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| Vol. 23 No. 30 | Tuesday
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ACFI Conclave Convenes July 4 |
Air cargo stakeholders are looking forward to the July 4 annual conclave organized by the Air Cargo Forum India (ACFI). The national forum comprising representatives from the air cargo logistics/supply chain industry has a vision of building “a world-class environment-friendly air logistics industry by innovation with credible allied activities and providing business facilitation to boost the Indian economy.” The annual conclave is a much-awaited event where government leaders and officials participate in fruitful talks with air cargo stakeholders. This year’s conclave theme will be: “Air Cargo: Unlocking Potential, Paving Way for a Developed India” and will witness the participation of 700-odd delegates spanning a wide array of services ranging from forwarding to manufacturing.  The
conclave will see and hear the newly-appointed Minister of Civil Aviation,
Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, (right) who will be expected to outline
the government’s steps and initiatives for the air cargo sector. The
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has assumed office the third
time after the recent general election. Senior bureaucrats from the government like the Director General Bureau of Civil Aviation, the Central Board of Taxes, the Department for Promotion of Industry, and Internal Trade (DPIIT) etc. will be present at the conclave. They will deliberate, discuss, and exchange ideas on how the air cargo industry could come together to build a developed nation. The business sessions will focus on opportunities, challenges, and actionable strategies that will further the growth of the country’s air cargo industry. The sessions with air cargo veterans will, according to the ACFI, create the path for the progress of air cargo and logistics in the country.
One of the subjects for discussion in the business session will be on building air cargo capacity. The session will focus on development of infrastructure that needs to be created to move on to the next stage of achieving annual throughput at airports of 10 million metric tons by 2030. Among the participants would be Manoj Singh, Chief Cargo Officer, Adani Airport Holdings, Capt. Nikhil B. Ved Managing Director – Blue Dart Aviation, Vishal Bhatnagar, Managing Director, Global Cargo Operations, Delta Air Lines, among others. The second business session will see the participation of the Federation of Indian Exporters, global providers of software, product engineering, electronics manufacturing services and solutions in air freight among others. The session would be one where airlines, exporters and forwarders come together to understand the expectations from both sides. The aim: creation of a win-win situation for both sides.  According
to Yashpal Sharma, ACFI President, the forum has brought many stakeholders
together. The world, he said, was looking at India for business and growth.
The ACFI conclave would showcase India's logistics landscape in front of
the world. On its part, the country’s air cargo ecosystem is ready
to showcase the best airports, the best airlines, the best forwarding solutions,
best customs broking solutions, etc. Indian industry should not hesitate
to ride the wave when it comes. It is important for the conclave to project
all that is available in the country to those representing global carriers,
terminal operators, etc.Tirthankar Ghosh |
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