MANGALURU: Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) dedicated its Integrated Cargo Terminal (ICT) for public use on Monday. Spread over an area of 1,891sqm, including 1,200sqmt area for international cargo and the rest for domestic cargo, the ICT can manage 9,000 tonnes of international and domestic cargo per annum.
The airport started operations at the ICT by managing domestic inbound and outbound cargo on the opening day and international cargo will follow suit.
Internationally, the ICT will manage fruits, vegetables, foodstuff, chilled/frozen fish, spare parts & textiles. Domestically, the cargo includes post office (PO) mail; courier items; perishables, valuables (jewellery); blood samples for pharma; human remains; documents/general and e-commerce items and dangerous goods. The PO mail chiefly consists of items that a Manipal-based security press sends out to banks such as chequebooks and other government security documents.
The new ICT provides ample parking space for all stakeholders. The salient feature of the new facility is the availability of 10 truck bays, two dock levelers and forklift facility for effective handling of both inbound and outbound cargo. There is separate office space for the airline and Customs. This facility with centralized AC also provides strong room, cold storage, and dangerous goods storage facility as per norms prescribed by the aviation cargo regulators.
The entire ICT facility is under CCTV surveillance. It has separate spaces for training, documentation, conference and even a board room. The airport has also set up a pass issuance and frisking booth at the entrance gate. The facility is under the watchful eyes of ASG personnel of CISF round the clock. ICT has 100 X 100 & 145 X185 X-Ray baggage inspection systems (XBIS Machine) & explosive trace detection equipment for screening the goods received and dispatched.
