Hyundai Glovis(086280) said on the 27th that it has won and is carrying out an air transport contract for SM Entertainment's albums and APR's cosmetics. Hyundai Glovis plans to expand its scope to transporting high value-added consumer goods such as artworks to support K-culture exports.
Hyundai Glovis will be responsible for the entire transport process for SM Entertainment's album shipments bound for Chicago in the United States and APR's cosmetics shipments headed to Los Angeles in the United States, London in the United Kingdom, and Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
As an air forwarder, it manages cargo from packing and customs clearance to loading and arrival, and, through negotiations with airlines, secures the optimal flights and transport routes to provide highly efficient services to client companies.
In particular, for cosmetics transport, it provides packing that prevents leakage and absorbs shocks, as well as packing that meets dangerous-goods packing standards. It also complies with the standards of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Union (EU) Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH).
For album transport, it applies a directive prohibiting multi-tier cargo stacking between inland transport and air transport from departure to arrival, and it also implements security protocols to prevent leaks of information on newly released albums.
Hyundai Glovis plans to expand its air forwarding business based on beauty and content volumes that represent K-culture, as well as high value-added consumer goods. To that end, it will also work to strengthen its own air logistics infrastructure.
It also plans to expand its artwork transport business, drawing on its experience handling the London transport of artworks by British contemporary artist Damien Hirst.