Hyderabad Air Cargo launches Multi ULD Cool Dolly

n order to maintain unbroken cold chain for time and temperature sensitive shipments such as pharmaceuticals and perishables, GMR Hyderabad International Airport has ramped up its cargo

Icapabilities by inducting a unique Multi ULD (Unit Load Device) Cool Dolly. The Multi ULD Cool Dolly at Hyderabad Air Cargo was virtually launched by Vandana Aggarwal (IES), Senior Economic Advisor, Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) during the third webinar on ‘Air Cargo-Changing Dimensions’ organised by GMR Group as part of its ongoing webinar series on ‘Reposing the faith in flying’.

Comprising of a steel trailer and

Cool Dollies counter hostile temperatures and smoothly facilitate the increasing traffic of temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals & other perishables.

Despite short transfer times from the terminal building to aircraft, hot runways during summers can seriously compromise the efficacy of the life saving pharmaceutical products and shelf-life of other perishables.The Cool Dolly ensures that these highlysensitive commodities are transshipped in a seamless and controlled environment throughout their journey.

It has been designed to accommodate various configurations of ULD loading and does not have any restrictions to cater to all kinds of aircrafts – narrow or wide-body aircrafts (passenger belly or freighter aircrafts).

It has features like dual-side opening for effortless loading & unloading of ULDs, flexible locking system to safeguard the cargo pallets positioned during the movement, non-slip flooring and excellent heat insulation. aluminium insulated container, the Cool Dolly acts as a mobile storage unit from air cargo terminal to the aircraft. They provide an unbroken cold chain to all the perishable shipments of temperatures of +2°C to +8°C and +15°C to +25°C and can handle around 7-tonnes of cargo in a single trip. Pradeep Panicker, CEO, GHIAL, said, “Cool Dolly is a crucial value addition to the unbroken cold chain at Hyderabad International Airport for life saving and temperature sensitive cargo. With more than 70 per cent of cargo being pharma, our Cool Dolly has enhanced the airport’s capabilities multi-fold in our efforts to provide customers safe handling of the essential cargo.”