HAL, Concor sea and air cargo centre opens today

Mumbai/Nashik: The sea and air cargo centre (SAC) of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and Container Corporation of India (Concor), coming up near Nashik, will begin operations from January 14. The centre is a 50:50 joint venture between HAL and Concor.
The centre, which is located near Janori village, about 4 km from National Highway 3, is spread over 48,500 sq m. The total project cost is around Rs 14 crore, which includes a 19,000 sq ft air cargo and a 15,000 sq ft air cargo warehouse.
Initially, the centre will start export operations through custom-bonded trucks via Mumbai. The air cargo service will begin by April. The air cargo warehouse will be also connected to the runway, which is being expanded at Ozhar airport of HAL.
The SAC centre will have a capacity of 500 containers. Empty containers will be provided by Halcon with an average loading capacity of 28 tonne each. Concor will increase the number of containers when the need arises.
14/01/08 Tushar Pawar/Business Standard

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