Although air cargo ideally remains in the airport for a relatively short time, it is necessary to provide storage facilities.
Bonded facilities are required for imports and international transshipment cargo. goods to and from trucks. There should be cargo offices near the warehouses for the airlines and forwarders to receive/deliver cargo, prepare shipping documents, and for customs to clear import and export cargo.
Processing of outbound cargo: The preparation includes consolidation (arrangement of individual consignments into a palletized or containerlized load) of cargo, building up of the air cargo pallets and containers, inspection and documentation. It is necessary to provide cold rooms for perishable cargoes and strong room for valuable cargoes. More so, special storage area for dangerous goods (DGR) before loading into aircraft.
For inbound cargo: The preparation commences from the unloading of the aircraft, customs and other regulatory procedures, as well as deconsolidation (separation of consolidated goods into individual consignments). More so, it is necessary to provide X-ray scanners for cargo inspection. The storage of cargoes is also done for inbound shipments before clearing from the warehouse by agents of consignees or the consignees themselves.
Transshipment Cargo: The operation is generally limited to unloading, reconsolidating, and reloading the cargo but can be as simple as a direct transfer between aircraft.
Storage areas must be equipped with loading docks on the landside to allow for rapid movement of cargo...
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