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SCMP Reporter

Shanghai Container Terminals (SCT) has handled its 10 millionth container offloaded from a Cosco fifth-generation vessel.

 Shanghai vice-mayor Han Zheng, attending a ceremony at the Zhanghuabang Terminal, said the throughput volume of Shanghai port would break through the four-million-teu (20 ft equivalent unit) barrier this year.

 SCT chairman Chen Xuyuan thanked those in the cargo and shipping industry for their contribution to the development of Shanghai port.

 He said SCT had solved the problem of congestion in the port through improvement projects involving terminal conversion, equipment procurement and upgrading computer and application systems.

 SCT now has an annual handling capacity of more than two million teu.

 SCT is the first joint-venture container terminal in the mainland. It was jointly established by Hutchison Port Holdings and the Shanghai Port Authority.

 Executive director of Hutchison Port Holdings James Tsien said the SCT joint venture had been able to achieve 18 per cent average annual growth in the past six years, since the establishment of the joint venture. He attributed the company's success to the mainland's economic reform.

 'It tells that the open-door policy is good and important for the economic development of China,' Mr Tsien said.

 SCT's management, represented by general manager Henry Wah and deputy general manager Yuan Zhigeng, expressed their appreciation for customers' continued support.

 They said they were committed to keeping up with customers' needs through improving service and updating operations systems and facilities.



SCT celebrates 10 million boxes with hopes for greater volume