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Medcenter Container Terminal establishes a new enlivened record of container in a day
On 25 May 8,341 are dealt container, pairs to beyond 13.000 teu
May 28, 2013
The Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT) of the port of Gioia Tauro has established the own new enlivened record of container in a day: slid saturday, in sun 20 hours, the calabrian harbour terminal of the group Contship Italy in fact has enlivened 8,341 container, that they are equivalent more than 13.000 container from 20 ' (teu). The precedence record of 8.288 handlings was established on October 14, 2007.
MCT has confirmed that it must return to period 2007-2008 for an equal level of demand for services to Gioia Tauro. The terminalista society has emphasized that, "in controtendenza regarding the market, beginning from 2011, after the chosen volumes were come down which consequence of on the organization of the Network by the customers, the container enlivened have resumed to regularly grow year on year" and that "MCT is approached again with constancy to the levels recorded during period of maximum question, 2008".
Manifesting satisfaction for the increasing level of efficiency of the terminal, the managing director of MCT, Domenico Bagalà, it has found the necessity to remain concentrated and to answer to must of the customers increasing the degree of confidence in the future of the calabrian port of call: "MCT, in spite of the productivity has grown of 20% in the past few years - it has explained - can and must still improve itself. Looking to some results of productivity recorded on 25 May - it has added Bagalà - the team it has obtained 37, 38, 39 and also peaks of 41 movements/now, distant levels of productivity from the averages of the terminal and that therefore they have contributed to the obtaining of the record with relative saving of resources. MCT will have to continue to increase own benchmark of reference for the offered levels of service".
"Our customers - he has agreed Cecilia Eckelmann-Battistello, president of the group Contship Italy - always call on us more with less resources. MCT is one of the Contship terminals in a position to guaranteeing to the navigation lines efficient connectivity with the total markets. This to confirmation of the vision and farsightedness of Angelo Ravano, the founder of the group when he is decided to develop to the terminal more from 20 year ago".
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