KCT’s performance allays concerns about rising port congestion

Gulftainer, Sharjah’s leading port management firm announced that its Khorfakkan Container Terminal received the ‘Hyundai Brave’.

The impressive 8,600 TEU, 339 metre-long, 99,000 DWT ship is the first of the new ships that were recently introduced by Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) into the French Asia Line (FAL) Europe/ Asia service operated by CMA–CGM. KCT is one of the world's leading container transhipment ports. It is strategically located on Sharjah's Indian Ocean coast, outside the sensitive Straits of Hormuz and close to the main east-west shipping routes. As one of the giants of Korean and world business, HMM is strongly represented in the Gulf region, and welcoming the ‘Hyundai Brave’ was an important occasion for KCT, which had to ensure that operational performance was up to the usual high standards and that the ship was handled quickly and effectively to keep her on schedule. This was particularly important as the container shipping industry is currently concerned about rising levels of port congestion throughout the Middle East and globally. KCT rose to the challenge, achieving the excellent productivity figures of 155 moves per hour, allowing the ship to depart on schedule for the Far East. KCT is an ideal transhipment hub port with numerous feeder ship connections to Gulf Ports, Iran, India, Pakistan and East Africa.
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