Productivity reaches new heights at Southampton

DP World Southampton is leading the way on vessel productivity when quay crane rates hit a new high this past weekend.
On Sunday 30 October, 535 boxes were handled by one crane in a 12 hour shift on the vessel OOCL Southampton.
Through a concerted team effort on changes to working agreements, systems and equipment deployment, the South Coast container terminal has seen quay crane rates rise almost 25 % throughout 2011.   Average quay crane rates across all vessels is now significantly improved over historic productivity numbers and places Southampton in a leading position in the UK.
Earlier this year DP World Southampton also set another productivity record on the OOCL Southampton with a total of 176 moves per hour over the total vessel call.
Similar improvements on landside operations have also resulted in Freightliner’s Maritime Terminal recording its highest ever daily throughput at Southampton since records began in 1997.  On Wednesday 14th September, 1164 containers were moved to and from the rail terminal.  This has been achieved as a direct result of the completion of the rail gauge clearance project earlier this year which, across all three rail terminals in Southampton, increased the percentage of inland rail containers moves from 30% to 36%.
Chris Lewis, Managing Director, DP World Southampton, said:
“We have set out to demonstrate to our customers and the industry that Southampton can consistently provide a high quality service.  This is truly a team effort across the terminal and I am delighted that all these efforts are paying off in terms of service delivery to our customers.
Chris added:
“This is just the beginning of a fundamental business process change and I am confident we will rise to the challenge and gain the reputation for being the most productive terminal in the UK providing the best service for its customers.”

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