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Air Freight · Emergency Operation

Race Against the Clock: Delivering UDS Degree Certificates by Air

University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana — January 2026

Cartons

48h

Printer to Heathrow

7 days

UK to Ghana

100%

Delivered Intact

A UK printer delay and a hard graduation deadline. Ten cartons of secure-printed degree certificates needed to reach northern Ghana — 48 hours from warehouse to Heathrow, seven days UK to Tamale, 100% intact.

Shipment Route

Grays, Essex → Heathrow → Accra Airport (ACC) → UDS Tamale

Services Deployed

✓Air Freight (LHR → ACC)
✓Palletisation & Repackaging
✓Export Documentation
✓Ghana Customs Clearance
✓Inland Delivery to Tamale

“I am pleased to inform you that the templates have finally arrived in the University for Development Studies, Tamale. I want to thank all stakeholders for ensuring a smooth transaction.”
— Procurement Director, University for Development Studies — 27 January 2026

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Institutional Shipping

Air Freight · Planned Operation

80,000 Certificates. Two Pallets. One Seamless Operation.

University of Ghana, Legon — March 2026

80,000

Certificates

840kg

Total Weight

5 days

Collection to ACC

100%

Delivered Intact

The University of Ghana's 2026 graduation season required 80,000 secure-printed certificates moved from a UK print partner to Accra. Quote agreed eight months in advance. Five days from collection to confirmed arrival at ACC. Zero complications.

Shipment Route

Hounslow Print Facility → Heathrow (LHR) → Accra International Airport (ACC) → UG Legon

Services Deployed

✓Pre-Planned Air Freight (LHR → ACC)
✓Direct Collection — Print Facility to LHR
✓Export Documentation & Proof of Export
✓Photographic Proof of Collection
✓Live Tracking Updates to UG Liaison

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