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WFS to lease new US$132m cargo centre at New York JFK airport
CARGO handler WFS has signed a 15-year lease for the use of a 346,000 square foot cargo terminal at New York JFK airport that is expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2020 and will have a throughput of 300,000 tonnes per year.
Developer Aeroterm has been awarded a contract by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to build the new US$132 million Aero JFK II cargo terminal, reported London's Air Cargo News.
The facility will be built on a 26-acre site following the demolition of two 40-year-old and vacant cargo buildings at the airport. It will also provide ramp space for three wide-body aircraft.
The port has also approved a US$62.2 million project to upgrade taxiways at JFK to accommodate freighter aircraft.
WFS' Americas chief executive Michael Duffy said: "With our own volumes at JFK growing some six per cent in 2017, the Aero JFK II facility will give us the capacity to grow and to fulfil our prime global commitment to safety, security and service quality. It will also enable us to deliver the dedicated pharma and perishables handling facilities customers at JFK are so keen to see."
WFS currently handles 650,000 tonnes of cargo a year for 70 airlines at its nine facilities at the airport, spanning a footprint of 760,000 sq ft.
Developer Aeroterm has been awarded a contract by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to build the new US$132 million Aero JFK II cargo terminal, reported London's Air Cargo News.
The facility will be built on a 26-acre site following the demolition of two 40-year-old and vacant cargo buildings at the airport. It will also provide ramp space for three wide-body aircraft.
The port has also approved a US$62.2 million project to upgrade taxiways at JFK to accommodate freighter aircraft.
WFS' Americas chief executive Michael Duffy said: "With our own volumes at JFK growing some six per cent in 2017, the Aero JFK II facility will give us the capacity to grow and to fulfil our prime global commitment to safety, security and service quality. It will also enable us to deliver the dedicated pharma and perishables handling facilities customers at JFK are so keen to see."
WFS currently handles 650,000 tonnes of cargo a year for 70 airlines at its nine facilities at the airport, spanning a footprint of 760,000 sq ft.
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