Emirates SkyCargo has been confirmed as the first customer to have its shipment handled at the new Transglobal Cargo Centre at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
The facility is being marketed as the largest cargo handling facility at the airport, and will be the first fresh produce and cargo handling facility in Africa to incorporate a multi-storey ETV (elevating transfer vehicle)-based perishables handling system.
Located on JKIA’s newly-extended freight apron, with direct airside access, Transglobal Cargo Centre will help the airport to accommodate future growth and, by replacing its reliance upon off-airport cargo handling facilities, will facilitate the airport’s application for FAA category 1 status.
Emirates SkyCargo launched services to Nairobi in 1995 and today operates two Boeing 747 freighters and 14 wide-bodied passenger flights per week from the Kenyan capital.
"We are delighted to be a launch customer of the magnificent new Transglobal Cargo Centre in Nairobi, which will speed processing of our perishables traffic, and help us to maintain product condition in transit,” said Ram Menen, Emirates divisional senior VP cargo.
“This major investment will play a key role in further developing Nairobi as a gateway for cool-chain cargo,” he added.
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has the second highest cargo throughput in Africa, at 290,500 tonnes in 2009 (up 5% on the previous year). The airport is currently served by almost 40 scheduled airlines. Transglobal Cargo Centre alone will have an estimated cargo handling capacity of 250,000 tonnes per annum.
“The facilities on offer at Transglobal Cargo Centre are so much larger and so much better than anything else at the airport. They provide carriers with a real opportunity to enhance their services and so gain a competitive edge,” said Mark Carroll, general manager of sales and marketing, Transglobal Cargo Centre.
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