New productivity record set at Southampton
November 7, 2011
DP World has reported a record number of moves at Southampton, on the OOCL SOUTHAMPTON
The new record was established last Sunday, 30th October, when 535 boxes were handled by one crane in a 12 hour shift on the vessel OOCL SOUTHAMPTON.
DP World says that hrough a concerted team effort on changes to working agreements, systems and equipment deployment, the Southampton container terminal has seen quay crane rates rise almost 25% throughout 2011.
"Average quay crane rates across all vessels is now significantly improved over historic productivity numbers and places Southampton in a leading position in the UK," claims the company.
Earlier this year DP World Southampton set another productivity record, also on the OOCL SOUTHAMPTON, with a total of 176 moves per hour over the total vessel call.
Similar improvements in landside operations have resulted in Freightliner’s Maritime Terminal recording its highest ever daily throughput at Southampton since records began in 1997. This occurred on a day in September, when 1164 containers were moved to and from the rail terminal.
This has been achieved, says DP World, as a direct result of the completion of the rail gauge clearance project earlier this year which, across all three rail terminals in Southampton, increased the percentage of inland rail containers moves from 30% to 36%.
Courtesy of World Cargo News
