Global marine terminal operator DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali Port has demonstrated once again that it delivers by far the world’s best productivity for ships berthed at its docks, the company said in its press release. According the latest JOC Port Productivity data, compiled by industry analysts Journal of Commerce, Jebel Ali recorded a world-leading 131 moves per ship per hour in 2014, up 10% from 119 in 2013.
The ranking is based on JOC’s analysis of more than 125,000 port calls in 2014 that placed Jebel Ali form the UAE and six ports from China in the Global Top 10 for the year. Asian and Middle Eastern ports by far recorded the best productivity for ships at berth and Jebel Ali remains the leader in servicing ocean - going container carriers.
Productivity is defined as the average of the gross moves made by Ship - To - Shore (STS) cranes for each vessel call recorded. Gross moves for a single ship call is calculated by dividing the number of container moves (onload, offload and repositioning) by the number of hours the vessel spends at berth.
When fully operational T3 with its 19 remote - controlled quay cranes will raise Jebel Ali Port’s total annual handling capacity to 19 million TEUs (twenty - foot equivalent units) by the end of 2015. DP World , UAE Region, led by Jebel Ali Port , handled 15 .2 million TEU in 2014, while another strong quarter was recorded in 1 st quarter of 2015 handling 3.9 million TEU, representing growth of 7.7%, during the same period.