Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT), a subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), has been announced as a winner of the ‘Application of Technology Award’ at the annual Victorian Transport Association (VTA) AFIAs, taking place at Crown’s Palladium Ballroom in Melbourne on Saturday 2nd September 2017. VICT was also a finalist in the ‘Young Achiever of the Year Award’ category, nominating team member Stuart Finch from the automated container terminal’s Engineering Department.
VICT is Australia’s first fully automated international container terminal located at Melbourne’s busiest port, the Port of Melbourne. Since opening its doors for business in April this year, VICT has brought record-breaking efficiencies to members of Melbourne’s transport carrier community as a result of its large investment in automated infrastructure. Turnaround times for trucks visiting the terminal are the fastest achieved anywhere in Australia, with average container truck servicing times only taking 17 to 24 minutes.
About Victoria International Container Terminal Limited (VICT)
VICT signed on 2 May 2014 an agreement with the Port of Melbourne Corporation for the design, construction and operation of the Port of Melbourne’s new international container terminal at Webb Dock East. The agreement delivers a global standard in modern container terminal design, innovation and operations, and is the flagship facility in Australia’s premier port. VICT is owned by International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) and began operations in early 2017. The terminal utilises best-in-class technologies to deliver fully-automated operations from the gate to the quayside.
About International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI)
Headquartered and established in 1988 in Manila, Philippines, ICTSI is in the business of port development, management and operations. As an independent business with no shipping, logistics or consignee-related interests, ICTSI works and transacts transparently with any stakeholder in the port community. ICTSI’s portfolio of terminals and projects spans developed and emerging market economies in the Asia Pacific, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. ICTSI has received global acclaim for its public-private partnerships with governments divesting of their port assets to the private sector.