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Published February 4, 2021, 12:04 PM
International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI)’s subsidiary, Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT), last month set a new productivity record of 105 moves per hour – the highest ship-to-shore crane productivity in Iraq.
The new record, achieved this January, during the handling of the 5,652-Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) Ever Uberty, replaced BGT’s previous record of 101 moves per hour achieved in November.
BGT recorded a total of 3,084 moves during the vessel’s January call.
BGT achieved a record 105 moves-per-hour during the handling of the Ever Uberty last 26 January.
With the continued increase in trade volumes, Phillip Marsham, BGT chief executive officer expressed enthusiasm about the new milestone.