Westports sets record for crane moves

Westport Malaysia charted a new record number of crane moves in one shift this month, with 734 moves per hour on the CSCL Pusan, belonging to China Shipping, Business Times reported.

The 9,600-TEU vessel was off-loaded by nine cranes, doing a total of 5,244 moves.

The feat beat the previous record of 665 moves per hour set in 2008.

"The productivity achieved over such a large volume of moves across the vessel continues to boost the port's status as the world's best five for productivity and a leading mega transhipment hub in the region," said Westports executive director Ruben Emir Gnanalingam.

"The team's objective was to break the previous CSCL vessel record of 263 moves per hour, while Westports' overall record was 665 moves per hour done on a CMA vessel in 2008," he added.

Ruben attributed the feat to team effort displayed by the port's staff, "from the planning department to the maintenance and repair team who were on a 24-hour standby to ensure that the entire operation was executed without any delay".

"The container operations teams are now working towards achieving performance record on other lines calling at Westports," he said.

(Source: Cargo News Asia)