NIIT Technologies acquires one more win around its Cargo Handling Solution

To implement and maintain the state of art COSYS IS at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Vietnam 

NIIT Technologies Ltd, the global IT solutions provider headquartered in New Delhi announced that it will develop, implement & maintain the state of art cargo operations system (COSYS IS) to support the cargo handling operations at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

NIIT Technologies has partnered with Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) to globally implement and market COSYS IS – the cargo handling solution to other ground handlers and airlines. 

COSYS IS is specifically designed to provide tailor-made e-freight compliant solutions to cargo handling agents and carriers. NIIT Technologies and SATS collectively have vast experience in implementing and maintaining COSYS IS at several airports.

Mr. Vu Hai Thanh, Tan Son Nhat Cargo Services General Director, said, "With the introduction of COSYS IS by NIIT Technologies, Tan Son Nhat Cargo Services will derive various benefits including better monitoring and  control and reduced process redundancies through adoption of best practices to ensure faster processing of cargo, which will result in enhanced customer services".

Mr. Arvind Mehrotra, Executive Vice President & Head (Global Strategic Initiatives), NIIT Technologies Ltd. said, "This collaboration to implement a system at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam reiterates our functional and technology services leadership position in the Travel & Transport sector. We through COSYS implementation will help to standardize and streamline the processes".

Tan Son Nhat Cargo Services has a strategic partnership with Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) to provide professional ground handling services in Vietnam.

Recently, NIIT Technologies also engaged with PT JAS (PT Jasa Angkasa Semesta) to support the cargo handling operations at Jakarta, Bali and Surabaya Airports.

About NIIT Technologies
NIIT Technologies is a global IT solutions organization, servicing customers in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. It offers services in Application Development and Maintenance, Enterprise Solutions, Managed Services and Business Process Management to organizations in few select industry segments with dominant share in Travel and Transport. NIIT Technologies follows the higher standards of operations which includes ISO 9001:2000 certification, assessment at Level 5 of both SEI-CMMi version 1.2 and People-CMM frameworks, ISO 27001 information security management certification. Its data centre operations are assessed at the international ISO 20000 IT management standards.

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About Tan Son Nhat Cargo Services, Ltd. (Tan Son Nhat Cargo Services)
Tan Son Nhat Cargo Services, Ltd. (Tan Son Nhat Cargo Services) is the country’s leading international air cargo terminal operator at Tan Son Nhat Int’l Airport - the southern gateway to Vietnam which handles a high number of passengers and large volumes of cargo daily. Tan Son Nhat Cargo Services is a joint venture between Vietnam Airlines, SASCO and SATS. Each member makes a unique and important contribution to our operation. Since we started operations in 1997, we have been actively seeking to enhance Tan Son Nhat Airport’s position through our innovative cargo handling services and modern facilities as the international air cargo hub in Viet Nam. Utilizing modern information technology; fully integrating its mechanized material handling system, Tan Son Nhat Cargo Services airfreight terminal is able to handle 100,000 tonnes of cargo a year with a total warehouse area of 22,000 sq meters. To ensure efficient handling of cargo, Tan Son Nhat Cargo Services is equipped with the modern material handling systems for quick transfer of cargo, cold rooms and refrigerated queue lanes to handle perishable cargo. A number of 03-ton and 10-ton weighing scales are installed in export and import areas. The sophisticated security alarm system and cameras are connected to the Tan Son Nhat Cargo Services security control center for safeguarding of goods stored in Tan Son Nhat Cargo Services warehouses.

Tan Son Nhat Cargo Services currently serves 22 scheduled international airlines and over 250 freight forwarders. Looking ahead, we are committed to moving forward with the air cargo industry by planning to invest millions of dollars in constructing another new and sophisticated cargo terminal capable of handling 200,000 tonnes of cargo per year. Construction of the new terminal will allow Tan Son Nhat Cargo Services to provide even better and more efficient handling of international cargo at Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

For further information, please visit  http://www.tcs.com.vn/

Safe Harbor
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