Qatar Airways Cargo has unveiled its latest product innovation – TechLift. This dedicated product vastly enhances air cargo transportation for the full spectrum of the semiconductor industry – a key and growing trade. 

Designed to meet the specialised handling and logistics requirements of today’s semiconductor industry, TechLift leads the industry in offering unique protection, including targeted shock absorption for all ground and aircraft equipment, while moving all types of semiconductor products: integrated circuits, chipsets, microchips, urgent semiconductor manufacturing machinery and pieces such as capital and testing equipment, doped chemicals, cutting, stripping and etching wafers.

Mark Drusch, Chief Officer Cargo at Qatar Airways Cargo commented: “Nearly every aspect of modern-day life relies on semiconductors – from smartphones to data centres and cloud computing, to automotive, electric vehicles and industrial applications, and now, to an ever-increasing extent, AI and the Internet of Things. 

“For all these applications to function correctly, semiconductors must be delivered in pristine condition. Their transport is best carried out by established cargo professionals, as it demands absolute precision, expertise, and highly trained staff,” he explained. “At Qatar Airways Cargo, we have perfected every aspect of the transportation for semiconductor products to leave absolutely nothing to chance and have developed a world-leading dedicated service to cater for this.”

TechLift has been carefully defined to ensure that all semiconductor shipments are handled with the greatest of care from acceptance to delivery. The product allows a higher loading priority, the use of approved data loggers, specialised handling techniques as per commodity-specific operational guidelines and protection from adverse weather conditions. In addition, customers can combine the product with the following AirPlus Solutions:

Q-Climate – Temperatures are kept at an optimum level, including using refrigerated trucks with extra shock absorption to mitigate movement during ground transfers in Doha 

Q-Plus - For even higher loading priority

Q-Prime - Highest priority on capacity constrained flights with the added benefit of continuous monitoring by Qatar Airways Cargo’s Control Tower

“Qatar Airways Cargo has invested heavily in the latest high-tech equipment to create the best conditions for semiconductor transportation. We operate shock-absorbing 20-ft and 40-ft transport dollies in Doha, allowing us to offer a 90-minute minimum connection time and quick ramp transfer. And our extensive network enables full global reach. Whatever your semiconductor shipping requirements, I am convinced that no one does it better than Qatar Airways Cargo’s TechLift team,” concluded Drusch.