Hong Kong T2 Mega Cargo Debuts

Asia Airfreight Terminal Ltd. (AAT) celebrated the opening of its highly anticipated Terminal 2 (T2) at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) on March 8, 2007.

     The ceremony was officiated by the Secretary for Economic Development and Labor Mr. Stephen Ip and the Chief Executive Officer of Airport Authority Hong Kong, Mr. Stanley Hui pictured here.
     AAT's HK$1.75 billion “T2” underscores the confidence of AAT in Hong Kong's position to be the preferred air cargo hub for this region. T2 features a 4-story warehouse area of 130,000 sq.m., two airside levels and landside access to every warehouse level.
     T2 in one felled swoop increases the current handling capacity of AAT to 1.5 million tons per annum, representing 30% of HKIA's air cargo handling capacity.
     Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Stanley Hui said:
     "AAT's second terminal reflects well on its growing presence and quality service.
     “In 2006, HKIA handled over HK$1.7 trillion worth of air cargo, accounting for more than 34% of Hong Kong's external trade.
     “I'm confident that the air cargo industry in Hong Kong will continue to experience robust growth with the commitment of fine air cargo operators like AAT."
     Since the groundbreaking for AAT's T2 in August 2004, construction had taken place smoothly and T2 was on schedule to open its docks to the first truck on December 26, 2006.
     With the commencement of T2, different functions will be assigned to T1 and each level of T2.
     The relocation of assigned operations to T2 was completed earlier this month (March 2007).
     AAT's T2 brand new facilities include:
     • 170 truck docks spread across 4 levels, bringing the total number of truck docks to 230.
     • 60 workstation decks, bringing the total to 94.
     • Pallet container handling system (PCHS) served by 4 elevated transfer vehicles, providing an additional 1,000 storage positions.
     • Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) separated into 2 blocks to increase the number of input/output stations, served by 9 stacker cranes that allow access to 3,600 storage positions.
     • New Truck Control System (TCS) adopting RFID technology to control and monitor traffic flow within the terminal.
     The new mega structure is quite a feather in the corporate cap of Asia Airfreight Terminal Co., Ltd.
     (AAT) is a cargo terminal operator based in Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) that operates a franchise awarded by the Airport Authority of Hong Kong (AAHK).
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