BLR Cargo, AISATS to build greenfield logistics park

Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) has signed a contract with Air India SATS Airport Services (AISATS) to design, build, finance, operate and maintain a greenfield Logistics Park at the Airport for a period of 15 years, shares Satyaki Raghunath, Chief Strategy and Development Officer, Bangalore International Airport (BIAL). The upcoming logistics park will be developed across ~ 8.0 acres of land. It will be a world-class warehousing facility comprising of a general warehouse, bonded warehouse, consolidation centre, cold-storage facility, office spaces and other amenities such as a Bank / ATM facility, a business centre, a cafeteria etc. AISATS will also provide value-added services including manpower and equipment rentals on an hourly or pay-per-use basis for loading/offloading, labelling, packaging, bulk-breaking. The development of the Logistics Park will support the exporters, importers, and freight forwarders by creating an efficient warehousing centre with value-added services for the air cargo community. In line with the Gati Shakti Plan, BLR Cargo will also be enhancing its cargo capacity from 715,000 MTPA to 1 Million MTPA by the end of this decade.