Arkas upgraded Ambarli’s three terminals in 2006,
increasing combined capacity to 1.7m teu. The company says it is now waiting to see the outcome of the recession before committing to new investment In January 2010, United Arab Shipping Line (UASC) became the third major shipping line – after MSC and CMA CGM – to begin calling at Yilport, located in Izmit Bay. The terminal operator says it implemented new
technologies and has improved berth productivity and crane performance, with new software, a crane simulator and new gate systems. Yilport recently became the first Turkish terminal
44 Istanbul Throughput: 2,517,059teu
(-22.2%)
The box terminals collectively grouped by CS as “greater Istanbul” handled 718,270teu fewer containers in 2009 than the previous year, a fall of 22.2% (see table ). Marport, which operates three container terminals at
Ambarli, tells CS that shipping lines either suspended or cancelled direct services from the Far East during Q1 2009 and changed from large ships to feeder vessels to serve the Turkish market. Marport had expected a 20% drop, but the summer brought some recovery to import volumes.
operator to order a STS45E separating twinlift all-electric STS spreader from Bromma.
Istanbul throughput by terminal/operator (teu) 2009
Marport Kumport Gemport
1,159,358 1,252,936 -7.5% 476,513 649,466 214,056 336,287
Haydarpafla 187,365 356,272 Y›lport Mardafl Borusan
133,368 135,495 200,159 359,684 146,240 145,189
2008 % variation
-26.6% -36.3% -47.4% -1.6%
-44.4% 0.7%
TOTAL 2,517,059 3,235,329 -22.2%
45 Durban Throughput: 2,388,756teu
(+2.8%)
Throughput at South Africa’s leading box port grew by 65,193teu in 2009 and it climbed up six places in the Top 100. Owner and operator, Transnet, is optimistic that
Durban’s completed channel deepening programme, investment in new state-of-the-art equipment and a big marketing push, particularly for transhipment cargo, will stand it in good stead for the future. Durban’s three-year and ZAR3bn (US$404.5m)
harbour widening and deepening programme has widened the entrance channel from 130 metres to 225 metres at its narrowest point and deepened the approach channel to 19 metres, the entrance channel to 18 metres and the inner port channels and basins to 16 metres. The work means that container vessels with a capacity
to load up to 9,200teu can call at the port. This year has been blighted by a three-week docker
strike in June and July, causing severe container backlogs and increasing stack occupancy to over 90% at times, according to local sources. Nonetheless, the football World Cup is expected to pay
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long term dividends in cargo as ocean carriers pump more volume through the port as a consequence of its improved facilities and general competitiveness. A port official tells CS that these factors and the ability
of lines to enjoy better economies of scale from using bigger vessels could propel box volumes up by over 14% to 2.73m teu this year.
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