Israeli container shipping line, Zim Integrated Shipping Services, has been allocated space at the new US$ 248 million Western Berth at Jamaica's Kingston Container Terminal.
Port Authority of Jamaica president Noel Hylton said Zim has a 10-year agreement with PAJ to use Kingston as a hub. The new berth marks phase five of the port's 14-year expansion program. The ten-year Zim contract has been in effect since 2006, noting the Israeli line has been in business with Jamaica since 1975 and was one of the first lines to call on Jamaica. The new Western Berth is to be used exclusively by Zim. The Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) is managed under contract by APM Terminals Limited, and currently has an annual container handling capacity of 3.2 million TEU. Mr. Hylton said the PAJ is targeting annual business of 5 million TEU by 2014. The report added that the expanded port facility adds 475 metres of berth, with a depth of 15 metres; an extended 65-metre container yard; ten trailer trains; 976 reefer plugs; six super post-Panamax ship-to-shore gantry cranes, two of which have already been commissioned into service; 24 straddle carriers and one 4,475KW tug. The PAJ is the largest port operation in Jamaica, handling 1.8 million TEU last year, down from 1.98 million TEU in 2006.
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