APM Terminals Buenos Aires Wins Safety Award
ICHCAâs inaugural International âInnovation in Safetyâ Award was presented in recognition of APM Terminals Buenos Aires Terminal 4âs âSafety Logging Systemâ. Barcelona, Spain â APM Terminals Buenos Aires, operator of the Terminal 4 facility in Argentinaâs primary port, was named winner of the first annual âInnovation in Safety Awardâ, bestowed by ICHCA International, an independent organization dedicated to improving the safety, productivity and efficiency of cargo handling and transportation, at the annual ICHCA conference, held this year in Spain. âWe are proud to be named as the very first winner of the ICHCA âInnovation in Safety AwardââŚ
SCCT All Set for Suez Traffic Growth
The Suez Canal Container Terminal, located east of the northern entrance of the Suez Canal, at the convergence of the continents of Africa, Asia and Europe, is preparing for an even larger role in global trade as the expansion of the man-made waterway linking the Mediterranean and Red Seas enables increased vessel traffic. Four additional Super-Post-Panamax cranes scheduled for delivery to the terminal in mid-2016 will bring SCCTâs crane total to 24, increasing the terminalâs annual throughput capacity to 5.4 million TEUS, and making it the largest container terminal by capacity on the Mediterranean Sea. âAs one of the worldâs most important waterwaysâŚ
APM Terminals Leads Productivity Rankings Again
The JOC Groupâs latest study of port productivity data, covering the year 2013, retains APM Terminals Yokohama as the worldâs leading container terminal in productivity with 163 container moves per vessel hour (MPH). MPH, respectively. âWeâre very proud of the team effort which produced these results for our customers,â said Jeff De Best, APM Terminals Chief Operating Officer. âOur approach is very simple: constant dialogue with our customers, intense pre-planning and then process discipline when the vessel is alongside. The goal is to make an APM Terminals port call like a Formula 1 pit stop. APM Terminals Yokohamaâs 2013 productivity performance reflected an 8.7% improvement over last yearâs industry-leading 150 MPHâŚ
