Matthew Naylor from Schenker (NZ) Ltd Auckland is the winner of the Singapore Airlines Cargo/CBAFF Young Achiever Award for 2005/06.

Matthew won the award with his thesis on “Personnel Effects - A Gap in the Market” in which he identified an area in the customs broker business that, if enough attention was paid to it, could prove to be very profitable.

Mr Maurice Bearsley (left), Manager New Zealand, SIA Cargo, presenting Mr Matthew Naylor with the “Young Achiever of the Year” award.

As part of his prize, Matthew was hosted to a trip to Singapore to view the operations of Changi Airfreight Terminal as well as the Port of Singapore.

On his return Matthew gave a dissertation on his findings to the CBAFF Conference that was held in Wellington 10-12 May.

The strongest impression from the trip had been the size and the sophistication of the cargo terminals in Singapore. At the SATS Terminal 5, he was fascinated by the efficiency of the electronic warehousing of transiting cargo. By keying in a number, freight was either dispatched into multi-stacked bins or retrieved on request.

The size of the operations in comparison to what is available in New Zealand was quite astounding. Likewise the number of container cranes at the Port as well as the electronic screening of the trucks entering or exiting the Port gates impressed Matthew.