TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, April 26. Uzbekistan will build a new cargo terminal at Tashkent International Airport with a capacity of 120,000 tons per year on an area of 5.2 hectares, Trend reports.
According to Uzbekistan Airports, the freight terminal's design
has been finished and will be erected in two parts.
At the first stage, by the end of this year, a new cargo terminal
with a total area of 8,000 square meters will be operational,
including 500-square-meter refrigerating and freezing chambers for
commodities that require a specific temperature regime. A new
administrative facility of 3,000 square meters will also be built
to house staff and representatives from importing/exporting
enterprises.
In the second phase, Uzbekistan plans to build and put into operation a new cargo warehouse with an area of 12,000 square meters by the end of 2025, including the construction of new modern refrigerating and freezing rooms with different temperature regimes with a total area of 1,000 square meters.
Meanwhile, Uzbekistan plans to develop a cargo terminal at Namangan International Airport as part of its modernization project.
The project will also include the construction of catering and fueling complexes, as well as other economic buildings.