Frankfurt Airport Expands Cargo Hub
31/08/2010 21:00
PR Newswire
FRANKFURT, August 31, 2010 /PRNewswire/ --
- Fraport Starts Marketing Additional 27 Hectares of Land at CargoCity
South
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Frankfurt Airport (FRA), the most important airfreight hub in
Europe, is offering an additional 27 hectares of development land at
CargoCity South. Fraport AG - the owner and manager of FRA - has issued a
worldwide "Call for Expression of Interest" inviting the logistics industry
to specify its locational and space requirements.
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"Airfreight is booming due to the increasing integration of
the German economy and the international division of labor. At the same time,
global supply chains are becoming increasingly complex and requirements for
efficient and expeditious cargo handling are rising rapidly. Therefore, we
want to gear our offer of sites optimally to market demand," said Herbert
Mai, Fraport's executive board member responsible for real estate. The call
for expression of interest is amenable and transparent to meet the most
diverse demands.
Project planning for approximately 30,000 square meters of
hall space - about one third of the new development area - will be
implemented in the first phase. The construction sites offer maximum
variability in terms of size and shape, allowing freight halls from 3,000 to
25,000 square meters to be planned, explained Mai.
The new CargoCity South expansion area is as large as about 35
football fields and can accommodate logistics buildings with a total hall
space of approximately 100,000 square meters. Furthermore, this area will
provide sufficient office and parking space.
"Development of Frankfurt Airport's CargoCity South is an
unparalleled success story. Without efficient logistics infrastructure
Germany's export-driven economic upswing would be impossible. Therefore, we
are optimistic that demand for logistics space at Frankfurt Airport will
further intensify," emphasized Mai. The first third of the new cargo area
will come on stream between 2013 and 2014.
More information about Fraport's Call for Expression of Interest at
CargoCity South is available via: http://www.cargocity.frankfurt-airport.com
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For Further Information, Please Contact:
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide
Robert A. Payne, B.A.A. - Senior Mgr. International Press & PR
Press Office (Dept. UKM-PS), Corporate Communications
60547 Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany
Tel.: +49-69-690-78547; E-mail: r.payne@fraport.de;
Internet: http://www.fraport.com
For Further Information, Please Contact: Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide, Robert A. Payne, B.A.A. - Senior Mgr. International Press & PR, Press Office (Dept. UKM-PS), Corporate Communications, 60547 Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany, Tel.: +49-69-690-78547; E-mail: r.payne@fraport.de
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