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Port oPerAtions
throughout the past year, around
11,400 visitors were invited for guided
tours at the trust’s port facilities,
and for meetings with management.
these included visitors from
government delegations, customers,
students as well as others who
sought to better understand how
the trust’s ports operate.
strengtH in tHrougHPut
PerForMAnce
Combined throughput of the trust’s
hong Kong ports was 12.5 million teu
for 2014. hit, CosCo-hit and aCt
together recorded an average of 188
weekly shipping line services by trade
routes. this was a direct benefit of
hong Kong’s free port status and the
city’s position as a globally-recognised
transshipment hub.
yiCt once again achieved outstanding
throughput volumes in 2014. this
included the handling of more than
1 million teu each month for five
consecutive months, from July to
november 2014. among these was a
record-breaking august throughput of
1,212,357 teu, surpassing its previous
record of 1,114,297 teu set in 2012.
the new record is symbolic of the
expansive capabilities of the port, the
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of its practices. interestingly, yiCt also
handled its 123,456,789th teu in early
2015. the milestone was recognised as
an auspicious event for the port, but also
highlighted the port’s unquestionable
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handled its 100 millionth teu a mere
two years prior. these achievements
brought yiCt’s overall throughput for
the year to 11.7 million teu.
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in handling capability upon completion
of three additional deep-water berths
at west port phase ii. yiCt also has a
network of 92 weekly shipping line
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of its position as the leading origin
& destination (“o&d”) cargo hub
in the region and as the gateway
to guangdong, one of the densest
manufacturing regions in the world.
looKing toWArds tHe Future
the trust capitalises on its position as a
leading regional port operator, with its
advanced infrastructure, natural deep-
water channels and long contiguous
berths, to raise throughput volumes
and increase customer satisfaction.
operationally, plans have been put in
place to ensure that best practices are
retained and continuously improved
upon, and that lessons learned from
operational experience are shared
across all of the trust’s ports. an initial
step in this process is the launch
of a cross-departmental project at
hit, that aims to continually and
systematically evaluate and improve
on operational efficiency.
the trust is confident that its port
facilities will remain best-in-class, by
capitalising on advanced technologies,
and improving the skills of its
workforce. the ability to adapt to
the rapidly changing industry trends
enables the trust to overcome all
challenges and maintain its renowned
stability, and to look toward the
future with sound, effective plans.
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