Cargo Insights took flight on August 6th, 2022, with its launch event at Ibis, Aerocity. The magazine and the website were launched in New Delhi by Piyush Srivastava, Senior Economic Advisor to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India. in the presence of industry stalwarts.
Many eminent industry veterans gathered to celebrate the unveiling of the magazine in person and via video messages. Among those who joined were:
Afzal Malbarwala, President, ACAAI
Sunil Arora, Past President, ACAAI
C K Govil, Managing Director of Activair Airfreight India, Vice President, ACAAI
Vikram Kumar, Director at CTC Air Carriers, Chairman, ACAAI – Northern India
Sushant Nigam, Executive Director, ACAAI
Vipan Jain, Industry Expert, Ex- Chief Operating Officer at Delhi Cargo Service Center, Chairman Skill Development Task Pillar ACFI
K.S Kunwar, Director General, ACFI
Shankar Shinde, Chairman, FFFAI
Rama Krishna S, Managing Director, Balaji Mariline Past President, FFFAI
Vipin Vohra, Chairman, Continental Carriers, Co-Chairman, FFFAI
Satyaki Raghunath, Chief Strategy & Development Officer, Bangalore International Airport (BIAL)
Shailender Anand, Managing Director-India & Director-Dubai, Pronk Multiservice
Vikram Jeet Singh, MD, Air Logistics Group
Sakshi Gupta, Country Manager-India Air Logistics Group
Dileepa B.M, CEO, Bonded Trucking, Shreeji Translogistics
Amar More, Chief Executive Officer Kale Logistic Solutions
Pushpendra Pratap Singh, Country Head, Asia Shipping
Vijay Vashisht, AVP, Safexpress
Ankur Yadav, Safexpress
Rajiv Sharma, Hans Infomatic
Calling the air cargo sector the ‘workhorse’ of the aviation industry, Shri Piyush Srivastava congratulated Cargo Insights on the new beginning. He further stated his belief that this magazine would usher in revolutionised thinking and perception.
Meanwhile, Mr Vipin Vohra talked about the dynamism and current trends in the industry that cannot be overlooked. He stressed how Cargo Insights can help keep everyone in the industry updated with current affairs.
Applauding the release, Mr Afzal Malbarwala mentioned how the air cargo industry has survived the past two years and called for players who encouraged transparency and integrity in their functioning. On the other hand, Mr Sunil Arora emphasised the role of journalism in the industry’s growth. He spoke on how critical it is for the cargo media not to lose focus, to bring in quality news and cover sectors besides air cargo for the complete picture.
Wishing Cargo Insights the best, Mr Rama Krishna S and Mr Vikram Jeet Singh highlighted the movement of knowledge between trade and media and the latter’s contribution to the industry. Mr Vipan Jain applauded the young and dynamic team of Cargo Insights. He also brought to the fore the current demand for accurate data and statistics by the industry experts and cargo houses daily.
As a brand ‘Cargo Insights’ also revealed their strategies and plans for holding on to their positioning in the industry not only as a ‘trade media’ but also as a ‘brand consultant’ to their associates, enabling faster growth and brand building for them.
The young and innovative team of ‘Cargo Insights’ also said that they intend to become the backbone of the ‘Cargo & Logistics’ industry through their focussed vision of serving the industry as a ‘one stop solution provider’ for all their business needs.
Overall, it was an event cherished by attendees looking forward to receiving in-depth, unadulterated cargo news every month in their inboxes.
