DP World Mundra crosses 1.1 mn TEU throughput in 2016
KRIBCHO (Krishak Bharati Cooperative Society) Limited will continue to retain the remaining 24% shareholding.
Dec 30, 2016: DP World Mundra has produced yet another outstanding performance for the calendar year 2016, achieving annual throughput in excess of 1.1 million TEU, which is a 21 per cent increase on the 2015 performance.
The achievement of 1,102,858 TEU from 497 vessels (until December 26, 2016) was a huge improvement on the 2015 mark of 909,996 TEUs from 511 ships, and gave DP World Mundra the distinction of becoming the first and only terminal at Mundra port to cross the 1.1 million TEUs mark.
The DP World Mundra team handled 101,228 TEU during the month of May 2016, which remains a monthly record for DP World Mundra terminal.
Commenting on the latest feat Sumesh Padmanabhan, CEO, DP World Mundra, said, “At DP World, we believe in providing world-class services to our customers with enhanced operational efficiency and by constantly re-engineering our processes, coupled with innovations that lead to better productivity. We will continuously strive to keep this momentum going in the coming year.”
The terminal continued to excel in the areas of efficiency and productivity, achieving a berth productivity rate of 88.62 in 2016. This was accompanied by a 17.56 per cent increase in capacity utilisation. The Gross Crane Rate (GCR), at 31 moves an hour, continued to be on par with international industry standards in 2016.
