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Çelebi wins ‘Best Air Cargo Terminal Operator’ award at ICA 2023

Çelebi Delhi Cargo Terminal Management India was felicitated as ‘Best Air Cargo Terminal Operator’ award at the recently concluded India Cargo Awards 2023 in New Delhi. Piyush Srivastava, IES, Senior Economic Advisor graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Known as the “Oscars of the Cargo Industry,” the India Cargo Awards 2023 hosted by Cargo Talk (DDP Group Publication) serves as an all-India platform created with a vision to recognise excellence in the Cargo-Freight-Logistics Industry across various domains, including Rail, Road, Air, Sea, Allied Services, Warehousing, Technology, 3rd Party Logistics, and more. Our world-class awards ceremonies are known for their formal Black-Tie affair, filled with glitz and glamour, attended by the most influential personalities in the Cargo Industry.

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FFFAI held meet to promote multimodal cross border trade

The Federation of Freight Forwarders’ Associations in India (FFFAI) organised a meeting to discuss on the role of Inland Waterways and Land Ports with an objective of promoting cross border trade by effective utilization of multimodal transport systems. The meet held on August 4, 2023, in Kolkata, was addressed by Shankar Shinde, Chairman, FFFAI; Aditya Mishra, IPS, Chairman, Land Port Authority of India; Arvind Kumar, Director, Inland Waterways Authority of India; Dushyant Mulani, Chairman Elect, FFFAI. Sudip Dey Vice Chariman FFFAI elaborated on the importance and recent developments on Inland Waterways and land ports in facilitating international trade, especially in the East/Northeast region of India. “The initiatives of the Government of India in promoting inland waterways and land ports to increase cross border trade are highly commendable. FFFAI is committed to support the Government’s initiatives in this regard for the larger interest of the EXIM trade,” said Shinde. He also pointed out the government’s initiatives on creating the infrastructure, connectivity, and bilateral talks to increase EXIM trade with the South Asia & ASEAN countries. And such initiatives are not only limited to expanding our Indian trade but also support the 3rd country transshipment cargo facilitation with land lock countries providing Indian Gateway ports,” he said.

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‘Focus on infra, air cargo policies can make India global cargo hub’

C K Govil, Vice President, ACAAI shares that the world looks up to India for a constant supply of pharmaceuticals and several crucial consumables like rice. A focus on infrastructure and air cargo related policies can help make India a global air cargo hub. For instance, an Open Skies Policy, lower taxes on air exports, focus on reducing ATF prices to improve the air logistics costs, and pushing digitalisation and embracing artificial intelligence in processes are some steps that can work wonders for the Indian air cargo industry. Besides, the idea of digital air freight corridors has been floating in the global air cargo industry for a while now. These digital pathways optimise the flow of large volumes of cargo data between two nations or air cargo authorities. This idea can promote a real-time exchange of information on shipment visibility between two parties. A step was taken in this direction when Kale Logistics signed an MOU with Cargonaut in 2018 to facilitate a digital air corridor between Mumbai and Schiphol airports.

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IndoSpace to invest $1bn to acquire logistics assets in India

To cater to rising demand, led by improved connectivity and government’s supportive policies, IndoSpace is planning to deploy over $1 billion to acquire new warehousing and logistics assets across India over the next two-three years, said reports. The joint venture between Everstone, Singapore-headquartered logistics facilities provider GLP and industrial real estate firm Realterm, will also be developing additional 30 million sq ft warehousing properties in the country, the reports added. “With the improved connectivity and recent government initiatives, we believe that modern, large, best-in-class logistics and grade A industrial warehousing facilities will continue to be in demand. The booming e-commerce sector and evolving consumption patterns are driving demand for modern logistics and quality warehousing facilities,” Rajesh Jaggi, Vice Chairman-Real Estate, Everstone Group was quoted as saying in reports.

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SriLankan Airlines wins ‘Best International Cargo Airline‘

SriLankan Airlines Cargo was named as the Best International Cargo Airline at the recently concluded India Cargo Awards 2023, which has been dubbed the ‘Oscars of the Cargo Industry’ and determines winners via a transparent voting system. SriLankan Cargo offers direct air cargo services out of the nine Indian cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kochi, Trivandrum, Chennai, Trichy and Madurai, with connections to Colombo and beyond. With over 70 direct weekly flights from India, combined with worldwide logistics partner solutions, SriLankan Cargo offers easy connections for Indian shippers to a global network of cities, servicing popular trade routes between India and the Middle East and the Far East. During the past financial year alone, SriLankan Cargo transported nearly 10,000 metric tons worth of shipments from India. Chaminda Perera, General Manager – Cargo of SriLankan Airlines expressed his delight at the win stating, “As excited as I am about this incredible honour from the Indian cargo trade, it did not really come as a surprise as I know my team’s commitment and the effort that they put in to deliver on our promise of a reliable service to the Indian market. India is very important to us, and we will ensure to build on this momentum and keep raising the bar for our Indian customers.” SriLankan Cargo has been providing connectivity across Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Far East and Australia. Leveraging on road and partner networks, SriLankan Cargo is able to provide customers the flexibility to move cargo beyond the points which SriLankan Airlines directly serves. With superior storage facilities and cargo handling equipment to manage customers every requirement, SriLankan Cargo is a one-stop solution …

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‘Prioritise air cargo in FTA, build SEZs near airports’

Sanjiv Edward, CEO, Cargo and Logistics at GMR Group highlights the need for prioritising air cargo in FTA Policy and building Special Economic Zones (SEZ) near the airport to facilitate ease of doing business. He also addressed the need to implement efficient freighter strategies to ease the process of freighter registration in India at PHDCCI National Logistics Summit in New Delhi on Friday. “We should have SEZs closer to the airports, it will reduce dwell time and cost and enhance trade. Countries like Hong Kong, Dubai and Singapore have it. We should also have Open Skies Policy for Air Cargo. Govt should prioritise air cargo in Foreign Trade Policy too. There’s also a need to promote air cargo as a product. There’s need for global branding and marketing of air cargo. I urge associations like ACFI to take this forward with the government.”

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CoE opens to boost cool chain storage and logistics

IT and Industries Minister K T Rama Rao inaugurates Telangana Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain to promote food and health security, empower farmers and boost exports near GMR Hyderabad Airport. The CoE is a joint initiative between the Government of Telangana (Telangana State Trade Promotion Corporation), Centre for Sustainable Cooling (CSC), University of Birmingham, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the GMR Group. It is the outcome of an MoU singed between Government of Telangana and University of Birmingham in 2022. University of Birmingham will serve as the knowledge partners and will help develop the centre into a state-of-the-art research and innovation hub that will help deploy needs-driven and equitable system-level cooling and cold-chain solutions in Telangana and India. The centre was inaugurated in the presence of H.E. Gareth Owens, British Deputy High Commissioner in Hyderabad, Professor Toby Peters, Director, Centre of Sustainable Cooling, University of Birmingham, Sri M Bikshapathi, Chairman, TSTPC, Sri Jayesh Ranjan, IAS, Principle Secretary (IT and Industries), Dr. E. Vishnu Reddy, Special Secretary (Investment Promotion) and JDM, TSPTC, Sri SKG Kishore, Executive Director, GHIAL, Mr Jimmy Washington, Director Sustainability, Carrier Group and other senior officials and industry representatives.

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India’s Leading GSSA Award goes to Aeroprime Group

Aeroprime Group was honoured with ‘India’s Leading Cargo GSSA’ award at the recently concluded India Cargo Awards in New Delhi. Piyush Srivastava, IES, Senior Economic Advisor graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Known as the “Oscars of the Cargo Industry,” the India Cargo Awards 2023 hosted by Cargo Talk (DDP Group Publication) serves as an all-India platform created with a vision to recognise excellence in the Cargo-Freight-Logistics Industry across various domains, including Rail, Road, Air, Sea, Allied Services, Warehousing, Technology, 3rd Party Logistics, and more. Our world-class awards ceremonies are known for their formal Black-Tie affair, filled with glitz and glamour, attended by the most influential personalities in the Cargo Industry.

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ACAAI to address pain points in 47th convention

To discuss upon key issues such as high logistics costs, GST, infrastructure issues, connectivity, need for 100 per cent digitisation, ease of doing business etc., The Air Cargo Agents Association of India (ACAAI) members – President, Afzal Malbarwala, Vice President, C K Govil, and Executives Director, Sushant Nigam met Sumita Dawra, Special Secretary (Logistics), DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, GoI, ACAAI is gearing up for its upcoming 47th annual convention in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in November.

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UPS expands healthcare services in Indian market

UPS Healthcare has announced the expansion of its UPS Premier service to India, marking another step in ongoing service and technology upgrades to meet the evolving needs of critical time and temperature-sensitive healthcare shipments. Indian customers will have access to UPS Premier Gold service benefits, including “first-in, first-off” prioritization, built-in service recovery features within the UPS global network, and 24/7 control tower monitoring. UPS Premier’s key benefits include: 1. Timely delivery of critical healthcare products with a priority lane in UPS’s global network, powered by advanced sensor technology. 2. Meeting the complex logistics needs of pharmaceutical, medical device and laboratory testing that require visibility, traceability and integrity of supported products and materials. 3. 99% On-Time Performance for global next-day deliveries of critical shipments. “Our customers are innovating like never before, and with that comes a need for near-perfect levels of service,” said EVP and President of UPS International, Healthcare and Supply Chain Solutions Kate Gutmann. “Through this technology-enabled service, we will be able to classify and identify critical healthcare shipments before they leave our customers’ hands, offering them unprecedented control, visibility and reliability across their supply chain.”

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