Ethiopian Airlines has inaugurated its second cargo terminal at its Addis Ababa hub.

“The new Cargo Terminal-II combined with our existing Terminal-I will give us a total tonnage capacity of around 1 million per annum which is the largest in the continent of Africa,” said Tewolde GebreMariam, group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines. “This milestone will make Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services one of the world’s largest cargo terminals; comparable with cargo terminals in Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi or Hong Kong.”

The 150,000-square-metre terminal includes facilities for both dry and perishable cargo, featuring automated elevating transport vehicles, an office building, an apron area which can accommodate five freighters, truck parking and various climate chambers.

Ethiopian Cargo operates a freighter fleet of two Boeing 757Fs and six 777Fs to 39 destinations.