International Cargo Operations at Airports

Any airport along with terminal for passengers should also provide space for Air Cargo movement. The passenger and Cargo terminal may provide either domestic movement alone, or both domestic and international movement. A Cargo terminal is used for the movement of Export and Import Cargo at the airport, and requires the presence and services of airlines and Customs. It consists of Export shed for handling Export Cargo and Import shed for handling Import Cargo.

The different modes of transport include Air, Water, Road and Rail transportation. Although Air transportation is costlier than the other, it is opted if there is an urgent requirement of the product, transportation time constraints for express or courier shipments and for goods like medicines or perishable goods. There are various types of aircrafts for carrying passengers or cargo or both. There are various authorities who certify the standard of transportation, handling and storage services and the major certifications include ISO, CEIV, AEO and RA.

The webinar session conducted by JBS Academy on the topic International Cargo Operations at Airports was taken by Mr. Sushant Nigam who is a Logistician with about 38 years of experience in international cargo. He also provides consultancy in various aspects of international cargo like regulatory issues and Process Re-engineering.

The webinar session titled International cargo operations at airport was attended by a total of 140 students, and the recorded webinar is available in our YouTube channel.