In pursuance of its objective to provide improved Intermodal logistics solutions to India's trade, CONCOR entered the field of air cargo in 1999. The Air Cargo business was formalized as a division at the Corporate Office in 2003 to provide a focused attention.
CONCOR has obtained requisite permission from customs at major international airports.
CONCOR is successfully running a Greefield Cargo Complex at Ozhar Airport, Nasik, jointly with Hindustan Aeronautics
CONCOR is operating another CPC at Goa Airport to promote the export of perishable cargo..
CAL will be shifting its domestic cargo handling operations to SACT site once it is ready for commercial operations..
Air Imports desiring deferred payment of duty are offered customs bonded warehousing facility at our ICDs.
Extensive movement of shipping-line empty containers is undertaken by CONCOR to balance the differential levels of exports and imports in the country today. This movement of empty containers represents a wasted capacity, especially on routes where substantial domestic traffic is available for parallel movement by road or even on rail.
Bonded warehousing offers a dual advantage to the importer. On the one hand, it allows the deferral to duty payment, and at the same time, allows for cargo to be stored under the relatively cheaper option of warehouse storage as opposed to holding on to an ISO container for which dollar lease rentals accrue on the importer.
Read MoreKeeping in time with the international trend, containers are now going to shipper's units more and more for cargo stuffing/ destuffing, as against the general trend a decade earlier, when most of the cargo was getting stuffed/destuffed at the ports/ ICDs.
Read MoreThe process of LCL consolidation involves the movement of Less than Container Load cargo from an Inland Container Deport to a nominated 'hub' terminal under customs seal, usually in a domestic container of some sort. At the nominated hub terminal, the sealed containers are opened and the cargo re-worked on a destination wise basis without having to be subjected to re-examination by customs. Indian Customs permitted the reworking of LCL boxes in certain nominated 'hub terminals' mostly located at port cities in the year 2000.
Read MoreCONCOR is already providing basic rail based reefer services between Dadri/Kanpur/Dhappar and various Ports, it could get into providing cold chain solutions by making a few arrangements that would expand its market presence. These would mainly include: View