broadening our horizons

Broadening
our horizons
November 2009
Reaching
new heights
of excellence
On many levels, the past years have been of paramount importance for Malta
Freeport which witnessed the realisation of various investments crucial for the
Company’s ability to attain a high rhythm of activity on all fronts of its operations.
F
ollowing the extension of the concession agreement in February
2008 which the Government of Malta granted CMA CGM for Malta
Freeport Terminals from 30 years to 65 years, Malta Freeport Terminals
was obliged to undertake an extensive expansion programme of
its facilities. Indeed, since being privatised in October 2004, Malta
Freeport Terminals has invested €134.5 million. This included the
purchase of new equipment including additional super post-Panamax
Quayside Cranes, Yard Cranes, modernisation of existing equipment
and infrastructural works including the development of the container
yard and dredging works.
Malta Freeport has recently boosted its operational capabilities
with the delivery of four new ZPMC super post-Panamax Quayside
Cranes. These are now all operational on the North Quay of Terminal
Two. This development was imperative for the Freeport considering
that shipping lines are investing heavily in ever-larger container
vessels. With the investment in these Quayside Cranes Malta Freeport
Terminals can effectively handle containerships of over 13,500 TEUs. In
all, the Container Terminals are now served by twenty-three Quayside
Cranes, nine of which were purchased over the last three years.
To complement the heavy investment made in quayside
equipment, Malta Freeport also concentrated its efforts on yard
equipment. To-date, since its privatisation the Company has purchased
thirty Konecranes Rubber-Tyred Gantries with a capacity of 50 tonnes
and capable of stacking containers one-over-five high. An additional
twenty Rubber-Tyred Gantries with a capacity of 50 tonnes and
capable of stacking containers one-over-six high are presently being
manufactured. In line with this intensive development Malta Freeport
has also radically boosted its ancillary yard equipment with the
purchase of various Reachstackers, Tractors, cornerless Trailers, Empty
Handlers and Forklifts.
Another valuable facet of the comprehensive investment of the
Freeport is the development in four phases of an additional 100,000
square metres of land behind Terminal One. Works on three of these
phases have been completed providing an additional 60,000 square
metres on Terminal One. Additional reefer gantries have also been
installed in order to be able to accommodate higher plug-in facilities.
The ongoing investment in the latest technology plays a crucial role
in the Freeport’s operations and the Company is served by a specialised
real-time container terminal computerisation system from Zebra
Technologies Corporation. Indeed the Sparcs and Express systems are
providing accurate information for planning, managing and tracking
container movements throughout the Container Terminals. Effective
EDI connections are also in place to facilitate the intermodal handling
of containers by streamlining information exchanges.
Malta Freeport Terminals has also recently invested in a REFCON
System provided by YORK Marine APS of Denmark to remotely monitor
all reefer containers equipped with an ISO 10368 reefer modem. This
system is advantageous to the Freeport’s clients and is providing the
Terminal with the ideal solution for the complete monitoring of reefer
containers on the Terminal.
Undoubtedly the various initiatives being pursued are not an end
in themselves and the undeniable objective is to be able to deliver
services in tune with the clients’ needs whilst guaranteeing them an
unfailing performance. The productivity levels being attained bear
witness to the Freeport’s forward looking strategy which is aiding the
Company to maximise its benefits.
Malta Freeport - the strategically located
hub port in the heart of the Mediterranean
Dynamic
Mediterranean
Transhipment Hub
Enjoying all the prerequisite criteria for success
in the transhipment scenario, Malta Freeport is
truly the clients’ strategic partner in business as it
offers a myriad of benefits that are unparalleled by
competing ports in the Mediterranean region.
Benefits that set the Freeport apart from other
Mediterranean container terminals include:
➜ Strategic location capable of serving the east and
the west of the Mediterranean in a single call
➜ Minimal diversion distance of just six nautical
miles between Gibraltar and the Suez Canal
➜ Easily accessible and safe port entrance
➜ Natural and sheltered deep water harbour
➜ Port configuration predisposed for least delays
for vessels wanting to berth or sail
➜ The turning circle inside the harbour leads to
manoeuvring areas for the two Terminals
➜ State-of-the-art transhipment facilities offering 2
kilometres of operational deep water quays. The water
depth at the North Quay of Terminal Two is 17 metres
and 15.5 metres at Terminal Two South Quay and
Terminal One North Quay. The Container Terminals
are served by twenty-three Quayside Cranes, nine of
which were purchased over the last three years.
➜ Links by regular liner services with over 125 ports world-wide
➜ Proven track record
➜ Specialised Technology
➜ Highly skilled, professional and flexible personnel
➜ Fast turnaround times
➜ Cost-effective operations
➜ Harmonious relations with workers
➜ All-year favourable weather conditions
➜ Complete ancillary services
Key strategies
to concretise
future success
To add greater value to its entire operations, Malta
Freeport will be undertaking other auspicious
development programmes at its facilities. These will
offer it exciting growth prospects and will improve
the commercial and operational efficiency of the
Company, thus guaranteeing its long-term viability.
Following the upgrading works of the North Quay of Terminal
Two last year which was dredged to -17 metres LAT enabling
the Freeport to berth vessels with a 15.5 metres draught, the
Freeport is presently upgrading the Marsaxlokk Port navigation
access to allow ships over 13,000 TEUs to enter the Port. In this
respect Malta Freeport Terminals is deepening to -17 metres LAT
the area between the Marsaxlokk port fairway and Malta Freeport
Terminals. Works include the upgrading of the ship manoeuvring
area, the navigation channels, quay approaches and mainline
berths to -17 metres LAT. The Company will also be dredging
alongside the South Quay of Terminal Two and the North Quay
of Terminal One to -17 metres LAT thus enabling vessels to berth
with a 15.5 metres draught.
Malta Freeport also intends to expand Terminal One West
Quay to 300 metres with an upgraded draught of -13 metres
LAT enabling a berthing draught of 12.5 metres MSL. This
investment will enable the Freeport to handle container vessels
with a capacity of 6,500 TEUs at this berth. Another important
development includes the squaring-off of the existing Ro-Ro
berth of Terminal Two so as to increase the North Quay of this
Terminal to 688 metres and the West Quay to 312 metres. When
all the planned works will be completed, Malta Freeport Terminals
will be increasing its operational quay length on both Terminals
to over 3 kilometres.
The initiatives being pursued stand as a symbol of Malta
Freeport’s tryst with progress. Traffic volumes handled have
increased remarkably by 60% since being privatised to reach 2.33
million TEUs last year, reflecting that the Freeport is responding
favourably to the increasing demands of the transhipment
business. Such positive results have put the Freeport back on
the world map in maritime terms. Indeed the future holds many
exciting challenges for Malta Freeport Terminals.
Specifications
Terminal One Specifications
Ancillary Yard Equipment
North Quay
West Quay
Length of Quay
1,000m
168m
Dredged Water Depth
15.5m
9m
Total Area
457,500m2
Ground Slots
10,238
Reefer Points
606
Yard Cranes
35 Rubber-Tyred (30 x 50t Konecranes x 6
across, 5+1 high, 20 units of which have twin-lift
spreader capability, 1 x 40.5t Ansaldo x 6 across,
4+1 high, 4 x 40.5t OMG x 6 across, 4+1 high)
Reachstackers
9 (2 x 45t SMV / Konecranes, 3 x 45t Fantuzzi
Reggiane, 2 x 41t Kalmar, 2 x 41t SMV / Konecranes)
Quayside Cranes: 11 Quayside Cranes with the following specifications:
4 super post-Panamax ( capable of reaching 24 containers across )
4 x 65t ZPMC Quayside Cranes having an outreach of 65.5m, a backreach of 21m,
a lifting height under spreader above rail of 39m and capable of handling twin-lift
spreaders
3 super Post-Panamax ( capable of reaching 18 containers across )
1 x 50t ZPMC Quayside Crane having an outreach of 50m, a backreach of 17m, a lifting
height under spreader above rail of 33m and capable of handling twin-lift spreaders;
1 x 50t ANS / MGM Quayside Crane having an outreach of 50.5m, a backreach of 17m,
a lifting height under spreader above rail of 34.5m and capable of handling twinlift spreaders; 1 x 40.5t ANS / MGM Quayside Crane having an outreach of 50.5m, a
backreach of 17m and a lifting height under spreader above rail of 34.5m
4 post-Panamax ( capable of reaching 16 containers across )
4 x 40.5t ANS / MGM Quayside Cranes having an outreach of 42.5m, a backreach of
17m and a lifting height under spreader above rail of 30m
Yard Cranes
2 Rail-Mounted x 40.5t MGM x 15 across, 1 over 4
Tractors
124 (40 MOL, 14 Sisu, 70 Terberg)
Trailers
190 (53 x 40ft x 50t Sisu Skeletal, 9 x 40ft x 50t
Buiscar Skeletal, 20 x 45ft x 60t cornerless Buiscar
Skeletal, 14 x 40ft x 50t Malta Shipbuilding Skeletal,
6 x 40ft Buiscar Roll Trailers, 3 x 20ft Mafi Roll Trailers,
85 x 45ft x 60t Dutch Lanka cornerless Trailers)
Multi-trailer Train System
5 MOL Multi-Trailer Tractors, 32 x 45ft Gaussin
S.A. Trailers with a capacity of 60t
Fork Lifters
1 SMV (2 high cube x 35t)
Empty Handlers
8 SMV MT (7 high cube x 9t)
Terminal Two Specifications
North
Quay
South
Quay
Ro-Ro
Berth
West
Quay
Length of Quay
480m
660m
220m
118m
Dredged Water Depth
17m
15.5m
12.3m
15.5m
Total Area
222,500m
Total Ground Slots
4,849
Reefer Points
288
2
Small Forklifts
6 Clark (2 x 2.5t, 4 x 5t )
The Ancillary Yard Equipment is used
on both Container Terminals
The Container Terminals are:
➜
➜
➜
ISO 9001:2000 certified
ISPS certified
Operational 24 hours a day,
7 days a week
Quayside Cranes: 12 Quayside Cranes with the following specifications:
4 new super post-Panamax ( capable of reaching 23 containers across )
4 x 80t ZPMC Quayside Cranes having an outreach of 65.5m, a backreach of 21m, a
lifting height under spreader above rail of 43m and having twin 40’ lifting spreader
capacity
8 super post-Panamax ( capable of reaching 18 containers across )
8 x 40.5t OMG Quayside Cranes having an outreach of 54m, a backreach of 15m (22m),
a lifting height under spreader above rail of 34.5m and capable of handling twin-lift
spreaders
To obtain further copies of this publication
or for more information on Malta Freeport
Terminals, kindly contact the Marketing
Department at the following address:
Malta Freeport Terminals Limited
Freeport Centre, Port of Marsaxlokk
Kalafrana BBG3011 - Malta
Tel: (356) 2165 0200 • Fax: (356) 2225 1900
e-mail: marketing@maltafreeport.com.mt
www.maltafreeport.com.mt