SVPI will have new semi-automated cargo terminal by November 2024

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) airport, Ahmedabad will have a new, semi-automated integrated cargo terminal by the end of this year. As part of its mega expansion plan, the city airport is expanding passenger as well as cargo handling capacities. The new terminal, located opposite the India Meteorological Department (IMD) office on the airport campus, will cover a built-up area of 33,000 sq m and have the capacity to handle 2 lakh tonnes per month. It is designed to handle future growth in cargo volume. The facility will manage domestic cargo, international cargo, express courier, cold-chain pharmaceuticals, and other perishable goods. Manoj Singh, Chief Officer Cargo shared exclusively with Cargo Talk that in terms of growth aspect and the potential, it’s a big pharma zone, there’s a need of a good airport cargo infra, and that’s where as part of the Adani Group, we intend to have a world-class integrated cargo terminal, which caters to almost around 300,000 tons of cargo capacity.
This is where we are intending to move, and on 1 November, we intend to start, go live with our integrated cargo terminal.”