E-commerce logistics provider EDT has selected Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) for handling services for cross-border e-commerce volumes between China and Europe.
Under the agreement, WFS-subsidiary FCS will provide import E-commerce & Freight Forwarder Handling (EFFH) services at Frankfurt Airport.
The agreement extends WFS’ and EDT’s current agreements for e-commerce handling at Paris CDG and Liege airports.
The new contract in Frankfurt coincides with FCS’s investment to expand its dedicated e-commerce handling facility at Frankfurt Airport by 300% to 2,000 sq m.
Under the terms of the agreement, FCS will utilise its first-line warehouse with direct ramp access to facilitate the quick breakdown, sortation, and delivery to the last-mile transportation provider under agreed process timings.
Mostly destined for the German consumer market, EDT e-commerce shipments arrive onboard scheduled carriers, including major Chinese airline clients of FCS in Frankfurt.
FSC managing director Claus Wagner said: “With our investment to expand e-commerce handling capacity in Frankfurt, FCS is sending a clear signal to leading companies like EDT that we are supporting their special service requirements, and we are making a strong commitment to these partnerships.
“In addition to greater capacity, we have a specialist team for e-commerce handling, and this, along with our existing contracts with major airlines serving the German market from key origin points in China, has enabled us to win EDT’s business.”
He added: “E-commerce traffic into Germany is growing strongly and this cooperation with EDT as one of our first dedicated e-commerce customers will further develop Frankfurt Airport’s reputation as a premier hub for e-commerce in Europe, supported by the local Customs authority.”