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NOV 26, 2004 (newstodate): Despite the current lack of reliable statistical evidence, Stockholm Arlanda is sure that airfreight volumes will necessitate the building of a new cargo terminal.
The project, financed and managed by NAP, a joint venture between Swedish CAA and Airis, will officially start in March next year, and the new terminal is expected to ready for operations by summer 2006.
-The project will be build in phases, with the first phase comprising 38,000 sq.m, to be let to SAS Cargo or Cargo Center, says Karsten Bjarbo, LFV Stockholm Arlanda cargo manager.
-In the next stages, an additional building comprising 55-60,000 sq.m. is envisaged, and this phase will go live as soon as we have a commitment from a tenant, he says.
-With these new initiatives we send out a strong signal that we do mean business, also when it comes to air cargo. We have seen much cargo leaving Sweden by truck, taken to a continental hub to fly over, then, Stockholm on routes eastward. We will convince the industry that there is good reason to build up cargo at Stockholm Arlanda.
According to Mr Bjarbo, Stockholm Arlanda Airport generates 155,000 tonnes of flown cargo, in addition to 235,000 tonnes of trucked cargo.
The project, financed and managed by NAP, a joint venture between Swedish CAA and Airis, will officially start in March next year, and the new terminal is expected to ready for operations by summer 2006.
-The project will be build in phases, with the first phase comprising 38,000 sq.m, to be let to SAS Cargo or Cargo Center, says Karsten Bjarbo, LFV Stockholm Arlanda cargo manager.
-In the next stages, an additional building comprising 55-60,000 sq.m. is envisaged, and this phase will go live as soon as we have a commitment from a tenant, he says.
-With these new initiatives we send out a strong signal that we do mean business, also when it comes to air cargo. We have seen much cargo leaving Sweden by truck, taken to a continental hub to fly over, then, Stockholm on routes eastward. We will convince the industry that there is good reason to build up cargo at Stockholm Arlanda.
According to Mr Bjarbo, Stockholm Arlanda Airport generates 155,000 tonnes of flown cargo, in addition to 235,000 tonnes of trucked cargo.