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The Port of Mombasa is edging closer towards attaining 48 hours’ turnaround time for bigger vessels following consistent record performances being witnessed at the facility.
On Sunday another record was broken by container carrier MV Ever Diamond which recorded 1523 moves within an eight hours shift.
The new record by the EverGreen vessel which was attained during the second shift comes barely three weeks after another vessel MSC Maxine hit a record 1450 moves within an eight-hour shift.
In this voyage the Panama-flagged vessel vessel loaded a record 900 full export containers, 1500 empties and discharged 1919 import containers.
Apart from the overall performance, two gantry crane operators recorded extraordinary individual feats. Messrs. Francis Mbondo and Isaac Ogolla recorded 445 moves (56 crane moves per hour) and 351 moves (44 crane moves per hour) respectively.
"“We are now targeting to dispatch the big vessels within 48 hours of arrival. That means we are setting a service time of 48 hours. Once we achieve this target, it will be easier to sustain and manage the fixed berthing windows for all the vessels calling at the Container Terminal”, said Acting Managing Director Dr. Arch. Daniel Manduku in a speech delivered on his behalf by Head of Container Operations Mr. Edward Opiyo.
On Sunday another record was broken by container carrier MV Ever Diamond which recorded 1523 moves within an eight hours shift.
The new record by the EverGreen vessel which was attained during the second shift comes barely three weeks after another vessel MSC Maxine hit a record 1450 moves within an eight-hour shift.
In this voyage the Panama-flagged vessel vessel loaded a record 900 full export containers, 1500 empties and discharged 1919 import containers.
Apart from the overall performance, two gantry crane operators recorded extraordinary individual feats. Messrs. Francis Mbondo and Isaac Ogolla recorded 445 moves (56 crane moves per hour) and 351 moves (44 crane moves per hour) respectively.
"“We are now targeting to dispatch the big vessels within 48 hours of arrival. That means we are setting a service time of 48 hours. Once we achieve this target, it will be easier to sustain and manage the fixed berthing windows for all the vessels calling at the Container Terminal”, said Acting Managing Director Dr. Arch. Daniel Manduku in a speech delivered on his behalf by Head of Container Operations Mr. Edward Opiyo.
