Kudos & Congratulations: November 22, 2022

Canadian Pacific 2021-2022 Elevator of the Year

Canadian Pacific has announced its winners for Elevator of the Year for the 2021-2022 crop year: Paterson Flagstaff (Outbound Grain – Canada), G3 Carmangay (Inbound Grain – Canada), and Elbow Lake Co-op Grain (U.S.). CP presents this award to grain elevators that achieve high volumes from a single loading point while consistently demonstrating efficient railcar loading and a strong commitment to safety. CP issued a special recognition to G3 Carmangay this year for handling significant amounts of inbound corn to feed livestock. It has an 8,500-foot HEP-train-capable loop track that opened in 2020, and in the last crop year was able to help meet surging demand for cattle feed in Western Canada. Elbow Lake Co-op Grain, located in Elbow Lake, Minn., also helped sustain cattle during the 2021-2022 drought by shipping almost 200,000 metric tonnes of corn to Canada. Elbow Lake Co-op Grain is a first-time winner. CP also recognized Parrish & Heimbecker Weyburn (Canada) and Wheaton Dumont Co-op Elevator Tenney (U.S.) as the runners-up for Elevator of the Year 2021-2022.

Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA) Quality Awards

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s largest independent air cargo handler – has received the Grand Award in the 2022 Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA) Quality Awards. The award followed a highly-detailed submission and thorough judging process covering every aspect of Hactl’s business, focusing on the numerous steps it has taken to maintain and enhance quality through its management systems, practices and policies. Competition for the HKMA Quality Award is very strong, attracting entries from Hong Kong’s largest businesses and multi-nationals in all business sectors. The judging criteria, based on the world-famous Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award given annually in the USA, considered seven aspects of each entrant’s business.

Aviation Business Excellence Awards

Swissport was named Best in Ground Handling and Best in Cargo Warehousing at the annual Aviation Business Excellence Awards in Nairobi, Kenya. In addition, Swissport was voted second in the Overall Winner category. In Kenya, with some 490 employees Swissport offers airport ground services, air cargo handling and lounge hospitality as well as specialist services like load control for airlines around the world. Swissport in Kenya recently launched its Flower Corridor initiative to create a secure supply chain for fresh cut flowers and maximum handling efficiency, security, and prolonged shelf life for retailers.