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Lödige Industries completes Chengdu Tianfu Airport’s fully automated cargo hub equipped with two elevating transfer vehicles with handling system for up to 227 20-foot storage positions
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Project is said to be the first in China to have Lödige ETVs
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State-of-art cargo-handling equipment and storage expected to boost Tianfu Airport as it grows into an integrated transport hub linking China to the world
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport in China’s Sichuan province has opened its fully automated cargo terminal following completion of the project by German engineering firm Lödige Industries.
The new, fully automated terminal is equipped with two elevating transfer vehicles (ETVs) with a five-level, three-directional automated unit load device (ULD) storage and handling system for up to 227 20-foot storage positions.
The cargo terminal at Chengdu Tianfu is said to be the first in China to be equipped with ETVs from Lödige Industries.
“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,” a spokesperson at Chengdu Airport Group construction commanding department was quoted as saying in a report.
“Therefore, it was particularly important for us in the cargo area to get a state-of-the-art, efficient and absolutely reliable system that will grow with us in the coming years and offer us excellent throughput and turnaround times.”
The spokesperson said Lodige Industries has an excellent reputation in the sector and has proven its know-how in the Tianfu joint project.
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport opened last year and has since handled 60 million passengers and 1.3 million tons of cargo and mail.
“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 of Lodige Industries Asia-Pacific and Australia.
Lodige previously completed an automated catering storage and handling facility at Tianfu Airport on behalf of Southwest Air Catering.
In a second expansion phase, the airport will add three runways and increase its capacity to 120 million passengers and 2.8 million tons of cargo and mail per year.
In addition to the international cargo terminal, Lodige Industries supplied airport operator Sichuan Airport Group Co with equipment for the airport’s domestic cargo terminal, for a special warehouse for hazardous goods, and an express distribution center. It includes an international export goods supervision warehouse.
