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Uganda has signed an agreement with Niš Constantine the Great Airport for it to handle cargo from the African country into the Balkans and Eastern Europe. The deal, inked over the weekend, gives Ugandan exporters more than 750 square meters of storage and shipment space, including cold storage, for goods that will be distributed in Serbia and onwards to Greece, Albania and Bulgaria. A number of Serbian companies in July confirmed orders for Ugandan vanilla, coffee, banana flour, cocoa, flowers, nuts and dried fruits amounting to 200 million US dollars. “This storage and shipment base for Uganda gives us much better access to a GDP market of over 100 billion US dollars of the Balkans. It will reduce storage and shipment costs once we connect it by air out of Entebbe. Ugandan companies can now use this as a testing ground for holding and conveying cargo in the region and beyond”, Odrek Rwabwogo, Chairman of the Ugandan Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development, said in Niš. Serbia and Uganda are expected to establish scheduled passenger flights next year, which will cater for cargo as well.
This news item easily makes it into the top 10 bizarre posts on this blog.
ReplyDeleteNot really, Serbian government has already mentioned a few times that Africa is an important market for us.
DeleteGreat news for Niš
DeleteIndeed bravo Niш!
DeleteThis is a brilliant move. Nis has a great road infrastructure and in a few years it will have a railway one as well.
ReplyDeleteOnly remaining question is how will these goods reach INI.
By road from BEG when flights begin.
DeleteOr maybe TK Cargo will make a comeback in INI.
DeleteGoods are imported from Uganda, not viceversa.
Deletei believe that from Serbia all airplanes will be full of arms and amonition. That direction is in my opinion 100% covered.
DeleteSerbia already exports weapons all over the world and they are usually handled by all sorts of B74Fs. Maybe it's time for Ethiopian Cargo to consider BEG flights, especially if these goods start coming in on a more regular basis.
DeleteThis is the way. Well done.
ReplyDeleteRada Airways, Motor Sich, Cavok Air? Who will fly to Uganda for this agreement?
ReplyDeleteUganda Airlines
DeleteNo cargo planes haha 😆
DeleteRada is sanctioned, and the rest of the bunch don't have the range and probably aren't as cheap do to old gas guzzling equipment.
DeleteCamex 👌😁
DeleteAir Pink with PSO flights. <3
DeleteDoes anyone have any idea how much cargo Nis handles annually? Cargo plane on radar is a common occurrence? Let's hope regular cargo flights are forthcoming such as those to Uganda.
ReplyDeletePassenger flights next year? Doubt it.
ReplyDeleteYou will be surprised then.
DeleteFlights have already been agreed to when Yoseveni was in Belgrade a few months ago.
DeleteNot agreed, only mentioned.
DeleteA trade hub has been created between Serbia and Uganda this summer and published on their official government website:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.mofa.go.ug/media/president-museveni-launches-uganda-trade-hub-serbia
Uganda Airlines have a fleet of 6 aircraft and we might see flights from Kampala to INI.
INI could actually become an African, cargo hub in the Balkans. Similar agreements should be made with Ethiopia as well and work with Ethiopian Airlines cargo.
Uganda will fly to BEG, there is no way that Kampala flight lands at Nis, there is no sense. Flights will go to BEG from where passengers will be allowed to transfer onto JU flights and cargo will be transported by route.
DeleteWhich route?
DeleteBy route I meant driving, trucks, road, cars,… you got it ?
Delete750 m2 hahahhahhaha for kargo
ReplyDeleteYes for 'kargo' because not everything will be stored at INI. That's where the customs warehouse will be located until goods clear customs. After that each importer will move them to their own warehouse. There is no need for megalomania my friend.
DeleteWhat types of planes could actually be used? INI's runway isn't among the longest.
ReplyDeleteIf it's long enough for IL76 or B767 it should be ok for most of the cargo planes.
DeleteNishka banja, topla voda....!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great deal for Uganda....all along we have suffered price fluctuations esp in agric produce.......this will serve to boost farmers.....coz of the ready market......only that we need companies that will sort the produce,well to Match the stds
ReplyDeleteSelf development 😌
ReplyDeleteYou have to look at the bigger picture here. Serbia is currently modernizing its railway infrastructure and once it is completed it will link the Greek port of Piraeus with the Chinese Silk Road railway.
ReplyDeleteBelgrade to Novi Sad is already completed while construction to Subotica is advancing full speed. The EU is helping realize this Chinese project with their donation for the construction of the railway from Belgrade to Nis. Once completed INI will be located at one of the biggest trade lines in the world. Goods that will arrive to INI could reach a huge area thanks to these infrastructure improvements. This is smart thinking by the Serbian government.
I would pay more attention to passenger traffic and the fact that they are losing routes. Instead of five FR, there are now only two, and W6 has reduced to four. They've lost at least 10 routes in the past few years. What's the point of flights to Uganda and such nonsense!
ReplyDeleteFR and W6 are cutting all over so there is not much INi can do. Look what happened in TZL, OSI, OHD... that is why it is important for PSO flights to be expanded. FR and W6 are unreliable.
DeleteAbsolutely no one mentioned flights from Uganda to Nis. Perhaps read the article?
DeleteThey withdrew from Tuzla due to taxi issues. Osijek was never on their radar due to its very small market, and Ohrid is a seasonal destination. All in all, they’re doing very poorly in bringing in new routes, and that’s a fact. PSO flights are made for pumping money into Air Serbia and that’s evident.
DeleteAgain I advise you actually read the article before claiming they are establishing flights between Uganda and Nis. Considering you lied about that, I really don't take any of your claims seriously.
DeleteThis is a significant event. It will create many jobs in Nis for warehousing and transport. If at such an early stage there is a need for 750 m2 then there is a strong possibility that this will expand rather quickly as more technology and infrastructure is developed. If successful, it could open the door for deals with other African cargo operations. The relatively low population in the Nis area does not give it as great a perspective for passenger traffic in the way it does for Belgrade, but the location is very good for transportation routes of goods from overseas.
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