Skyways ‘STEERS’ its way in logistics

Through STEER, Skyways will now be able to offer consolidation services within the DCSC terminal at Delhi airport. India has had a very complex logistics environment. Customs, road infrastructure, taxation systems, etc have not just kept Indian supply chain slow but also unpredictable. The Indian shippers are used to moving goods in a traditional way. Most of the business from Indian airports moves as loose packages. The airfreight consolidation has also been carried out in a primitive style with the same happening in a forwarder warehouse. STEER has been designed, keeping in mind the complexity of Indian system and will be the firstof-its-kind in India. Skyways has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Delhi Cargo Service Center (DCSC).

DCSC will provide Skyways an exclusive loading/ offloading bay, a separate area for Skyways Cargo in the bonded area, CCTV coverage for the above two processes and even for the palletization of these cargoes. Skyways will move all these cargoes in ULD’s taken from various airlines. Skyways will set up a ‘Control Tower’ which will be manned by a team of three personnel which will control the movements of its cargoes under STEER.

“Through STEER, the customers will not just be able to get the benefit of consolidation but will also get better visibility of their business and will eliminate some key issues like damage to packages, missing packages and pilferage. There will also be a cost-benefit for customers due this consolidation. Skyways has initiated the programme for some major airports of UK and USA and intend to add more lanes going ahead. We will also carry out door deliveries of these ULD’s to customer’s bonded facilities in various parts of the world,” mentioned, Yashpal Sharma, Managing Director, Skyways Group.