Geodis has signed a five-year contract for Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) E-commerce & Freight Forwarder Handling (EFFH) services at Brussels Airport.
SATS-owned WFS now offers its EFFH solutions at Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Frankfurt, Liege, Madrid, and Stockholm airports, as well as at 12 airports across France, including Paris CDG.
These solutions include making freight ready-for-carriage, capturing weight and cargo measurements, and providing crating, repacking, security screening, consolidation, shipment labelling and transportation between forwarders and handling agents.
Import deconsolidation, sorting, preparing shipments for customs clearance, and onward transportation by road is also covered.
This latest contract extends WFS’ working partnership with Geodis, which has been a customer of WFS for import and export cargo handling services at Paris CDG since 2021.
Geodis has transferred all its freight consolidation and deconsolidation requirements to WFS at Brussels Airport, benefiting from a 24/7 operation for its customers, and greater flexibility in its cost and labour force structure, said WFS.
The ground handler’s GDP (Good Distribution Practice) certified facility for pharmaceutical shipments, offering two cool rooms with 300m² of dedicated temperature-controlled handling capabilities, is another key reason for partnering with WFS in Brussels, supporting Geodis’ own strong position in the Belgian pharma logistics market.
“We welcome this opportunity to extend our partnership with GEODIS to another major European cargo airport in the WFS network,” said Philippe Torry, managing director Belgium at WFS.
“As well as our proven handling expertise, modern facilities, and ability to support specialised products, WFS will provide GEODIS with real-time visibility and information exchange, including all operational documentation, timestamps, and images to demonstrate its high service standards are being consistently delivered, and to provide further growth opportunities with existing and new customers.”
Jean-Baptiste Elslander, deputy managing director at Geodis in Belgium, added: “Both teams took a hands-on approach during the implementation phase, driving a seamless and efficient transition.
“WFS is offering flexible solutions and outstanding quality that meet the demands of a highly volatile and competitive market. We look forward to strengthening this partnership and achieving continued success together.”
In April, Kuehne+Nagel selected WFS to provide EFFH services at Frankfurt Airport.
