Focus on non-perishable goods helped Cochin airport register a five per cent increase in the volume of cargo handled during the first nine months of the current fiscal.
From April to December 2012, the airport handled 34,305 tonnes of cargo, against 32,950 tonnes in the same period a year ago. Of this, international cargo accounted for 28,660 tonnes (exports 21,265 tonnes and imports 7395 tonnes) and domestic cargo 5,645 tonnes,
Traditionally, airports in Kerala handle perishable goods such as vegetables, fruits, fish and flowers, mainly for export to Gulf countries. “Our efforts to diversify to general cargo helped us maintain this marginal growth in volume,” said a senior official of Cochin International Airport Ltd, the company which runs the airport.
General cargo including electronic goods, spices, rubber products, textiles and ayurvedic medicine, now account for 35-40 per cent of the total volume. Considering the general trend in air cargo traffic, a five per cent increase in volume is reasonable, the official pointed out.
Earlier, more than 70 per cent of the international cargo handled by the airport included perishable items such as vegetables, fruits, raw fish, flowers and frozen shrimp.
The official said setting up of a Perishable Cargo Centre with a capacity to store 25,000 tonnes is expected to help improve cargo volume in this category too. The centre would be beneficial to agricultural and seafood exporters in the region.
Establishment of plant quarantine station at the airport recently also enabled quick turnaround of perishable cargo. The airport also plans to leverage the multimodal transport facility available at Kochi. The Vallarpadam terminal at Kochi offers the potential to enable the transfer of cargo from sea to air and vice versa, the officials said.
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/cochin-airport-posts-5-rise-in-cargo-volume/article4439450.ece
From April to December 2012, the airport handled 34,305 tonnes of cargo, against 32,950 tonnes in the same period a year ago. Of this, international cargo accounted for 28,660 tonnes (exports 21,265 tonnes and imports 7395 tonnes) and domestic cargo 5,645 tonnes,
Traditionally, airports in Kerala handle perishable goods such as vegetables, fruits, fish and flowers, mainly for export to Gulf countries. “Our efforts to diversify to general cargo helped us maintain this marginal growth in volume,” said a senior official of Cochin International Airport Ltd, the company which runs the airport.
General cargo including electronic goods, spices, rubber products, textiles and ayurvedic medicine, now account for 35-40 per cent of the total volume. Considering the general trend in air cargo traffic, a five per cent increase in volume is reasonable, the official pointed out.
Earlier, more than 70 per cent of the international cargo handled by the airport included perishable items such as vegetables, fruits, raw fish, flowers and frozen shrimp.
The official said setting up of a Perishable Cargo Centre with a capacity to store 25,000 tonnes is expected to help improve cargo volume in this category too. The centre would be beneficial to agricultural and seafood exporters in the region.
Establishment of plant quarantine station at the airport recently also enabled quick turnaround of perishable cargo. The airport also plans to leverage the multimodal transport facility available at Kochi. The Vallarpadam terminal at Kochi offers the potential to enable the transfer of cargo from sea to air and vice versa, the officials said.
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/cochin-airport-posts-5-rise-in-cargo-volume/article4439450.ece
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