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Jun 01, 2015 (newstodate): Work is now in full swing for construction of the new Finnair Cargo terminal at Helsinki Airport, slated for commissioning in 2017.
The 31,000 sq m terminal will be divided into three zones: 25,000 sq m will be dedicated to general cargo handling, and two spaces for temperature-controlled zones, roughly 3,000 sq m s each. One of these temperature-controlled zones is dedicated for pharmaceutical shipments with one section set at 20 degrees Celsius, and a separate space between 2 and 8 degrees Celsius or colder.
The other temperature-controlled zone, with generic storage temperature of 2 degrees Celsius, is for foodstuffs and perishables. The thermostat can also be adjusted for goods requiring storage at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius or colder.
Storage automation is designed to support Finnair's cargo flows, especially transit traffic, with a high level of automation.
All handling operations and equipment will be managed within a unified IT system that will hopefully avoid the teething troubles experienced by most other similar state-of-the-art cargo terminals during their start-up periods..
The location of the new terminal has been selected to ensure the shortest possible distance from the long-haul parking stands of Finnair's coming fleet of Airbus A350 XWB aircraft that will increase the cargo capacity of the carrier by 50 percent in 2020 when all aircraft so far ordered have been delivered.
The 31,000 sq m terminal will be divided into three zones: 25,000 sq m will be dedicated to general cargo handling, and two spaces for temperature-controlled zones, roughly 3,000 sq m s each. One of these temperature-controlled zones is dedicated for pharmaceutical shipments with one section set at 20 degrees Celsius, and a separate space between 2 and 8 degrees Celsius or colder.
The other temperature-controlled zone, with generic storage temperature of 2 degrees Celsius, is for foodstuffs and perishables. The thermostat can also be adjusted for goods requiring storage at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius or colder.
Storage automation is designed to support Finnair's cargo flows, especially transit traffic, with a high level of automation.
All handling operations and equipment will be managed within a unified IT system that will hopefully avoid the teething troubles experienced by most other similar state-of-the-art cargo terminals during their start-up periods..
The location of the new terminal has been selected to ensure the shortest possible distance from the long-haul parking stands of Finnair's coming fleet of Airbus A350 XWB aircraft that will increase the cargo capacity of the carrier by 50 percent in 2020 when all aircraft so far ordered have been delivered.