Volga-Dnepr Airlines have been acknowledged as the Best Heavy Lift Air Cargo Carrier of the Year during 11th BHP 2019

January, 31 – Volga-Dnepr Airlines, the leader in air freight transportation of oversized and super heavy cargoes, has been awarded a prize during the 11th BHP 2019 – an International Conference & Awards, which this year was exclusively dedicated to Break Bulk, HeavyLift & Project Forwarding in South Asia. The company was named the winner in the category ‘Heavy Lift Air Cargo Carrier of the Year’.

The event, which took place in Mumbai, India, has brought together the leading companies, top speakers and delegates and served as an excellent networking platform for those interested in region’s development, prospects and challenges the companies need to overcome, both on local and global levels.

The nominees are judged on the whole spectrum of factors, including volumes handled, operational performance, efficiency parameters, the variety of cargo handled, customer satisfaction and others, with the winners to be named during BHP annual award ceremony. The jury included seven industry stalwarts, who debated and arrived at a consensus on the winners after a whole day’s closed-door session.

Volga-Dnepr has also been privileged to contribute at the panel discussion ‘Indian Market outlook for project cargo by air’ during which Lloyd Dsouza, Regional Business Development Manager at Volga-Dnepr Group has shared the company’s view on the air cargo market growth, conditions, and perspectives.

‘We are honored to be among the winners of BHP 2019, especially given that air cargo carriers have not been included in this event previously. South Asia is an important market for us, where we have been present for a very long time. In 2018 we have managed to achieve over 15% growth in volume transported to/from South Asia, bringing benefits to our customers mainly from energy&heavy machinery and aerospace sectors. We would like to thank everyone involved in BHP awards and look forward to further development at this important market,’- highlighted Lloyd Dsouza, Regional Business Development Manager at Volga-Dnepr Group.

He also added: ‘We would like to thank the Mr. Nikhil Modi, Dr. Armin D. Kalyaniwalla and entire EXIM team for the kind hospitality, professionalism and finesse of BHP Mala 2019 which ensured great coverage and representation of different facets of Break Bulk, heavy lift and projects, all within One business day, matched with great enthusiasm from the speakers and a very engaged audience. We wish them well and look forward to our next year’s participation in this prestigious event in South Asia’.

Volga-Dnepr has been working at the market for over 29 years, providing its customers with effective and timely air freight solutions even for the most complex project cargoes. The company is valued for its competence in technical and engineering issues which embrace the whole process of transportation for various industries – oil&gas, aerospace, energy, automotive, humanitarian and others.

People at the photo from left to right:

Dr. Armin D. Kalyaniwalla (Director – Aurum Logistics Pvt. Ltd)

Lloyd Dsouza, Regional Business Development Manager at Volga-Dnepr Group

Mr. Nilesh Kumar Sinha (Director – Procam Group)