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DOMESTIC NEWS
GUJARAT GOVT AND
APSEZ SIGN MOU
FOR AIR CARGO
COMPLEX AND MMLP
Gujarat government has inked an
agreement with Adani Ports and Special
Economic Zone (APSEZ) to explore
possibilities of development of a dedicated
air cargo complex and multi-modal logistics
park in the state at Virochan Nagar near
Sanand, Gujarat, Adani Ports and SEZ
said in a regulatory filing. APSEZ informs
that the aforesaid evaluation is subject to
various regulatory and legal permissions/
approvals and clearances including land
acquisition. “We will announce any such
development as and when any concrete
decision is reached in such matters after
evaluation,” the filing noted. According to
the state government, the project will be
completed in a phased manner in three
years as the work will commence within six
months after obtaining required clearances
and permissions.
SpiceJet to use
Brussels Airport as
its flight point in
Europe
SpiceJet has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Belgium’s Brussels
Airport to provide seamless transportation
of COVID-19 vaccine. As strategic partners,
both SpiceJet and Brussels Airport Company
NV will jointly work with the government,
pharma companies and forwarders to ensure
a reliable ecosystem for vaccine delivery in
a temperature-controlled environment. Besides, they will also work towards developing
and strengthening a direct air link for SpiceJet with Brussels Airport.
As part of the association, Brussels Airport
will be SpiceJet’s first flight point for Europe.
The airline’s cargo arm, SpiceXpress, envisions to provide rapid and secure transportation of COVID-19 vaccine from and to Europe
and beyond.
Bengaluru Airport
processes 33,053 MT of cargo
Hyderabad Airport
& Dubai Airports
launch Project
‘HYDXB-VAXCOR’
In a bid to build an exclusive Vaccine Air
Freight Corridor Product called ‘HYDXBVAXCOR’ (Hyderabad to Dubai global Vaccine
Corridor), GMR Hyderabad International
Airport & GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo (GMRHYD) and Dubai Airports are coming together,
and the MoU for the same was signed by
Pradeep Panicker, CEO-GMR Hyderabad
International Airport, Saurabh Kumar, CEOGMR Hyderabad Air Cargo and Eugene Barry,
EVP-Commercial, Dubai Airports Corporation
in a virtual ceremony. As per the MoU, GMRHYD and Dubai Airports will be according
priority to the temperature-sensitive vaccine
shipments moving between GMR Hyderabad
and Dubai Airports for further connections
to various continents as part of the ‘HYDXBVAXCOR’ and build this service offering as
value proposition for the vaccine customers.
Aargus Global Logistics
LAUNCHES WAREHOUSE FOR PHARMA
Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (KIAB/ BLR Airport)
has continued to maintain positive momentum as 33,053 metric
tonnes (MT) of cargo were processed in December 2020. Working
in close coordination with the Central Board of Indirect Taxes
and Customs (CBIC), Ministry of Finance and BLR Airport’s cargo
partners – Air India SATS and Menzies Aviation Bobba Bengaluru –
this is the highest amount of cargo ever processed at BLR Airport
for the month of December since airport operations commenced in
2008. International cargo grew at seven per cent, with a throughput
of 20,288 MT in December 2020.
Aargus Global Logistics has recently unveiled 11,500 sqft state-ofthe-art temperature-controlled warehouse at Delhi International
Airport next to Terminal 3. The warehouse caters to the export and
import of pharmaceuticals and perishables industry maintaining
ambient temperature between 15-25 degree Celsius and two to
eight degree Celsius. The facility will be operated under the guidance
of a GDP-certified team of the company. The company maintains
the temperature monitoring systems necessary to safely store
and distribute pharmaceuticals/fresh products through systematic
qualification and validation process.
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