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        苏伊士运河集装箱码头（Suez Canal Container Terminal，简称SCCT）是地中海南部和东部地区的重要中心枢纽，现已有几个该码头主要的升级项目投资总额达到了6000万美元。

 

        埃及政府和苏伊士运河经济区（Suez Canal Economic Zone，简称SC Zone）共同合作，于2020年启动了一系列投资项目，以升级该码头的设备和容量。

 

        APM码头公司表示，尽管面临着疫情全球大流行的挑战，但是这些项目为该码头的未来发展奠定了基础。

 

        具体来说，最复杂的升级项目是在SCCT自己区域加高六台船对岸型（ship-to-shore，简称STS）起重机。随着这个项目近期完成之后，该码头18台STS起重机中的12台现有能力处理超大型集装箱船（ultra large container vessels ，简称ULCVS）。

 

        这也使苏伊士运河集装箱码头成为了埃及唯一一个在不影响其生产力的情况下，又能同时为两艘超大型船舶提供服务的码头。

 

        SCCT首席商务官Sunay Mukerjee说道："虽然我们对升级计划充满信心，但疫情全球大流行使其复杂化。然而，这也是SCCT团队迎接挑战的一个机会。多亏了他们付出的巨大努力，我们很高兴地表示所有项目都已按计划完成。”

 

        该码头还实施了闸口扩建，这些土建工程将把该码头的闸口处理能力提高到每月5万多个标准箱。因此，该码头的吞吐量同比增长了50%，其中冷藏箱出口增长达到了150%。

 

        SCCT其他投资项目还包括购买新的码头设备，有16台新的橡胶轮胎龙门吊加入了船队，为未来更多的码头和闸口容量铺平了道路。

 

        新纪录

 

        容量升级和其他投资已经创造了新的记录，SCCT第33周处理工作量为57,242次运输/95,579个标准箱，这达到了该码头有史以来最高的周处理量。

 

        SCCT于2004年开始运作，拥有49年的特许权。它是一家合资企业，APM码头公司是其大股东（55%）和运营商。

 

        其他主要股东包括中远集团（COSCO）（20%）、苏伊士运河管理局（the Suez Canal Authority）（10.3%）和埃及国家银行（ the National Bank of Egypt）（5%）。

 

 

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Suez Canal Container Terminal benefits from $60M upgrade

 

A total of $60 million has been invested in several major upgrade projects at Suez Canal Container Terminal, a key hub terminal in the South and East Mediterranean region.

 

A series of investments were initiated in 2020 to upgrade equipment and capacity at the terminal, in cooperation with the Government of Egypt and Suez Canal Economic Zone (SC Zone).

 

The works set the foundation for future growth of the terminal despite global pandemic challenges, according to APM Terminals.

 

Specifically, the most complex of the upgrades was the heightening of six ship-to-shore (STS) cranes in SCCT’s own yard.

 

Following this recently completed project, 12 out of 18 of the terminal’s STS cranes now have the capacity to handle ultra large container vessels (ULCVS). This also makes SCCT the only terminal in Egypt to be able to simultaneously serve two mega vessels, without compromising on productivity.

 

“Our upgrade programme was already very ambitious, but the global pandemic made it even more complex. However, it was also an opportunity for the SCCT team to rise up to the challenge. Thanks to their tremendous efforts, we are happy to report that all projects have been concluded on schedule,” Sunay Mukerjee, Chief Commercial Officer at Suez Canal Container Terminal, commented.

 

The terminal has also implemented a gate expansion, with civil engineering works set to increase SCCT’s gate handling capacity to more than 50,000 TEU per month. Consequently, the terminal’s gate volumes have increased 50% year-on-year, with growth in reefer exports reaching 150%.

 

Other investments at SCCT also included the purchase of new yard equipment, with 16 new rubber tyre gantry cranes joining the fleet, paving the way for more quay and gate volumes in the future.

 

New record

 

Capacity upgrades and other investments have already resulted in a new record, with SCCT handling 57,242 moves / 95,579 TEUs on the quay in week 33 – the highest weekly volume ever handled at the terminal.

 

SCCT opened in 2004 on a 49-year concession. It is a joint venture with APM Terminals as the majority shareholder (55%) and operator.

 

Other key shareholders include COSCO (20%), the Suez Canal Authority (10.3%) and the National Bank of Egypt (5%).