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Liege Airport to spend US$23.3 million on warehouses, cargo handling gear
来源：shippingazette.com 编辑：编辑部 发布：2017/11/07 08:54:17
BELGIUM's Liege Airport plans to spend EUR20 million (US$23.3 million) on warehouses and cargo handling gear.
The move was prompted by a spike in cargo capacity over a 12-month period, as carriers established new routes and added new aircraft.
"Nearly 20,000 square metres of additional warehouses and equipment are planned, an increase of 30 per cent of our cargo handling capacity. The first hall of 6,000 square metres will be available in January 2018 and the other warehouses will be operational by the end of 2018," said Liege Airport chief executive Luc Partoune reported London's Air Cargo News.
Liege is one of the airports that has benefited from the current slot shortage at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has introduced new freighter calls, business that is believed to be connected to the constraints at Schiphol.
Air China Cargo has also operated a weekly flight between Shanghai and Liege since June and will increase its rotations in 2018.
Said Mr Partoune: "The saturation of Amsterdam airport has changed the situation."
He also noted that the global cargo business has been experiencing general growth on the back of Europe's strong economic performance and the emergence of new niches in e-commerce.
The move was prompted by a spike in cargo capacity over a 12-month period, as carriers established new routes and added new aircraft.
"Nearly 20,000 square metres of additional warehouses and equipment are planned, an increase of 30 per cent of our cargo handling capacity. The first hall of 6,000 square metres will be available in January 2018 and the other warehouses will be operational by the end of 2018," said Liege Airport chief executive Luc Partoune reported London's Air Cargo News.
Liege is one of the airports that has benefited from the current slot shortage at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has introduced new freighter calls, business that is believed to be connected to the constraints at Schiphol.
Air China Cargo has also operated a weekly flight between Shanghai and Liege since June and will increase its rotations in 2018.
Said Mr Partoune: "The saturation of Amsterdam airport has changed the situation."
He also noted that the global cargo business has been experiencing general growth on the back of Europe's strong economic performance and the emergence of new niches in e-commerce.