Press Release

ACUNIS hands over logistics facility to Ethiopian Airlines

Africa's largest air cargo terminal

officially opened

Ethiopian Airlines celebrated the opening of their new air cargo terminal at
the Addis Ababa airport in Ethiopia on June 29, 2017. The facility was
realized by ACUNIS, a joint venture of AMOVA and Unitechnik specializing in
air cargo intralogistics. The new facility is the largest of its kind on the entire
African continent. Ethiopian Airlines will transship around 600,000 t of goods
per year from this terminal in future. Around 600 invited guests from the
world of politics and business and the air cargo industry took part in the
opening ceremony. Among the first well-wishers was also Ethiopian Prime
Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.

In their speeches, Hailemariam Desalegn and Tewolde Gebremariam, CEO of

Ethiopian Airlines, emphasized the importance of the investment for the country
and the airline. Around $ 125m went into the construction of the cargo terminal. It
is the largest and most state-of-the-art facility on the African continent and
pioneering both in regard to the level of automation as well as safety standards.
With a throughput capacity of 600,000 t in its first construction phase, the terminal
lays an important foundation on which to establish the Addis Ababa airport as an
international hub for freight handling. In addition to imports and exports for the
local markets, the airport is going to serve as a hub for global flow of commodities.
Consequently, an expansion of the cargo terminal to a capacity of up to 1.2m t per
year in the near future is already planned, according to the operator, Ethiopian
Airlines.

Successful delivery
As general contractor, Unitechnik was responsible for planning the entire terminal
and implementing the technical equipment, specifically the logistics systems.

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AMOVA contributed the mechanics for the cargo handling system. The heart of
this installation are two automatic warehouses for air cargo containers (unit load
devices, ULDs) with space for 1,000 10-ft containers with a total of 4 elevating
transfer vehicles (ETV). Half of the 38,000 m² hall complex is devoted to the
handling of fresh goods and chilled to a temperature of 2 to 10°C. "Planning and
realizing a project of this complexity is always an exciting task. It was not least of
all the good cooperation with the local construction company Vanero that allowed
us to master the challenges associated with its realization successfully. We are
now happy to celebrate the opening of the facility which will provide an important
stimulus for Ethiopia's economy and infrastructure," said Torsten Ley, Managing
Director of Unitechnik Systems GmbH, during the opening ceremony.

Status: October 10, 2017

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Images: 1. Cutting the ceremonial ribbon together: Ethiopia's Prime
Minister Hailemariam Desalegn (l) and Tewolde Gebremariam,
CEO of Ethiopian Airlines (r).
2. Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn holds the
opening speech.

About ACUNIS
ACUNIS is a leading international provider of turn-key intralogistics solutions for air cargo terminals.
The brand was created as a cooperation between Unitechnik Systems GmbH and AMOVA GmbH
and bundles the expertise of both companies in air cargo logistics. The range of products and
services includes the planning and engineering of complete cargo terminals, including high-bay
racking stores, storage and retrieval systems, conveyor systems and workstations including
automation and warehouse management systems as well as assembly, start-up and after-sales
services. Customers profit from a holistic analysis of their requirements and are provided with
consulting, planning and implementation from a single source. Through a global network, the
ACUNIS brand is represented at twelve locations on five continents. Their technical expertise is
documented by more than 400 successful reference projects.

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Corporate Contact
Wolfgang Cieplik • Unitechnik Systems GmbH
Fritz-Kotz-Str. 14 • D-51674 Wiehl
Phone: +49 (0)2261 987-208 • Fax: +49 (0)2261 987-510
E-Mail: wolfgang.cieplik@unitechnik.com • Internet: www.unitechnik.com

Jörg Ohrendorf • AMOVA GmbH

Obere Industriestraße 8 • D-57250 Netphen
Phone: +49 (0) 2738 21 1212 • Fax +49 (0) 2738 21 1299
E-Mail: joerg.ohrendorf@acunis.de • Internet: www.acunis.de

Press contact
Stefanie Schoebel • additiv pr GmbH & Co. KG
Public relations for logistics, steel, industrial goods and IT
Herzog-Adolf-Straße 3 • D-56410 Montabaur
Phone: +49 (0) 2602-950 99-20 • Fax: +49 (0) 2602-950 99-17
E-Mail: sts@additiv-pr.de • Internet: www.additiv-pr.de

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