The Israeli port of Haifa has announced that it recorded its best ever year with regards to container handling in 2010, Portworld reports.
The Mediterranean hub handled 1,263,552 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) over the calendar year.
The number of containers handled represented a 1% increase over the previous record achieved in 2008, and a monumental increase of 11% over 2009.
In a press release issued last week, the port stated that it expects 2011 to be another record breaking year due to the integration of the Carmel terminal, and the introduction of new port equipment.
The Carmel terminal has a 700 metre main quay and is expected to add additional capacity of approximately 600,000 box moves per year.
The port also announced that alongside operation of the Carmel terminal, it will complete the integration of an advanced Terminal operating System (TOS) at all of the port's container terminals and gates.
The Mediterranean hub handled 1,263,552 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) over the calendar year.
The number of containers handled represented a 1% increase over the previous record achieved in 2008, and a monumental increase of 11% over 2009.
In a press release issued last week, the port stated that it expects 2011 to be another record breaking year due to the integration of the Carmel terminal, and the introduction of new port equipment.
The Carmel terminal has a 700 metre main quay and is expected to add additional capacity of approximately 600,000 box moves per year.
The port also announced that alongside operation of the Carmel terminal, it will complete the integration of an advanced Terminal operating System (TOS) at all of the port's container terminals and gates.