Further investments at SCT

In addition to the new machines, SCT has invested in 13 acres of extra yard space, which will provide further ground slots for container storage. The terminal’s vehicle booking system has also been further developed, with additional bookings available for vehicles bringing empty boxes to the terminal, thus enhancing landside efficiencies.

Campbell Mason, SCT’s managing director, commented: “We have undertaken a number of investments in the first six months of the year to improve terminal equipment, take on additional yard space and develop the vehicle booking system to enhance operations. We have also recruited a further 65 employees to take up various positions around the terminal. In recent weeks, we have seen a significant improvement in the efficiency of our landside operations, with the majority of vehicles being serviced in under one hour.”

In addition to these improvements, civil works on the quay necessary to accommodate two new super post-Panamax cranes are scheduled to be completed by the end of August, and the cranes are due to be commissioned in the second quarter of 2008.