Spotlight on Hacis

Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services Limited (Hacis) – the added-value logistics arm of Hactl – has seen a lot of changes in the past couple of years. And there are more to come.

In 2012, Hacis welcomed a new Managing Director, Vivien Lau. Although a newcomer to logistics and freight, Vivien’s distinguished career path through management of Jardine Group companies (Jardine is, of course, also the largest shareholder in Hactl) has included valuable experience in turnkey projects and developing business in China. She brought a fresh pair of eyes to a successful but underexploited business.

Vivien is well supported by a strong management team of Hacis. Ringo Chan, Senior Manager of Hacis, was promoted in October 2014 and he is responsible for long term development strategy of Hacis. Lawrence Cheung, Manager of Business Development, was promoted in March 2014 and he is the liaison point on the commercial front. P.H. Chung, Manager of Logistics Operations, is responsible for overall operational efficiency; while Henry Ng, Manager of Service Performance, ensures the service standard is closely monitored.

This was the first step in increasing the prominence of Hacis within the Hactl Group, transforming it into a more autonomous business that would make a greater contribution to overall revenues and profits. Vivien’s recent appointment to Hactl’s Executive Board gives Hacis a voice at the boardroom table, and is nurturing greater cross-fertilisation between Hactl and Hacis.

60 Chinese Cities

The ensuing two years have seen more aggressive development and promotion of Hacis services. Its renowned Superlink China Direct services – express, customs-bonded road feeders to and from six inland cargo depots in the industrialised Pearl River Delta region and neighbouring Fujian Province – have now been extended to reach 60 Chinese cities. Traffic has grown more than 50% compared to previous year. Other Hacis services are also enjoying strong growth. At Hong Kong’s Chek Lap Kok airport, Hacis takes on the role of physical handler for agents with substantial traffic inbound or outbound. Hacis customers include Expeditors, DB Schenker, DHL Global Forwarding and On Time Express.