Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 18
By Fikret Dolukhanov – Trend:
Uzbekistan intends to turn the Navoi International Intermodal Logistics Center (IILC), created on the basis of a cargo terminal at the international airport in the city of the same name, into a logistics hub for Central Asia, Uzbekistan Airways told Trend.
According to the representative of the air carrier, the Navoi IILC plans to become the leading hub specializing in provision of cargo handling services in Central Asia.
"As a result of recent investments in infrastructure and training of employees, the airport provides the highest level of cargo handling quality for airlines and freight forwarders. Today, the airport is one of the most important cargo handling centers in Central Asia, providing efficient and reliable services, taking into account the security requirements," the airlines said.
Currently, regular cargo flights connect the Navoi IILC with the main hubs and logistics centers of Eurasia, including Seoul, Milan, Vienna, Zaragoza, Frankfurt, Delhi, Dubai, Istanbul, Dhaka and Bishkek. The cargo terminal is able to store and process up to 300 tons of cargo per day, thanks to the use of world-class technology.
"The Navoi IILC has ample opportunities for processing and storing agricultural products, as well as large-sized, heavy, dangerous and other non-standard types of cargo both for export and for import," the company said.
In 2016, the Navoi International Airport transported and handled 37,099 tons of cargo, in 2017 – 33,628 tons in 2017, and by August 2018 – 228 tons of agricultural products for export.
Earlier the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Luxembourg airline Cargolux expressed interest in the Navoi IILC.
The Navoi IILC was created jointly by the Uzbekistan Airways and the Korean Air on the basis of the international airport of the city of Navoi. The center is one of the largest and most technologically advanced cargo complexes in the region. The total area of the complex is 16,000 square meters.
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