CIMC-TianDa Signs Contract for Baiyun Airport Smart Cargo Terminal Expansion Project to Achieve an Annual Cargo Throughput Capacity of 3.8 Million Tons

Recently, CIMC-TianDa has officially entered into a contract with Logistics Co., Ltd of Guangdong Airport Authority to provide intelligent auxiliary equipment systems for the Phase III expansion project of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport’s cargo terminal. Upon completion of the project, the annual cargo and mail handling capacity of Baiyun Airport is expected to reach 3.8 million tons.

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The Phase III expansion of Baiyun Airport’s cargo zone comprises the West Cargo Area International Cargo Terminal, the East Cargo Area Domestic Cargo Terminal, the East Cargo Area International Cargo Terminal, along with a series of ancillary supporting equipment and facilities. According to the project planning, the expanded cargo area is projected to achieve an annual throughput of 3.8 million tons of cargo and mail, with 775,000 aircraft take-offs and landings by 2030.

Pursuant to the contract, CIMC-TianDa will provide the cargo zone with a pallet AS/RS, container AS/RS, a containerized cargo AGV system, an inbound intelligent warehousing system, an aviation dangerous goods intelligent storage system, a centralized equipment automated storage system, a ground storage system and related equipment. The project innovatively incorporates several industry-leading technological equipment including ULD airworthiness contour detection, latent fork AGV, outdoor lightweight container AS/RS, and ULD AGV.

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Jiang Shuwei, Chairperson of Logistics Co., Ltd of Guangdong Airport Authority, said that the cooperation will help Baiyun Airport build a "smart cargo hub" and is expected to elevate the operating efficiency of the cargo terminal by 40%.

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Zheng Zuhua, Executive Director and CEO of CIMC-TianDa Holdings Limited, attached great importance to this project. CIMC-TianDa mobilized a dedicated R&D team with more than 200 specialists who spent 18 months developing customized solutions. The high-level control system (HCS) was then independently developed to achieve intelligent management.

As an important aviation hub in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the construction scale of the cargo zone for the Phase III expansion of Baiyun Airport covers 254,000 sq.m. The implementation of this project will further enhance the cargo handling capacity of the airport, providing robust support for establishing the Greater Bay Area as an international logistics hub.