Khalifa Port welcomes maiden call of CSAV’s CMX service
Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT), manager and operator of the first semi-automated and most technologically advanced container terminal in the Middle East, Khalifa Port Container Terminal, welcomed the maiden call of Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) vessel MV Tempanos, the company said in its press release.
The call at Khalifa Port represents CSAV’s collaboration as a new consortium partner on the CMX service (Super Galex in CSAV) together with APL, OOCL and MOL. This service links Abu Dhabi with major Asian import and export destinations as well as providing fast transit times to Singapore for Intra-Asia distribution. The expanded CMX service currently has six 8,500 TEU vessels in its service; three vessels provided by APL and once each by OOCL, MOL and CSAV. The vessel schedule covers ports in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Chiwan, Singapore and Nansha.
As part of the traditional maiden call ceremony, Captain Capt. Klimecki Miroslaw received a commemorative plaque from Abu Dhabi Terminals to mark the vessel’s first call at Khalifa Port handed by Mr. Ahmed AL Mutawa, Khalifa Port Terminal Operations Director ADT’s Chief Executive Officer Mr. Martijn Van De Linde said, "ADT is very pleased to welcome CSAV’s MV Tempanos to Khalifa Port Container Terminal as it strengthens trade links between the UAE and major Asian ports providing convenience to shippers and consignees across these markets. We value our strong longtime relationship with CSAV and we look forward to welcoming the MV Tempanos again on her future voyages.”
Khalifa Port Container Terminal has been constructed to realize high productivity levels and currently achieves an average of 34 crane moves per hour (GMPH), a truck turn-around under 12 minutes and each crane undertaking up to 300 moves per hour. Since the official inauguration of Khalifa Port in December 2012, ADT has seen significant growth in container volumes. The first half of 2014 saw an increase of 22% in the number of containers handled at Khalifa Port compared to the same period last year.
ADT, a Private Joint Stock Company (PJSC) owned by Abu Dhabi Ports Company, Mubadala and Mubadala Infrastructure Partners, commenced operations of Khalifa Port Container Terminal in September 2012 and provides complete and cost-effective supply chain, logistics and warehousing solutions.