Modern Terminals Ltd ( MTL ) CEO Ke Lixian recently said in an interview, Hongkong container terminal operating posture has entered a stable production cycle, the next few years the Kwai Tsing container throughput of port annual increase between 3 and4%, expanded transit and increasing admission line ships using the Hongkong port is to fight for the space. He says, this year's MTL container throughput has increased 5.5% compared to the same period in 2005, up 8% from2008, are expected to rise this year may be in the 4%, port's container throughput of about 23800000boxes, he believed that improve cross-border overland truck transport on Hongkong port's throughput increase has important significance.

Cross-border trailer transport effect

Hongkong and the mainland as early as two years ago has signed an agreement to improve cross-border truck haulage volume and operation effect, but he said, implementation and measures not enough. He points out, this kind of change to be started in the round and the relevant departments to assist, and not just to improve the commercial operation mode is feasible, and aims to solve and Yantian, Shekou port in the truck haulage fee of $300 to the difference.

MTL has spent $1000000000to improve the comprehensive competitiveness of port and enhance productivity, including strengthening the wharf yard structure, increase the processing of circulation of goods, and the placement of heavy gantry crane, mooring equipment, berth system,1,2,5dock branch line boat also enhance the processing of large riverboats, in addition, Pier 5. Advanced level from 2007 onwards will be dredging to 15.5meters, while the 1, No. 2dock embankment will also improve its equipment and automation, rail type cross car had been converted to a tyre type gantry crane.

MTL from this month until the end, will replace a batch of6 new quay crane, especially installed at pier 9, shore crane to the forearm extends across the container ship24 rows. From 2007since the start, with 4 sets of the forearm extends to the container ship with 22 rows of cranes, installation in the 1,2, Pier 5. The remaining 17Rubber tyred gantry cranes in Book23in total, next year will be installed in all 4terminals.

The acquisition of land to plan the freight yard

He said, when comprehensively enhance the productivity and improve the dock system, MTL at pier 9can handle similar" Maersk. Emma" million boxes of container ship, the remaining three berth as the2 vessel of equal size million tank ship.

Ke Lixian also revealed, MTL has bought 3.4hectares of additional land, make them have the ability and conditions to planning yard allocation problem, it is expected that, two years after the whole wharf container throughput capacity in the 7000000box design.

When it comes to MTL on China business development, he said, in dachanwan container terminal has a port opening date, moreover, are not excluded from the Yangtze River and area of annulus Bohai Dalian, Tianjin port dock includes investment. At present, MTL has confirmed the use of HK $10000000000three development projects, namely in dachanwan port, Jiangsu port of Taicang and Hongkong wharf.

In the Pearl River Delta area, the channel of the dredging work on future Shekou, bare, and large ship, Ke Lixian sees a need. In the port security, the United States will be formally implemented in October 23rd the United States port security law, many Asian imports of goods to Asian ports to match practice, he said, I believe that Hongkong is in the aspects of playing the lead role.