dnata Cargo, with more than 50 years of experience, has been fundamental in establishing Dubai International as a freight hub, listed in the top 20 of the world rankings in cargo traffic.
dnata Cargo offers a broad range of products and services to meet the diverse needs of more than 120 operators flying into and out of Dubai. The company’s service portfolio boasts six air cargo terminals at Dubai International airport, a seventh at Jebel Ali Free Zone and an eighth at the new Al Maktoum International Airport. The combined throughput capacity of all terminals is over one million tonnes per annum, of which the current utilisation is 650,000 tonnes per annum.
FreightGate-1, the centre of operations at the airport’s Cargo Village, is the largest air cargo facility in the region with 4,500 storage positions able to handle 350,000 tonnes per annum. Its state-of-the-art facilities, including hydraulic powered docks and scanning systems, enable it to manage the freight of 105 carriers.
FreightGate-2, the first of its kind in the Middle East and one of few such facilities worldwide, with a capacity of 50,000 tonnes, supports the import and export requirements of more than 20 express and courier companies, including DHL and FedEx.
FreightGate-3 and 4, based at Dubai Airport freezone, are dedicated charter terminals for freighter operators. The combined capacity of FreighGate-3 and 4 is 150,000 tonnes.
FreightGate-5 significantly boosts the air cargo handling capabilities at Dubai International Airport. It offers streamlined import and export services with a capacity of 350,000 tonnes and boasts Dubai’s first fully-automated air cargo storage and retrieval system.
FreightGate-6, based at Dubai Cargo Village, provides specialised services for all perishable cargo, while FreightGate-7 offers the full gamut of off-airport services to more than 6,500 Jebel Ali Freezone companies.
FreightGate-8, serves its customer airlines flying into and out of the new Al Maktoum International Airport, at the heart of Dubai World Central. The first phase will have a throughput of 250,000 tonnes per annum. dnata Cargo’s team has the capability to handle any type of cargo, including perishable goods as there is a 1,000 square metre capacity of chiller and freezer storage.
Within dnata Cargo is the dnata Cargo Planning division, which provides world-class consultancy services to air cargo terminal handlers and various other businesses in the air freight industry. The division also extends its services to other business units in the Emirates Group, including the various ground handling companies which operate under dnata International.