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More records broken at Sharjah Container Terminal

  • United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, April 08 - 2008 at 15:01
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One of the major Container Shipping lines serving Gulftainer's Sharjah Container Terminal (SCT) is APL, which has a regular weekly call with its CMX service, giving comprehensive coverage of Far East ports.

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  • APL Argentina.
    APL Argentina.
This service has been regularly upgraded over recent years, at least in part to cater for the rapidly expanding volumes in Sharjah and, increasingly, the rest of the UAE.

The first vessel in the latest APL service enhancement called at SCT at the end of March and this maiden call turned out to be notable in several respects.

With a capacity of 4,000 TEU capacity and 40,000 GRT, the 'APL ARGENTINA' was one of the biggest container ships ever to berth at SCT - but even more significantly, the time-pressed vessel was worked at record speed by the terminal, with a productivity of over 115 moves per hour, thanks to the usual SCT time-saving efficiency and good operational assistance from the line.

Terminal Manager Paul Hennessy said:

"We always get excellent co-operation from APL, and of course this helps to make our task easier and ensures that we can achieve optimum efficiency to speed the operation at the terminal. On this occasion of the maiden call of the first of APL's new series of bigger ships, it is especially gratifying that together we could achieve a record-breaking performance".
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Notes and media contacts

Gulftainer Company Limited was established in 1976 in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. The company's prime role is to manage and operate the container terminals in Port Khalid and also Khorfakkan on behalf of Sharjah Port Authority.

Complimenting this work, Gulftainer also owns one of the largest heavy transport fleets in the United Arab Emirates, a container repair company, a shipping agency which undertakes local ship/cargo agency work and actively pursues international port management opportunities.

As part of a broad based, privately owned group, Gulftainer Co. Ltd. is able to meet all the requirements of shipping lines in the UAE and also serve the transport needs of UAE based traders and manufacturers. Whilst the company has grown over the years, the management firmly believes in hands-on-control. The lines of communication are deliberately kept short to speed up decision making and maintain momentum.

For further information, please contact:

Mariam Keblawi
SAHARA PR
Tel: +971 4 3298996
Fax: +971 4 3298995
Mob: +971 50 4779923

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