Maritime
ATI ready for the holidays
MSH ready for 4Q cargo rush ; Lifts record 100k TEUs in Sept
L isted Asian Terminals Inc . ( ATI ) said that its Manila South Harbor , one of two international gateway ports into the country ’ s capital , is more than ready and capable of handling the growing international container volumes at the Port of Manila , including the 4th quarter cargo rush normally associated with theholiday season .
In September , ATI ’ sManila South Harbor made history as it handled over 100,000 twenty-foot equivalent units ( TUEs ) of international containers for the first time in a single month , while maintaining world-class production levels .
Prior to this , it twice broke its all-time record volume , handling over 94,000 TEUs in May and in excess of 95,000 TEUs in June .
Without any signs of slowdown , Manila South Harbor ’ s production has averaged above the industry standard of 25 gross moves per crane per hour ( GMPH ), and even recorded world-class levels of over 30 GMPH in previous months , which are comparable to the production of leading global ports in Dubai , Singapore and Hong Kong .
Production is measured by how many containers a crane moves from ship to shore per hour . Higher GMPH reflects efficient handling of containers at berth , which redounds to faster turnaround of ships and trucks , and ultimately quicker delivery of goods to consignees .
ATI partly attributes these achievements to the highly effective Terminal Appointment Booking System ( TABS ), an online scheduling facility for the orderly delivery and pull out of containersat the terminal . Since TABS ’ implementation , Manila South Harbor has been able to handle over 25 % increase in truck transactions from a daily average of 1,600 at faster turnaround time . Handling more transactions in the same fixed timeframe as before means an equivalent reduction in truck numbers on the road as fewer vehicles are needed to be placed on the roads at any single time to keep the supply-chain going . This makes a welcome contribution to Metro Manila ’ s road decongestion .
Aside from this , ATI ’ s aggressive investment have delivered greater capacity and efficiency at Manila South Harbor .
In 2015 alone , ATI increased its rubber-tired gantry ( RTG ) cranes to 23 units , equivalent to a 50 % increase in fleet size since 2013 , to complement its 9 quay cranes ( QCs ). It also appended its container side loaders to increase its fleet size by 50 %.
Next year , ATIwill take delivery of two brand new QCs and other operations critical cargohandling equipment – alongside the completion of additional container yards , process improvement and technological advancement – that will further ensure higher capacity and efficiency at the Port of Manila in line with future market growth .
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