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Volga-Dnepr Group and Sheremetyevo International Airport are combining efforts for Russian air cargo branch development. New Cargo terminal building has begun at Sheremetyevo

On the 18th of April, 2016 Volga-Dnepr Group and Sheremetyevo International Airport have signed an agreement on long-term and mutually-beneficial cooperation in the field of cargo hub development in Sheremetyevo  which corresponds high global industry. 

Current agreement is a strategic step in a long-term partnership between two companies. It determines cargo air business development goals, milestones and projects in Sheremetyevo. Both companies will be carrying out collaborative work in order to ensure mutually beneficial and economically effective collaboration in cargo air business development in Sheremetyevo. Particularly, companies will combine their efforts in different fields of business, including the development of cargo facility, aircraft maintenance operations and repairs, building the modern hangar complex , marketing and positioning the Sheremetyevo strengths as a globally recognized  air cargo service provider trusted by both partners and clients.

At the ceremony Sheremetyevo International Airport CEO Mikhail Vasilenko stated: “This agreement is essential for the airport strategic planning and modernization. We are laying the groundwork for the future and our key goal is to consider our key partners’ strategic goals in the fields of passenger and cargo transportation. This document works as a security to fulfill the effective use of the airport’s infrastructure and in the mid-term, it creates strong premises for air cargo transportation business development. I am sure that the undertaking of this document is not only a major step in Sheremetyevo and Volga-Dnepr Group development but also a significant contribution to the whole cargo transportation segment in Russian Federation».

«For Volga-Dnepr Group signing of this agreement means a strategic unity of our two companies with a key mutual goal to create a modern internationally recognized air cargo hub based in Sheremetyevo. All arrangements and mutual responsibilities between our companies stated in this agreement are first of all aimed at the provision of the best possible air cargo delivery service to our customers», - AirBridgeCargo CEO Sergei Lazarev added.

Sheremetyevo airport will carry out complex contribution to cargo hub infrastructure development. To provide the growing demand for transit, transfer and import-export traffic flows Sheremetyevo started the construction of new cargo terminal.  

New innovative cargo complex with 40 000 m2 of space will be put into service in 2017. The capacity of the first line will be 380 000 tons per annum, the modular form will allow the terminal to be adapted to ever changing load-carrying requisitions, this also will allow the further capacity development to 1 million tons per annum. 

The new terminal will employ the automated processes and innovational technical solutions adaptive to further changes in airlines’ fleet, cargo specifications, peak service and transportation rules.

New Volga-Dnepr hangar complex for aircraft maintenance and repair will become one of the major projects in Sheremetyevo air cargo hub development. 

Taking it’s part Volga-Dnepr Group expects the growing cargo traffic volume growth up to 430 000 tons per annum before 2020, and will assist in Sheremetyevo infrastructure development.

The signed agreement will help Sheremetyevo further develop it’s cargo transportation business and mutually beneficial cooperation with other international airports, providing the increase in traffic flow and sharing of best practices in innovation and new projects implementation.