CHENNAI: Chennai International Terminals Pvt Ltd (CITPL) has set a new
vessel productivity record of 171 moves per hour for South and East
India.
The terminal handled 3,023 moves in just under 19 hours on 12 September
2019, for the 4,252 TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit) vessel “Wan Hai
507”. CITPL’s achievement surpassed the earlier South and East India
record of 168 moves per hour, which was also set by CITPL in August
2016.
Capt. T. MadhanMohan, General Manager of CITPL, said, “CITPL has again
raised the bar for terminal productivity in South and East India.
Achieving a vessel rate of 171 moves per hour translates directly into
cost savings for shipping lines and port users.
We are immensely grateful to Wan Hai Lines for their support and close
cooperation, as well as to our staff for their commitment and teamwork.
“We are also working closely alongside Chennai Port Trust to enhance
the competitiveness of the Port. Recent reductions in vessel related
charges, increases in free time for direct port deliveries (DPD) and
direct port exports (DPE), streamlining of road access, cuts in short
haul rail charges by Indian Railways and the development of an empty
container depot inside the Port area are just some of the initiatives
being taken by stakeholders towards this objective.”
Mr P Raveendran, Chairman, Chennai Port Trust, said, “We compliment the
CITPL team on setting this new operational record, and in surpassing
their previous milestone. CITPL’s progress is an integral part of
Chennai Port’s offerings as part of our long-term commitment to the
trade for sustainable operations.”
Also commenting on the achievement from Wan Hai Lines (India), “We
salute PSA Chennai’s achievement! The levels of efficiency and
reliability demonstrated week in week out by the terminal allow us, as a
long term customer, to optimize our operational planning and so realise the benefits to our network and for our customers. We look forward to the next milestone.”
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