A web-based freight consolidation system, allowing hauliers servicing Heathrow Airport to notify members of spare capacity on their vehicles, is to launch this year to clean up the air around the complex. The airport said its proposed web portal would provide companies with an opportunity to exchange and share information about loads and once a match was found, operators could negotiate a price among themselves. The portal is part of Heathrow’s Blueprint for Reducing Emissions, a 10-point action plan that also includes an off-airport DC, monitoring freight movements on local roads and tightening up its permit scheme for freight at the airport. Nick Platts, Heathrow’s head of cargo, said: “Our cargo partners can reduce their costs, our local communities will experience less congestion and improved air quality, and Heathrow will build on its strength as an airport of choice for cargo.” Despite delays, the airport is still expected to roll out a secure, overnight truck park for distribution companies and now plans to launch it in 2017 following a trial this year.
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