Chennai: The expanded cargo complex at Meenambakkam is nearly as big as a football field. The facility, which measures 65,000 square feet, can accommodate a staggering 8,000 tonnes of cargo.
Providing details about upcoming facilities after inspecting the new cargo complex, E.P. Hareendranathan, Executive Director, Cargo and Technical, said a state-of-the-art Automatic Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) is being installed in the complex. The ASRS was imported from Portugal at a cost of Rs 40 crore. The main advantage of this facility is that the import cargo can be stored in vertical manner at a height of 16.5 metres.
There is no human intervention thus eliminating unsafe handling practices, misplacement of cargo, theft and pilferage.
Mr Hareendranathan said work on synchronising the cargo software and ASRS software will begin soon. Once that is completed, the AAI will start a trial operation of the ASRS towards the middle of next month. Once the trial runs are completed, the new facility will become operational.
28/10/12 P. Oppili/Sunitha Sekar/The Hindu
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Providing details about upcoming facilities after inspecting the new cargo complex, E.P. Hareendranathan, Executive Director, Cargo and Technical, said a state-of-the-art Automatic Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) is being installed in the complex. The ASRS was imported from Portugal at a cost of Rs 40 crore. The main advantage of this facility is that the import cargo can be stored in vertical manner at a height of 16.5 metres.
There is no human intervention thus eliminating unsafe handling practices, misplacement of cargo, theft and pilferage.
Mr Hareendranathan said work on synchronising the cargo software and ASRS software will begin soon. Once that is completed, the AAI will start a trial operation of the ASRS towards the middle of next month. Once the trial runs are completed, the new facility will become operational.
28/10/12 P. Oppili/Sunitha Sekar/The Hindu
