Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS), a subsidiary of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), part of the SATS Group, has secured a new contract with EDT – eDirect Transport, a global logistics platform specialising in cross-border e-commerce between China and Europe.

Under the agreement, FCS will deliver comprehensive e-commerce and freight forwarder handling (EFFH) services at Frankfurt Airport, further strengthening the collaboration between WFS, SATS, and EDT. The partnership already includes e-commerce handling agreements at Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Liège (LGG) airports.

This latest development highlights WFS and SATS’ ongoing commitment to supporting the growing e-commerce sector by accelerating shipment throughput across their network.

To meet the demands of the new contract, FCS is expanding its dedicated e-commerce handling facility at Frankfurt Airport by 300%, increasing its size to 2,000 square meters. The facility will manage the specialist handling of import e-commerce shipments for EDT.

FCS will provide enhanced import services within its first-line warehouse, which offers direct ramp access. These services include rapid cargo breakdown, sortation, and handover to last-mile delivery providers, all within agreed service timelines.

EDT’s e-commerce shipments, primarily destined for consumers in Germany, are flown into Frankfurt by scheduled carriers, including several major Chinese airlines that are existing FCS customers.

Claus Wagner, managing director of FCS, 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.

“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.”

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