Brussels Airport’s logistics zone now operates new infrastructure for transportation of perishables for DSV-Panalpina Adelantex and Kuehne+Nagel. In addition, the Perishable Management App has also been renewed, which makes it possible to share documents and certificates digitally and to monitor the inspection,.
The cargo strategy of Brussels Airport focusses on four main areas for which it also offers state-of-the-art infrastructure: pharmaceuticals, live animals, e-commerce and perishables.
Perishables are the tonnes of flowers, plants and food items that are imported and exported via the airport.
The bulk of perishables passing through the airport are roses from Ethiopia, Kenya, Colombia and Ecuador, tropical fruit such as pineapples, mangoes and berries, and nuts and secondly a wide variety of vegetables from West Africa and fish and meat from Canada and the United States.
For several years now Brussels Airport has been investing heavily to further strengthen its logistics hub Brucargo.
After the completion of the new warehouses on the west side of Brucargo earlier this year, the perishables infrastructure of two airport partners there is now operational.
Kuehne+Nagel expanded its extensive KN FreshChain network with the new Brucargo facility comprising 3,000 m² of temperature-controlled warehousing spaces for the unloading, handling and storage of these goods and 730 m² of covered outdoor space, with two dedicated loading docks.
DSV-Panalpina Adelantex has opened its perishables centre in cooperation with handling agent WFS, they have a temperature-controlled warehouse of 2700 sq mt with an additional freezer compartment at -20°C.
They have a covered outdoor area of 350 sq mt and four loading docks to ensure fast flow and handling of fresh goods.
Both warehouses have direct access to the tarmac.
Both facilities also have an internal border inspection post for the inspectors of the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain, allowing them to quickly and easily carry out phytosanitary checks.
