Two presentations in Shanghai

The container terminal standard Container Terminal Quality Indicator - CTQI will be presented next week in Shanghai at TOC Asia and China Ports Future.

Port logistics are more and more challenged: More and bigger containerships than ever before are in operation. For both ships and ports, speed, safety and cost-efficiency of container terminals are key issues. The quality and efficiency of container terminals are of great importance to the smooth functioning of the global supply chain. But how to measure terminal operation performance? In a joint cooperation the Global Institute of Logistics, Germanischer Lloyd and further experts of the international container terminal logistics industry have developed a new benchmark standard to assess the effectiveness of container terminal operations.

The Container Terminal Quality Indicator (CTQI) launched in February measures the terminal performance within the supply chain process. The result offers the port industry new dimensions: Shippers will now be able to choose terminals that suit best to their needs and supply chain strategy.

To qualify for a CTQI audit a terminal has to implement a management system to ensure a continual improvement process. Further key performance indicators, internal and external factors will be evaluated through the certification scheme. Auditors assess the terminal’s performance: They will scrutinise aspects such as the average age of properly-dimensioned cranes and handling equipment or the efficiency of loading and unloading seagoing vessels. The audit will include organisational aspects, such as opening hours of the road gate, communication and planning skills and capabilities, as well as adequate connectivity with the hinterland and the inland waterway system.

Source: Transportweekly