Hutchison's Barcelona terminal sets container handling record
HONG KONG Hutchison Port Holdings' (HPH) Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST), the company's first semi-automated terminal, has set a record in lifting 7,760 TEU on the call of the 10,500-TEU MSC Beatrice.
Eight ship-to-shore gantry cranes were deployed simultaneously on the operation, achieving a peak vessel operating rate of 221.3 moves per hour, according to a company statement.
Said BEST general manager Guillermo Belcastro: "This high level of productivity plus the reliability of our operations allows shipping lines to obtain important savings by reducing time in the port and improving schedule planning."
BEST has 1,500 metres of quay length, 11 ship-to-shore cranes, as well as 36 automatic stacking cranes and 26 shuttle carriers, allowing it to serve the biggest ships afloat.
The facility's average gross crane rate (GCR) of 40 moves per hour, one of the highest in the world. This level of productivity makes it possible for BEST to achieve vessel performance rates over 220 moves per hour.
"The most relevant fact is that the bigger the vessel, the better our productivity," Mr Belcastro said.
BEST provides multimodal logistics solutions to its customers with rail services connecting Barcelona with the major import/export areas around Spain.
Its eight-track rail facility is the biggest on-dock terminal in the Mediterranean and serves a large hinterland area within 600 kilometres of Barcelona.
HONG KONG Hutchison Port Holdings' (HPH) Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST), the company's first semi-automated terminal, has set a record in lifting 7,760 TEU on the call of the 10,500-TEU MSC Beatrice.
Eight ship-to-shore gantry cranes were deployed simultaneously on the operation, achieving a peak vessel operating rate of 221.3 moves per hour, according to a company statement.
Said BEST general manager Guillermo Belcastro: "This high level of productivity plus the reliability of our operations allows shipping lines to obtain important savings by reducing time in the port and improving schedule planning."
BEST has 1,500 metres of quay length, 11 ship-to-shore cranes, as well as 36 automatic stacking cranes and 26 shuttle carriers, allowing it to serve the biggest ships afloat.
The facility's average gross crane rate (GCR) of 40 moves per hour, one of the highest in the world. This level of productivity makes it possible for BEST to achieve vessel performance rates over 220 moves per hour.
"The most relevant fact is that the bigger the vessel, the better our productivity," Mr Belcastro said.
BEST provides multimodal logistics solutions to its customers with rail services connecting Barcelona with the major import/export areas around Spain.
Its eight-track rail facility is the biggest on-dock terminal in the Mediterranean and serves a large hinterland area within 600 kilometres of Barcelona.