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HIT and COSCO-HIT are two of the
leading container terminal operators in
Hong Kong and continue to give the
Trust a huge competitive advantage.
Their natural deep-water channels,
cutting-edge operational technology,
benefcial geographic positioning, and
ability to service several mega-vessels
simultaneously, have attracted numerous
mega-vessels in recent years.
Over the course of 2012, HIT and
COSCO-HIT received 339 mega-vessels
calls from the world’s major liners, among
them the CMA CGM Marco Polo, which,
with a carrying capacity of 16,020 TEU,
is currently the largest container vessel
sailing the seas.
Despite a weak global economy and
slow growth in global trade in 2012,
HIT managed to break a number of
records highlighting the speed and
effciency that has made it one of the
PRD’s premier terminal operators. In May
2012, HIT broke its monthly throughput
record, handling approximately 927,000
TEU, and on 17 June 2012, it broke its
daily throughput handling record (set
only one year earlier) with approximately
41,000 TEU.
These records were achieved through
the use of advanced technologies at
HIT and COSCO-HIT which ensure the
Trust stays at the forefront of operational
effciency. One of those technologies
is the Rail-Mounted Gantry Cranes
(RMGCs). RMGCs are some of the most
Over the course of 2012, HPH Trust’s
ports received 1,022 mega-vessel calls,
among them the CMA CGM Marco
Polo, which, with a carrying capacity
of 16,020 TEU, is currently the largest
container vessel sailing the seas.