Visakhapatnam International Airport Launch of Cargo Complex Operations

Undue delay in commencement of Integrated Cargo Complex at the Visakhapatnam International Airport continues to hit exporters badly. In the absence of cold storages and other facilities, exporters are routing their cargo through Hyderabad and Chennai airports. This has been continuing, though modification of the old terminal building has been completed long ago. Exporters say that the stand-off between two government agencies — Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the AP Trade Promotion Corporation (APTPC) — over payment of dues should no longer be allowed to have an adverse impact on the industry.

Visakhapatnam International Airport

“Exporters prefer to send 60 to 70 per cent of medicines through air, and cold storages near the Visakhapatnam International airport are essential to promote exports by air. The cold storages at the Visakhapatnam airport can be developed with funds under the ASIDE scheme,” Director-General of Pharmexcil  said recently.

“Pending clearance of the dues by the APTPC, the AAI could allow two or three more private players for handling of cargo while retaining the APTPC as the custodian. When some of the berths in the Visakhapatnam Port have been privatised, there is nothing wrong in allowing private players to handle international cargo,” he said, and added that it was high time the Chief Minister and the Visakhapatnam MP resolved it at the earliest. While the domestic cargo operations are expected to begin soon in Visakhapatnam International Airport as the tender process has begun, the international cargo operations could take a longer time, official sources say.

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