heremetyevo International Airport held a presented the largest cargo complex in Russia “Moscow Cargo” to airlines and cargo forwarders. The new cargo complex covers an area of 42,300 sq. m. and has a capacity of 380,000 tonnes of cargo per year. The general director of “Moscow Cargo” LLC Vladimir Fedorenko showed guests the capabilities of a new cargo terminal.
The construction of the complex was carried out within the Long-Term Development Program of Sheremetyevo International Airport until 2026. The construction works were carried out intensively but with the high quality within short time: the cargo complex was built almost from scratch from March 2016 to July 2017. The terminal served the first cargo in September 2017, in next 2 months all cargo operations on domestic flights were successfully moved to the new terminal. It’s a record-breaking time for similar-scale projects. Transition of cargo operations on international flights was completed in January 2018.
New cargo complex meets international standards of the ground cargo handling and exceeds the level of technical equipment at other similar facilities in Russia. The cargo complex is equipped with a unique system for automated storage and processing, manufactured by Lödige. Automation level of production processes reaches 60%.
There are independent container and bulk storage areas with unified automated operating system in the terminal. “Moscow Cargo” is capable of handling all types of dangerous cargo including explosive and radioactive materials.
Earlier unprecedented in Russia, broad capabilities of the terminal for storing pharma cargo allowed AirBridgeCargo to obtain the IATA CEIV certificate for transportation of pharma cargoes throughout the route network.
“Moscow Cargo” is equipped with a comfortable client’s area, where customers can dispatch and receive cargo. New standards of customer service have been set: electronic queuing system and 20 counters for shippers and consignees to obtain documents and make payments. Clients can inquire about the cargo handling status, print cargo tags and safety declarations through the personal account on the website of “Moscow Cargo” LLC.
Considering the significant growth of cargo turnover at Sheremetyevo International Airport and the rising demand of cargo airlines, and also according to the Long-Term Development Program, Sheremetyevo plans to handle over 700,000 tonnes of cargo annually by 2024. In this regard, the design and construction of the second stage of the cargo terminal with an additional capacity of 380 thousand tonnes of cargo annually will be started this year. Sheremetyevo International Airport will strengthen its position as the European hub for global cargo flows in partnership with PJSC Aeroflot and Volga-Dnepr.