MAERSK expands with multimodal containerised cargo facility

Even amidst the various challenges that arose in the global supply chain due to COVID-19, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) witnessed promising signs of EXIM movement. CSMIA’s air cargo terminal in 2021 handled 7.7 lakh tonnes of cargo, as against the 6 lakh tonnes of cargo recorded in 2020. The cargo volume at CSMIA may have witnessed a 10 per cent growth in 2022, and it is projected to achieve 95 per cent of the pre-COVID-19 volume by the end of CY 2022. CSMIA has mobilised essentials, including pharmaceutical goods, vaccines, COVID-related aid, and agro products, across India and the world, seeing a rise in the past year. CSMIA has so far handled 10,000 cargo relief flights.