The 6,589-TEU Yang Ming Mutuality recently departed Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) in Um Qasr, Iraq following a record-breaking turnaround. BGT recorded a total of 1,768 moves on the YM Mutuality in 17.5 hours, achieving a record berth productivity of 101 moves per hour, a first for BGT as it continu…
The OOCL Rotterdam (capable of accommodating 8,063 TEU, 323m LOA and 42.8m BEAM) on the North East Asia A3 Central Service has set a new record within the Port of Melbourne and Australia for the highest container exchange in one single call – a total of 6,516 containers equating to 11,037 TEUs. The…
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), an international terminal operator operating in 19 countries, has signed on to connect its 31 terminals to the TradeLens platform. Connecting to Tradelens, a blockchain platform jointly developed by IBM and Maersk, allows all ICTSI terminals…
Throughput decreased 2 percent to 7.4 million TEUs   Revenues dropped 0.3 percent to US$1.1 billion  EBITDA increased 3 percent  to US$643.2 million   Enrique K. Razon, Jr., ICTSI Chairman and President, said: “I am pleased to report that our performance for the third quarter benefited from the c…
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) continues its push for environmentally sustainable technology in its operations with the recent delivery of eight new hybrid rubber-tired gantries (RTG) for its flagship Manila International Container Terminal (MICT). Manufactured by Mitsui Eng…
Contecon Guayaquil S.A. (CGSA), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) subsidiary in Ecuador, has signed an investment contract with the Ecuadorian state to further strengthen and develop the Port of Guayaquil.   CGSA is investing USD18 million to boost the port’s capacity to hand…
The ANL operated CMA CGM Ural with a nominal capacity of 10,622 TEU has broken another record at the Port of Melbourne with the highest TEU exchange in one call. On 22nd September the CMA CGM Ural berthed at Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) and completed an exchange of 8094 TEU surpa…
Kribi Multipurpose Terminal (KMT), a Cameroonian subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc., has started commercial operations at the Multi-Purpose Terminal of the Port of Kribi in Cameroon, Central Africa. Located within the Port of Kribi, KMT is purposely built to handle multip…
TecPlata port terminal has begun receiving imports from the Far East with the first shipment from China through a new Far East service provided by Evergreen Marine Corporation. The import was carried by the company Di Gilio Hnos de Ensenada which comprised auto parts from Ningbo, China. On hand to…
Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) in Melbourne, Australia has successfully lowered its power consumption and carbon emissions through the installation of LED lighting upgrades on all five automated quay cranes.   Led by VICT’s Engineering and Facilities team, the upgrade reduced overa…