en.Wedoany.com Reported - Lufthansa Cargo has launched the first key construction phase, "Alpha," of its new freight center LCCevo at Frankfurt Airport as planned. The airline is investing approximately 600 million euros, aiming to expand this air cargo center into Europe's most advanced freight hub by 2030.

The new facility covers an area of 80,000 square meters and is equipped with intelligent conveyor and material flow systems, including a 42-meter-high, 13-story automated high-bay warehouse with nearly 3,000 storage slots, as well as a pallet warehouse for temperature-sensitive and special goods. Lufthansa Cargo stated that the high-bay warehouse can handle over 300 inbound and outbound operations per hour, thereby doubling capacity.

Ashwin Bhat, CEO of Lufthansa Cargo, said in an interview with German Transport Newspaper (DVZ) before the launch that productivity is expected to increase by 25% to 30% after full operation. He noted that the original Lufthansa Cargo Center, which has been in continuous operation since 1982 without any fundamental modernization, was designed to serve until 2066.

Bhat stated on site that this is one of the most significant investments in the company's history and a clear commitment to the Frankfurt air cargo hub. Intelligent logistics, modern infrastructure, and automated processes will further accelerate cargo handling.

In the coming years, construction phases "Bravo" and "Charlie" will follow. The project also includes approximately 19,000 square meters of rooftop photovoltaic facilities, modern building technology, heat recovery, and green roofs to reduce energy consumption and emissions. At Lufthansa Cargo's Frankfurt hub, operator Fraport expects cargo throughput to grow by at least 50% by 2040 compared to the previous peak year of 2021. Lufthansa Cargo handles approximately one out of every two tons of air freight in Frankfurt.

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