SAGT tops global rankings for terminal productivity
View(s):South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT), the first private container terminal operator in Sri Lanka, has been ranked number one in South Asia and number four in the world for Terminal Productivity by the Journal of Commerce USA, a media release stated. Ted Muttiah – Chief Commercial Officer and Dhashma Karunaratne – Commercial and Marketing Manager recently presented a ceremonial plaque to Ports and Shipping Minister Arjuna Ranatunga marking this prestigious recognition of Sri Lanka’s Container Terminal operational capability in the global arena, the release said. The minister said “this is a very good example of Sri Lanka’s capabilities.
This government is committed to developing the right structures for business to get on with doing business. Congratulations to SAGT, the SLPA and customers of the port.” He added “Now let’s stay focused to climb the remaining three spots and continue to promote the best interests of the Port of Colombo.” The release noted that SAGT’s berth productivity performance of 113 container moves per hour and an average of 34 container moves per hour per crane is ranked among the best in the world. In laymen’s terms this means a vessel with a 1,000 container move count (load and discharge) can be completed in under nine hours of quayside dwell time, deploying an average of 3.3 cranes.