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Issue 7 2019 - Freight Business Journal


The BEST and coolest terminal in the whole Med


The Ports of Sines and Algarve Authority have welcomed the Portuguese Government’s go- ahead for the new Vasco da Gama Terminal and the expansion of the existing Terminal XXI. The investments could turn Sines into a major world port in the world and particularly in the West Med region, with a total capacity of 7m teu a year, they said. The €547 million Terminal


XXI scheme comprises not only the expansion of the quay and its handling equipment, but also the maintenance, replacement and renovation of existing equipment. It will expand storage


area from 42 to 60 hectares, as well as increase handling capacity from 2.3 million teu to 4,1 million teu a year, allowing simultaneous berthing of four latest-generation container ships, as well as creating 900 jobs. Construction of the new


Vasco da Gama Terminal would represent a further investment of around €642m, to be made by the future concessionaire. It will have an annual handling capacity of 3 million teu and a 1.375m long quay, allowing three simultaneous berth positions for the largest ships, 46 hectares of storage area, 15 quay gantries and a draſt of 17.5 m.


Hutchison Ports ‘BEST’ terminal in the Port of Barcelona has increased its storage and connection capacity for refrigerated containers by 70%, from 1,600 connection points up to 2,750 It now has one of the highest


reefer capacities in the whole of the Mediterranean area, says the Hong Kong-based port operator. Hutchison Ports BEST chief


executive, Guillermo Belcastro, said: “With this increase in the number of connections, BEST has reinforced its position as a hub


for refrigerated cargoes, offering the main pharmaceutical and food product shippers all types of cold cargo related services, in addition to maritime connections with main ports of origin and


destination.” The facility operates 11 super-


post-panamax quay cranes capable of handling the world’s largest ships and a range of other handling equipment at the 80


Barca in the record-books again


APM Terminals Barcelona has broken the record for movements during a call by registering 5,394


movements on THE Alliance’s Millau Bridge. It is the highest level of activity


registered on a ship in the Catalan terminal since the arrival of the OOCL Brussels in 2017, when 5,323


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hectare terminal, along with 1,500 metres of quay with a draſt of 16.5 metres. Since its official inauguration


in September 2012, the semi- automated terminal has achieved vessel productivity of over 220 movements per hour and a sustained average throughput of over 40 movements per hour per crane, one of the highest in the world. The facility also incorporates


one of the largest railway terminals within a maritime terminal with eight tracks on both the Iberian broad gauge and European standard gauge, offering connections to the rest of Spain and the South of France.


movements were performed. APMT


Barcelona is now


operating at full capacity following implementation of a €47 million investment programme.


Bilbao completes first phase of development plan


Port of Bilbao Authority has completed work on the first phase of its Central Pier redevelopment, a project that was started in November 2016.


The €74 million investment – of which the European Commission


contributed


20% as part of its Connecting Europe Facility program -


creates an area of 360,000sq m and a quay length of 1,218 m at a depth of 21m. Meanwhile, Finnish ro ro operator Finnlines has


incorporated a Norway call into the rotation of its weekly Biscay service between Bilbao and St. Petersburg, at Fredrikstad, near Oslo.


U p g r a d e d s e r v i c e i n t o P o r t u g a l


I n t r o d u c i n g t h e u p g r a d e d P o r t u g a l s e r v i c e t o t h e U K a n d T h e N e t h e r l a n d s w i t h f i x e d w e e k l y d e p a r t u r e s . O f f e r i n g y o u f a s t a n d re l i a b l e D o o r - D o o r a n d Q u a y - Q u a y s e r v i c e s b y u s i n g a S a m s k i p o w n e d v e s s e l .


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