A trial shipment of goods from China to the future Orsha transport and logistics center will take place in the coming days

March 16, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. A trial shipment of goods from China to the territory of the future multimodal transport and logistics center (TLC), which is planned to be created on the territory of the Orsha Aircraft Repair Plant, will take place in the coming days, Vladimir Troitsky, Director of OJSC "Orsha Aircraft Repair Plant", told a BELTA correspondent. Thus, the Hong Kong company CBT Development (logistik) Limited will complete the technical preparation of the investment project "Construction of a transport and logistics center of OJSC 'Orsha Aircraft Repair Plant'". The presentation of the project, prepared by the investor, is scheduled for the end of March, after which an agreement will be signed. The new TLC will be located at the intersection of the 2nd and 9th international transport corridors. The Orsha Aircraft Repair Plant has an airfield capable of handling aircraft of almost all types, and railway tracks are located nearby. In the future, the logistics center will be able to serve cargo flows from Warsaw, Tallinn and other destinations. The territory development project includes new construction of warehouse terminals, an open area for storing containers and oversized goods, bank branch offices, an insurance company, a business center, and a hotel. The area of the future logistics center will be about 100 thousand square meters. The implementation of the project, according to preliminary estimates, will require $50 million in investments. Payback depends on cargo traffic: the higher it is, the shorter the payback period. In a favorable scenario, cargo traffic will double, and payback will be reduced from nine to three years. The investment attractiveness of the project, in addition to territorial, production, and technical advantages, is ensured by preferences granted by legal regulations for creating favorable business conditions for existing and newly created enterprises in small towns, as well as by Decree No. 10. According to Vladimir Troitsky, the creation of the center will allow for the activation of international air, rail, and road transport, develop and increase the utilization of the aircraft repair plant's infrastructure, and contribute to the development of the village of Bolbasovo, where the enterprise is located. CBT Development (Logistics) Limited (Hong Kong, People's Republic of China) has been delegated the powers of an investment agent of Belarus. It was established by a Singaporean public real estate investment fund and a private investment fund in the field of infrastructure, real estate, and telecommunications specifically for the implementation of the TLC construction project on the territory of the aircraft repair plant near Orsha. -0-