London based Transputec Computers plc has won a global contract to supply its electronic air freight document management solution, SHIELD Intelefile, to Swissport International Ltd. The system will be in 20 major Swissport stations across Europe and the US by 2012 before being rolled out to all stations worldwide.

SHIELD Intelefile was designed specifically for the air freight industry where large volumes of paper-based documentation continue to dominate. It has already been used by Swissport at 'Heathrow for more than eight years.

Transputec CEO Rickie Sehgal said: 'This is tremendous news for Transputec. The contract with Swissport builds on the success of our existing partnership and cements our ongoing collaboration to innovate further in developing e-freight solutions.'

Swissport's John Batten, EVP Global Cargo, said: 'We are very pleased to award Transputec a global contract. SHIELD Intelefile has been used very successfully at Heathrow helping to streamline logistics, improve customer service and reduce total administration costs. It also represents the single most practical solution to manage the ever challenging issue of air freight documentation compliance.'