HYD Airport unveils Multi ULD Cool Dolly for pharma and perishables

July 21, 2020: GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL) has today inducted Multi ULD (Unit Load Device) Cool Dolly service to maintain the unbroken cold chain for time and temperature-sensitive (TSS) shipments such as pharmaceuticals and perishables.

The Multi ULD Cool Dolly at Hyderabad Air Cargo was virtually launched today by Vandana Aggarwal (IES), senior economic advisor, ministry of civil aviation (MoCA) during the third webinar on “Air Cargo-Changing Dimensions” organized by GMR Group as part of its ongoing webinar series on ‘Reposing the faith in flying’.

With the Multi ULD Cool Dolly, Hyderabad International Airport is now poised to serve its customers with a controlled environment for handling their highly temperature-sensitive commodities. Comprising of a steel trailer and an aluminium insulated container, the Cool Dolly acts as a mobile storage unit from air cargo terminal to the aircraft. They provide an unbroken cold chain to all the perishable shipments of temperatures of +2⁰C to +8⁰C and +15⁰C to +25⁰C and can handle around 7-tonnes of cargo in a single trip.

Ready to handle vaccines
"Both GMR Airports, Delhi and Hyderabad, are equipped with Cool Dollies and provide unbroken cold chain for Vaccine. The vaccine requires temperature between 2 and 8 degrees and India is the vaccine producer of the world," said the release.

Pradeep Panicker, CEO, GHIAL, said, “Cool Dolly is a crucial value addition to the unbroken cold chain at Hyderabad International Airport for life saving and temperature-sensitive cargo. With more than 70 percent of cargo being pharma, our Cool dolly has enhanced the airport’s capabilities multi-fold in our efforts to provide customers safe handling of the essential cargo such as Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines, Fruits, Vegetables and other perishables.”

Benefits
• Cool Dollies counter hostile temperatures and smoothly facilitate the increasing traffic of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals & other perishables.
• Despite short transfer times from the Terminal Building to Aircraft, hot runways during summers can seriously compromise the efficacy of the lifesaving pharmaceutical products and shelf life of other perishables. The Cool Dolly ensures that these highly-sensitive commodities are transshipped in a seamless and controlled environment throughout their journey.
• The Cool Dolly has been designed to accommodate various configurations of ULD loading and does not have any restrictions to cater to all kinds of Aircraft - Narrow or Widebody aircraft (passenger belly or freighter aircraft).
• The Cool Dolly is designed with several unique features to eliminate operational challenges and reduce the time taken for handling.
• Features like dual-side opening for effortless loading & unloading of ULDs, flexible locking system to safeguard the cargo pallets positioned during the movement, non-slip flooring and heat insulation.
• The Cool Dolly is also equipped with a data logger for efficient temperature management, enhanced cargo protection and to monitor the temperature reading during live operation.
• The Cool Dolly at Hyderabad International Airport can carry 7 tonne capacity of AC unit along with in-built power backup keeping the products safe and sacrosanct.