German engineering firm Lödige Industries has completed a new automated air cargo facility at Chengdu Tianfu International Airport.

 

The new, fully automated terminal is equipped with two elevating transfer vehicles (ETVs) that have a five-level, three-directional automated unit load device (ULD) storage and handling system for up to 227 20ft storage positions.

 

The terminal at Tianfu Airport is the first in China to be equipped with ETVs from Lödige Industries.

 

 

Since it started operations last year, the airport has become one of the largest in the world, handling up to 60 million passengers and 1.3 million tonnes of cargo and mail annually. In the second expansion phase, three additional runways will be added, and the capacity will increase to 120 million passengers and 2.8 million tonnes of cargo and mail per year, according to a release from Lödige.

 

"Chengdu Tianfu has been one of the leading airports since the beginning of its operation and is in the process of becoming an integrated international transport hub connecting China with Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and Southeast Asia," said a spokesperson for the construction commanding department of Chengdu Airport Group.

 

"We are convinced that with the fully automated, highly modern and scalable terminal, Tianfu Airport in Chengdu is optimally prepared for future growth and can easily meet its high standards and its role as a major air cargo location and international hub at all times," said Nicholas Tripptree, Managing Director, Asia-Pacific region and Australia, Lödige Industries.

 

Source: Airport Technology

Edited by Huang Xiaomei