Nippon Express Bangladesh Ltd. (Managing Director: Kei Sakai; hereinafter “NX Bangladesh”), a group company of NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC. (President: Satoshi Horikiri), has opened a new air freight handling facility – Nippon Express Bangladesh Air Freight CFS – in Bangladesh’s Gazipur District, marking the occasion with an opening ceremony held on Wednesday, September 16.
(Opening ceremony participants)
From left to right:
Rezaul Alam, Director and Chief Operating Officer, NX Bangladesh
Kazuiki Kataoka, Director, JETRO Dhaka Office
Shinichi Saida, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh
Jun Toyoda, Vice President, NX South Asia & Oceania
Kei Sakai, Managing Director, NX Bangladesh
Noriyoshi Tanaka, General Manager, Account Sales Business Unit, Nippon Express
[Background]
With exports of apparel and other goods on the rise, Bangladesh is seeing growing demand for air freight logistics services offering higher standards of quality control and security. Against the backdrop of this expanding logistics demand, NX Bangladesh has opened a new facility and consolidated its hitherto separately managed warehouse operations therein with the aims of improving air cargo handling quality and streamlining operations.
[Features]
・ Favorable location near the airport; integrated management system
Located approximately 10 km from Dhaka International Airport, the facility handles everything from cargo receiving to exterior inspection, weighing, labeling, and conveyance to the airport under an integrated management system.
・ Enhanced safety through strict security measures
In addition to 24-hour monitoring via a 360-degree CCTV surveillance system, the facility is equipped with safety features such as water tanks and fire suppression systems. It also utilizes vehicles equipped with security measures to ensure safe transport of cargo to the airport.
・ Efficient 24/7 operations
With four truck docks and ample vehicle staging space, the warehouse has an efficient
operational system capable of operating round-the-clock.
The NX Group will continue robustly supporting its customers’ global business expansion and helping develop local economies by providing high-quality and efficient logistics services.
[Profile of warehouse]
| Name | Nippon Express Bangladesh Air Freight CFS |
| Location | 1015/1, Gacha, Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh |
| Site area | 4,473 m² (of which, total floor area: 3,313 m²) |
| Main facilities | Four truck docks, 24/7 surveillance camera system, safety equipment (water storage tanks, fire extinguishing systems, etc.) |
◼ Comment from NX Bangladesh Managing Director Kei Sakai
“This facility is capable of meeting a wide range of needs, including temporary storage for
household goods as well as air cargo export. It will serve as a key hub for meeting the anticipated
growth in export cargo demand and for providing the high-quality logistics services characteristic
of the NX Group. We will strive to further improve our services so that we can help solve our customers’ logistics challenges and contribute to their business growth.”