17-01-2012
Now you can get your air cargo pallets from India! We have an agreement with BVM Storage Solutions who handle our equipment at Chennai Airport.
ACL Airshop c/o
BVM Storage Solutions PVT LTD.
70, Adam Nagar Road
Nagelkeni, Chrompet
Chennai - 600 044
India
Tel. +914422483636
Chennai International Airport, also known as Anna International Airport (IATA: MAA, is located at Tirusulam, 7 km (4.3 mi) south of Chennai, India. For the financial year 2010-11, it was the third busiest airport in India in terms of both international and overall passenger traffic,which is expected to double after March 2012 when its ongoing expansion will be completed and aircraft movements increase from 27 to 50 flights per hour.
Cargo complex
The Air Cargo Complex at the Chennai airport was set up on 1 February 1978, when all regulatory and facilitating agencies were brought under one roof for faster processing/clearance of international cargo, to cater for air cargo movement in the southern region. At the cargo terminal, AAI functions as ground handling agency for airlines for handling or processing their cargo on ground and acts as custodian on behalf of customs import/export cargo under the customs act of 1962.
The cargo complex consists of two divisions, namely, the export and the import facilities. The export facility covers an area of 16,366 sq m and the import facility covers 16,500 sq m.[11]
Export area
Ground floor area 5,200 sq m
First floor area (office) 2,295 sq m
Truck dock position/area 14 trucks (865 sq m)
Examination area 770 sq m
Bonded area 2,270 sq m
Import area
Total area 20,090 sq m
The available capacity and cargo handled at the terminal are listed below:
Area Annual capacity (Tons) Annual tonnage (Tons)
Export General 265,000 160,000
Import 277,460 130,000
Total 542,460 290,000
The existing capacity of the air cargo complex is expected to meet the requirement till 2020. Phase III and IV of the new integrated cargo terminal with latest automated storage and retrieval system is under construction, enhancing the area from 35,920 sq m to 54,620 sq m. Automations planned include handling export cargo by conveyor belts, scissor lift at truck dock area for handling loose cargo and shipper loaded unit load devices (ULDs) for bonded truck operations, and upgradation of old net transaction (NT) hub for web-based electronic data inter-exchange (EDI).
ACL Airshop c/o
BVM Storage Solutions PVT LTD.
70, Adam Nagar Road
Nagelkeni, Chrompet
Chennai - 600 044
India
Tel. +914422483636
Chennai International Airport, also known as Anna International Airport (IATA: MAA, is located at Tirusulam, 7 km (4.3 mi) south of Chennai, India. For the financial year 2010-11, it was the third busiest airport in India in terms of both international and overall passenger traffic,which is expected to double after March 2012 when its ongoing expansion will be completed and aircraft movements increase from 27 to 50 flights per hour.
Cargo complex
The Air Cargo Complex at the Chennai airport was set up on 1 February 1978, when all regulatory and facilitating agencies were brought under one roof for faster processing/clearance of international cargo, to cater for air cargo movement in the southern region. At the cargo terminal, AAI functions as ground handling agency for airlines for handling or processing their cargo on ground and acts as custodian on behalf of customs import/export cargo under the customs act of 1962.
The cargo complex consists of two divisions, namely, the export and the import facilities. The export facility covers an area of 16,366 sq m and the import facility covers 16,500 sq m.[11]
Export area
Ground floor area 5,200 sq m
First floor area (office) 2,295 sq m
Truck dock position/area 14 trucks (865 sq m)
Examination area 770 sq m
Bonded area 2,270 sq m
Import area
Total area 20,090 sq m
The available capacity and cargo handled at the terminal are listed below:
Area Annual capacity (Tons) Annual tonnage (Tons)
Export General 265,000 160,000
Import 277,460 130,000
Total 542,460 290,000
The existing capacity of the air cargo complex is expected to meet the requirement till 2020. Phase III and IV of the new integrated cargo terminal with latest automated storage and retrieval system is under construction, enhancing the area from 35,920 sq m to 54,620 sq m. Automations planned include handling export cargo by conveyor belts, scissor lift at truck dock area for handling loose cargo and shipper loaded unit load devices (ULDs) for bonded truck operations, and upgradation of old net transaction (NT) hub for web-based electronic data inter-exchange (EDI).
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