News / Airport congestion and rising prices push imports beyond the perimeter

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23/08/2022

Worldwide Flight Services is opening its fourth air cargo terminal at Schiphol, but unlike the handler’s three other facilities at the Dutch gateway, the 3,000 sq metre building caters for airline clients not flying into the airport.

A more likely variant these days is handling facilities ...

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Gregory Iwan
August 23, 2022 at 3:28 pm
This piece says nothing about the fact that not all warehouse/cargo handling structures are created equal. There is clear (interior) height to consider, aisle width (especially for “drive-through” buildings), and number of docks with roll-up doors. For the latter there must be sufficient back-up/turnaround space for eighteen wheelers as well. Simply grabbing for a roof isn’t always that smart.

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