Khorfakkan Container Terminal exceeds 4,000 moves in a 12-hour shift
Gulftainer, a privately owned, independent terminal operating and logistics company, has actually achieved yet another milestone, as its Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT) finished 4,073 container relocate a single 12-hour shift. This accomplishment has actually resisted market belief that the 6,000 relocate a 24-hour period target for shipping lines considering that the inception of the mega-ship is not possible.The full procedure contained an 8,288 container/ 13,005 TEUs (Twenty-foot equivalent device) exchange, inclusive of 10-high deck stowage, on the call of the CMA-CGM Georg Forster, among the French Shipping Line's 18,000 TEU storage capacity vessels.
The terminal team finished the operation in only 36.4 hrs, resulting in Gross Moves Per Hour (GMPH) of 227.7 and Berth Moves each Hour (BMPH) of 223.4, allowing the vessel to sail ahead of its pro-forma routine with a marvelous total amount of 15,765 TEUs aboard, bound for its next port of call - Yantian, China.
Daniel Wright, Gulftainer's Terminal Manager at KCT stated: "KCT is renowned for its high efficiency degrees, and also has demonstrated its ability to deal with mega-vessels. This brand-new milestone further establishes its credentials as mega-ship all set, and underlines the abilities of the team at the terminal who prepare to finish such a big call record time.".
Discussing the move, Nicolas Sartini, Group Senior Vice President of CMA-CGM Marseille, said: "We are always satisfied how KCT has the ability to constantly enhance its efficiency. This more validates our selection to select Khorfakkan as our primary center for cargo relocating to the Middle East from Europe and also Asia.".
Earlier this year, KCT set a brand-new document for the handling of the largest solitary dumping and packing of a single vessel telephone call at its Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT), at 19,561 TEUs, and also it lately received the 'Shipping Port of the Year' honour at the 2015 Supply Chain & Transport Awards (SCATA).
As a result of its unique area, the terminal has actually been just one of the most crucial transhipment hubs for the Arabian Gulf, the Indian Sub-continent, the Gulf of Oman and also the East African markets. This brand-new outstanding milestone further demonstrates the terminal's capability to suit these huge container quantities, as well as continually improving on currently high criteria of operational effectiveness and client service that have actually lately won Gulftainer the prominent 'Port Operator Award' at the Lloyd's List Middle East & Indian Subcontinent Awards 2015.
