New productivity records set at 40 moves per hour at Santos
BRASIL Terminal Portuario (BTP) in Santos has announced it has established two productivity records, reports the American Journal of Transportation.
On February 10 while working the 6328-TEU MSC Geneva, 206 moves per hour (MPH) were achieved while handling 1,980 containers, representing 44 crane moves per hour (MPH), surpassing the previous record of 35 crane MPH set in January.
A joint venture between APM Terminals and Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), BTP began operations in November 2013, and handled 1.14 million TEU in 2015, growing its volume by 35 per cent over 2014 levels in its first full-year of operation.
Thus it became the biggest container terminal in Santos, South America's busiest box port, with over 3.7 million TEU handled in 2015.
Brazilian ports handled a combined total of 9.1 million TEU in 2015, representing 29 per cent of the Brazilian trade.
"Consistency in excellence is our priority, including safety performance, operations, and customer service," said BTP chief executive Antonio Passaro.
Brazil is a becoming an increasingly important market for global containerised trade for Maersk's APM Terminals Global Terminal Network.
Much of the cargo are commodities such as frozen poultry and soybeans, despite the current economic downturn.
Maersk's APM Terminals also owns and operates APM Terminals Itajai in Brazil's second biggest port complex, and has a 75 per cent share in APM Terminals Pecem, in northern Brazil.
APM Terminals Itajai is currently negotiating a lease extension, and APM Terminals Pecem is undergoing an upgrade in preparation for the delivery of two new STS cranes for use on larger vessels following the opening of the expanded Panama Canal locks.
"Agility in delivering services, along with a streamlining of bureaucracy, are crucial factors for the recovery of national economic growth and to ensure Brazilian competitiveness globally," he said.
BRASIL Terminal Portuario (BTP) in Santos has announced it has established two productivity records, reports the American Journal of Transportation.
On February 10 while working the 6328-TEU MSC Geneva, 206 moves per hour (MPH) were achieved while handling 1,980 containers, representing 44 crane moves per hour (MPH), surpassing the previous record of 35 crane MPH set in January.
A joint venture between APM Terminals and Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), BTP began operations in November 2013, and handled 1.14 million TEU in 2015, growing its volume by 35 per cent over 2014 levels in its first full-year of operation.
Thus it became the biggest container terminal in Santos, South America's busiest box port, with over 3.7 million TEU handled in 2015.
Brazilian ports handled a combined total of 9.1 million TEU in 2015, representing 29 per cent of the Brazilian trade.
"Consistency in excellence is our priority, including safety performance, operations, and customer service," said BTP chief executive Antonio Passaro.
Brazil is a becoming an increasingly important market for global containerised trade for Maersk's APM Terminals Global Terminal Network.
Much of the cargo are commodities such as frozen poultry and soybeans, despite the current economic downturn.
Maersk's APM Terminals also owns and operates APM Terminals Itajai in Brazil's second biggest port complex, and has a 75 per cent share in APM Terminals Pecem, in northern Brazil.
APM Terminals Itajai is currently negotiating a lease extension, and APM Terminals Pecem is undergoing an upgrade in preparation for the delivery of two new STS cranes for use on larger vessels following the opening of the expanded Panama Canal locks.
"Agility in delivering services, along with a streamlining of bureaucracy, are crucial factors for the recovery of national economic growth and to ensure Brazilian competitiveness globally," he said.