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Hutchison's Oman port lifts million tons a in 2015, 4 ZPMC cranes arrive
THE Port of Sohar in Oman handled a record one million tonnes of cargo a week last year. As a result, the port's Freezone container terminal is continuing its next phase of expansion, with the arrival of four new post-Panamax quay cranes.
The facility is jointly owned by Hutchison in Hong Kong, the Oman Government and C Steinweg, and is operated by Oman International Container Terminal (OICT).
The new cranes arrived by sea from Shanghai (China), where they were manufactured by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC), reported Times News Service in Oman.
The new quay cranes, each weighing hundreds of tonnes, have an outreach to serve 10,000-TEU container ships that already serve Sohar, and the 20,000-TEU mega ships of the future.
The handling capacity for container traffic at OICT in Sohar has more than doubled in the last two years.
Sohar port's chief executive officer Andre Toet said: "As more lines from Asia start to make more direct calls to Sohar, and the size of those container vessels continues to increase, Sohar Port Authority is actively working together with OICT and our other terminals to increase efficiency and help reduce costs."
"For example, OICT recently introduced an automated truck appointment system to further reduce turnaround times and our port management system is a new online platform that allows agents to access and share real-time information on cargo movements."
The facility is jointly owned by Hutchison in Hong Kong, the Oman Government and C Steinweg, and is operated by Oman International Container Terminal (OICT).
The new cranes arrived by sea from Shanghai (China), where they were manufactured by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC), reported Times News Service in Oman.
The new quay cranes, each weighing hundreds of tonnes, have an outreach to serve 10,000-TEU container ships that already serve Sohar, and the 20,000-TEU mega ships of the future.
The handling capacity for container traffic at OICT in Sohar has more than doubled in the last two years.
Sohar port's chief executive officer Andre Toet said: "As more lines from Asia start to make more direct calls to Sohar, and the size of those container vessels continues to increase, Sohar Port Authority is actively working together with OICT and our other terminals to increase efficiency and help reduce costs."
"For example, OICT recently introduced an automated truck appointment system to further reduce turnaround times and our port management system is a new online platform that allows agents to access and share real-time information on cargo movements."
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