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Aug 20, 2015 (newstodate): Long rumored plans for construction at Latvia's Riga Airport of a new logistics center by Azerbaijan's Silk Way Investment LV remain shrouded in mist and a communication void.
In Spring 2015, a contract between Riga Airport and Silk Way was signed for the construction of a new cargo and logistics complex at the airport for handling of transit shipments by air between the CIS region, Central Asia and Europa.
The project would also comprise the construction of new access roads to the airport to ease onward trucking as well as other road traffic, relieving today's congestion on the existing road between the airport and Riga.
The new Silk Way facility at Riga was reportedly slated for completion by 2017.
Despite numerous calls by newstodate on the Azerbaijani company, no contact has been obtained.
Similarly, efforts to seek information from Riga Airport have also produced no results, so far.
-There is no new information regarding this project. We do not expect to have more info until November this year, says Liene Freivalde, Riga International Airport Director Aviation services department.
According to industry sources, Riga Airport caught Silk Way's attention due to the airport's strong role in the ISAF logistics starting from April 2012 when freighter flights by US carriers National Air Cargo and Kalitta Air were launched to fly supplies from Riga to the ISAF forces in Afghanistan, with up to three daily Boeing 747-400F flights on the route.
In Spring 2015, a contract between Riga Airport and Silk Way was signed for the construction of a new cargo and logistics complex at the airport for handling of transit shipments by air between the CIS region, Central Asia and Europa.
The project would also comprise the construction of new access roads to the airport to ease onward trucking as well as other road traffic, relieving today's congestion on the existing road between the airport and Riga.
The new Silk Way facility at Riga was reportedly slated for completion by 2017.
Despite numerous calls by newstodate on the Azerbaijani company, no contact has been obtained.
Similarly, efforts to seek information from Riga Airport have also produced no results, so far.
-There is no new information regarding this project. We do not expect to have more info until November this year, says Liene Freivalde, Riga International Airport Director Aviation services department.
According to industry sources, Riga Airport caught Silk Way's attention due to the airport's strong role in the ISAF logistics starting from April 2012 when freighter flights by US carriers National Air Cargo and Kalitta Air were launched to fly supplies from Riga to the ISAF forces in Afghanistan, with up to three daily Boeing 747-400F flights on the route.