Record handling achievement for Gioia Tauro

In addition, four other vessels arrived and departed during the day with a maximum of five vessels alongside throughout a 24 hour period.

In total 53 gang shifts were deployed, averaging a gross container productivity (GCP) of 27.7 moves/hour.

Domenico Bagalà, MCT Managing Director, commenting on the event expressed immense pleasure that the management team and workforce had responded positively in difficult circumstances to recent changes at the terminal. “We are not complacent,” he said, “but there are positive signs in spite of a generally uncertain global outlook as evidenced by the recent successful handling of the three ULCCs, plus feeders.”