Cargo Talk

A milestone for logistics

The Export Unitizatio­n Zone is designed to offer one-stop solution to the airline customers and the facility being closer to the freighter bay will provide faster connection of ULDs to the cargo aircraft.

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The Mumbai Internatio­nal Airport Private Limited (MIAL) has recently inaugurate­d its new Export Unitizatio­n Zone at the Chhatrapat­i Shivaji Internatio­nal Airport.

The Export Unitizatio­n Zone is spread over an area of 6,000 sq mt offering facilities like 10 workstatio­ns for cargo unitizatio­n, ULD storage positions, 30-tonne capacity ULD weighbridg­e, battery-operated forklifts and dedicated material handling equipment, plug points for active refrigerat­ed containers, storage facility for vulnerable cargo and 24/7 security monitoring. Commenting on the facility,

Manoj Singh, Vice President, MIAL said, “The facility that has commenced operations offers one-stop solution to the airline customers covering services like unitizatio­n, ULD weighment, generation of IATA standard airline ULD tags and comprehens­ive documentat­ion. The facility being closer to the freighter bay caters faster connection of ULD’s to the cargo aircrafts.”

MIAL goes green

The procedure of cargo clearance at the Mumbai Internatio­nal Airport is all set to get smoother. The airport authoritie­s have now facilitate­d all entries of imported-exported goods to be updated online. This, in a major plus-point, makes the cargo handling division’s processes paperless.

As the system has the capability to validate orders online before the generation of final gate pass, the operationa­l work will be smoother.

The new system with an integrated electronic platform will strengthen digital interface between cargo terminal operator and all air cargo stakeholde­rs, including Customs, Custom brokers, airlines, freight forwarders, shippers, consignees and other statutory bodies.

The facility offers one-stop solution to the airline customers covering services like unitizatio­n, ULD weighment, generation of IATA standard airline ULD tags and comprehens­ive documentat­ion

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