Kolkata: The first bonded, cross-border, land-air transshipment from Bangladesh departed from Kolkata Airport since EFL (Expo-Freight Limited) introduced a tailor-made logistics solution to handle such cargo transshipment between the two neighbouring countries.
The EFL offices in Bangladesh and India worked jointly in handling the cargo of apparel.
Bangladeshi trucks carrying cargo weighing 4.1 tonne transferred the goods to Indian trucks at the Benapole (Dhaka) — Petrapole (India) border. From there, via GPS enabled trucks, the cargo moved to the Kolkata airport. Finally, it was air freighted to reach the terminal destination in Europe within the specified time window.
Kolkata turned out to be a strategic and useful transshipment doorway to Bangladesh for inbound and outbound air transportation, through this trial initiative. "We are proud to enrich our ties with Bangladesh through this movement and alternative solutions of this nature will enable us to enhance efficiencies of our logistics operations to promote international trade," said S Senthilnathan, CEO, EFL Group. EFL is considering this breakthrough to be instrumental in positively impacting business growth beyond borders.