Hactl now holds all four IATA CEIV certificates (Pharma, Fresh, Live Animals, Li-batt).
Lithium battery air cargo shipments are becoming ever more commonplace, as more and more devices from mobile phones, laptops, to electric vehicles – now incorporate them.
Recent e-commerce growth has also led to an increase in the airfreighting of articles containing lithium batteries.
With the well-documented risks arising from incorrect packaging and handling of battery shipments, Hactl has been steadily tightening its procedures and improving resources for handling such traffic over recent years.
Measures to date have included additional in-house staff training to IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) standards and IATA Lithium Battery Shipping Regulations. It has also opened a dedicated DGR zone with competent, experienced staff; and undertaken proactive facilitation of agents and shippers in the correct declaration, handling and storage of lithium battery shipments.
Hactl Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer Amy Lam said: “CEIV Lithium Batteries represents a uniform and universally-accepted standard. We are therefore proud to have achieved it, and to now hold all four CEIV accreditations.”
Brendan Sullivan, Global Head of Cargo, IATA, said: “We delighted that Hactl has adopted this latest accreditation scheme, following their successful certification under all other CEIV standards. In doing so, they are helping to promote its importance for the entire handling sector.”
Hactl policy is to undertake certification to all relevant standards, and so provide its airline customers and their users with the assurance that their traffic is always being handled in full compliance with the very latest recognised best practice.