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Impressive growth in cargo movement at Cochin airport

Nedumbassery: The international movement of cargo from Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has registered a year-on-year growth of 5,000 tonnes during the last fiscal.

The total cargo exports comprising both general and perishable goods during the last financial year stood at 20,600 tonnes, up against 15,024 tonnes the year before.

It also witnessed an improvement in the volume of imports with the quantity rising to 6,898 tonnes from 5,828 tonnes in the corresponding term.

However, a slight fall was recorded in domestic cargo movement, with both inbound and outbound cargo handled remaining around 5,000 tonnes. The exports during the first month of the ongoing fiscal stood at 2,539 tonnes, comprising 1,893 tonnes of perishable commodities.

Airport officials said that perishable goods accounted for over 50 per cent of the total exports last fiscal and its share was bound to increase in the coming years as the recently launched Centre for Perishable Cargo (CPC) gained momentum.

Efforts were on to improve the average daily export of perishable commodities to 100 tonnes in six months from the present rate of 60-70 tonnes by regularising commercial freighter operations.

Meanwhile, the airport company is planning to organise a farmers’ conclave with the theme ‘agriculture for export’ on June 2 and 3.

The event, to be conducted in association with block panchayats, will give a chance for farmers to strike buyback agreements with their buyers overseas which would ensure optimum utilisation of the CPC.

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