Air cargo association demands increased usage of cargo facilities from industry

Panaji: The Goa Air Cargo Association is called for better utilization of cargo infrastructure in Dabolim airport from local industry.
According to GACA existing infrastructure for cargo transportation at the airport is not used enough by local industry. And industry needs to step up its goods movement from the airport for investors to think about investing in Mopa airport for cargo.
Senior members of GACA said that maximization of Daboim as gateway to air cargo is necessary for the future development of Mopa as a cargo terminal. It will minimize transit period, lower cost of transportation and result in improved inventory for industry.
The Airport Authority of India (AAI) is currently expanding the International cargo complex at Dabolim by setting up of plugin facility. The facility can also handle the temperature control cargo ( dry/ wet cargo) and is scheduled for commission by the next financial year. But if local manufacturers do not support the cargo complex then the expansion process may be affected, said GACA. Office bearers added that recently TT Logistics, a Chennai based logistic company that does bonded trucking for metros was granted permission for operating in Goa with the purpose of quick connection from neighboring state airports. Bonded trucking can ease the cost for exporters and importers of Goa.
01/09/16 Navhind Times

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China Airlines to resume cargo services to India

New Delhi: China Airlines , one of the leading international carriers in Taiwan, said that it will resume cargo services to India amid optimism toward the fast-growing South Asian economy.

Partnering with India-based Ascent Air, CAL is scheduled to relaunch the cargo service in the Indian market, starting from Aug. 28, after the Taiwanese carrier suspended its cargo flights to India four years ago.

In an initial phase, the two partners will operate one round-trip flight a week, carrying cargo from East Asia to India and then to Europe, and in turn, delivering cargo from Europe to India and then back to Taipei, CAL said.

Lin Hsiao-feng , a manager with CAL's cargo operations division, who is currently in India to supervise the resumption of the cargo service, said that the first flight on Aug. 28 is full.
25/08/16 Focus Taiwan

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Fruit, veg exports from Amritsar airport drop to zero

Amritsar: Over the past six years, revenue from the export of perishable cargo from Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport has come down drastically. The export of perishable goods like fresh vegetables and fruit, produced in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh and exported to Europe, came down to zero in the fiscal 2015-2016 from its peak of 908 metric tonnes in 2009-2010.

The journey of perishable cargo has never been smooth. The Perishable Cargo Centre at the airport has been handling the export of baby corn, snow pea, sugar snap, okra and other vegetables to London since July 2006.

Initially, Jet Airways used to operate the flight but once the private airlines pulled out due to recession, Air India filled the breach. The export was suspended for a year following a dry spell after which Air India withdrew its Amritsar-London-Toronto flight on October 30, 2010.

Revenue from international cargo came to nearly Rs 1.5 million in 2015-2016 from its peak of about Rs 16.6 million in 2011-2012.

A majority of the non-perishable goods exported were tobacco products, sports goods, ready-made garments and others.

Aviation Consultative Committee member Shwet Malik, MP in the Rajya Sabha, sees a conspiracy behind these bad turn of events for the Amritsar airport. He said minutely reading the data revealed that the fall of revenue at the airport coincided with the handing over of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport to a private entity. He alleged that in order to give maximum monetary benefits to the privately-run Delhi airport, flights from Amritsar were diverted, causing a steep fall in the revenue.
19/08/16 Tribuneindia.com/Fresh Plaza

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AAI to set up Cold storage Facilities at Biju Patnaik International Airport

The Airports Authority of India has decided to set up cold storage facilities at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar to boost the export of perishable commodities.

Chief Secretary AP Padhi had written a letter to Rajiv Nayan Choubey, Secretary of Civil Aviation for the establishment of air cargo facilities at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) to facilitate the export of fresh live and chilled fishery items to international markets.
18/08/18 Odisha News Insight

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Tiruchi airport needs new scanner in cargo terminal

The x-ray scanner in the export cargo terminal of Tiruchi international airport is said to be 14 years old. It frequently malfunctions and has not been working for the past few days. The absence of an alternative machine at the export air cargo terminal, which witnesses brisk movement of freight every day to various overseas destinations, is causing concern to the users.

Airport authorities have shifted a machine from the passenger terminal building as a stop gap measure to scan export cargo dispatched through foreign airlines, say airport sources.

A request for a new scanner or a spare machine to act as a back up to the existing one was made quite some time ago to the authorities concerned. Nevertheless, a new machine is still awaited, say airport sources.

Ever since the export cargo terminal was commissioned at the Tiruchi international airport in 2011, freight movement to overseas destinations from there has witnessed a steady rise.

Perishable commodities including assorted vegetables account for the bulk of export shipments dispatched through overseas passenger flights in the existing belly space.

On average around 20 tonnes of export cargo is dispatched every day with the volume rising further on Thursdays and Fridays, say the sources.
17/08/16 Fresh Plaza

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Fall in revenue from cargo export at airport

Amritsar: Revenue from the export of perishable and other cargo at Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport has come down drastically in the past six years.
The export of perishable goods like fresh vegetables and fruits, produced in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh and exported to Europe, came down to zero in the fiscal 2015-2016 from its peak of 908 metric tonnes in 2009-2010.
The journey of perishable cargo has never been smooth. The Perishable Cargo Centre at the airport has been handling the export of baby corn, snow pea, sugar snap, okra and other vegetables to London since July 2006.
Initially, Jet Airways used to operate the flight but once the private airlines pulled out due to recession, Air India filled the breach. The export was suspended for a year following a dry spell after which Air India withdrew its Amritsar-London-Toronto flight on October 30, 2010. Revenue from international cargo came to nearly Rs 15.59 lakh in 2015-2016 from its peak of about Rs 1.66 crore in 2011-2012.
A majority of the non-perishable goods exported were tobacco products, sports goods, ready-made garments and others. Of these, tobacco products formed 70 per cent of the total exports.
17/08/16 Neeraj Bagga/Tribune

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Air India mulling belly cargo service from Surat

Surat: Air India, the lone operator in the Diamond City, is planning to start belly cargo service on passenger flights to Mumbai and Delhi from Surat.
The AI will use spare volume in the aeroplane's baggage hold ('belly') that is not being used for passenger luggage.
The decision was taken after AI authorities were convinced with a presentation by team members of 'We Want Working Airport at Surat (WWWAS)' over the potential of cargo services from Surat during their visit to New Delhi recently.
A team from AI's cargo division had visited the city in February 2016 and met various associations including textile, diamonds and WWWAS members for their views on air cargo potential.
Sources said senior officials from AI's cargo division were very impressed with the huge cargo potential in south Gujarat. The members from the trade and commerce, including the WWWAS, made a detailed presentation on air cargo potential from Surat airport.
There is a huge potential for air cargo in textiles, diamonds and horticulture sectors. Diamond cargo worth Rs 40,000 crore is transported every year from Surat to Mumbai. Airport Authority of India (AAI) has given in-principle approval for cargo terminal in the city and the total annual expected cargo is pegged at 40,000 metric tonne for the first year.
04/08/16 Melvyn Reggie Thomas/Times of India

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