated Nomination to utilise smart software algorithms to speed up the nomination of pallets of cargo to its next destination, and the Compliance Checker, which is a digital tool developed by Cargonaut to facilitate export customs procedures at AMS.
For more information about Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and SCMP, visit schiphol.nl/cargo

ABOUT HARTSFIELD-JACKSON ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) is the world’s busiest and most efficient airport, serving more than 107 million passengers with nonstop service to more than 150 U.S. destinations and 75 international destinations in more than 50 countries.
ATL boasts a direct economic impact of $34.8 billion in metro Atlanta and $64.3 billion for the region. The Airport is the largest employer in Georgia, with more than 63,000 individuals working on-site.
ATL is a frequent recipient of awards of excellence for concessions, operations, sustainability, architectural engineering and construction. In 2016, ATL set in motion a multibillion-dollar capital improvement program, ATLNext, which will modernize the Domestic Terminal, extend two concourses, construct several parking decks, expand cargo facilities and pave the way for a new hotel.
For more information, visit atl.com

ABOUT AMSTERDAM AIRPORT SCHIPHOL
In 2018, Schiphol welcomed 1.7 million tonnes of cargo, retaining the position as Europe’s third largest air cargo hub.
Schiphol initiates and co-creates smart cargo solutions to help the airfreight community excel at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. One such initiative is the Smart Cargo Mainport Program (SCMP) in which Schiphol, together with a strong Cargo Community, focuses on sharing data and other collaborative initiatives to optimise air cargo flows.
In 2016, Schiphol and its cargo community launched Pharma Gateway Amsterdam that offers a CEIV-certified, closed and transparent pharma airport process.
Schiphol, together with KLM Cargo and Royal FloraHolland, are the founding fathers of the Holland Flower Alliance. An initiative formed to optimise the logistics of the floricultural supply chain in East Africa and South America. The alliance focuses on the
smooth transportation of flowers and plants from growers to wholesalers and is dedicated to the pursuit of innovation and sustainability in the floral supply chain.
To find out more about initiatives by Schiphol Cargo follow our LinkedIn page or visit schiphol.com/cargo
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