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KFT opens third container berth at Shenzhen port

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Shenzhen Chiwan Kaifeng Terminal's (KFT) third container berth - Berth 11 - began operations last week.

KFT executive deputy general manager Michael Zhou Jian said the new berth, which increased KFT's capacity to 1.2 million teu (20 ft equivalent units), had installed two more quay cranes, making a total of eight.

'The cranes have an outreach of 56 metres each,' Mr Zhou said.

KFT, one of the three main facilities grouped under Shenzhen port, is targeting 500,000 teu this year. The other two main ports are Shekou and Yantian.

The terminal-opening ceremony was held last Wednesday, with officials including representatives from the Department of Water-borne Transport Administration of the Ministry of Communications, Shenzhen municipal government, Port of Shenzhen Authority and KFT chairman Fu Yuning.

Mr Zhou said the terminal had throughput of 380,000 teu between January and October, a 37 per cent rise on last year.

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