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17 SEP 2008
 (BIGGER) BUSINESS AT KHORFAKKAN
It has been a busy few months at Gulftainer's Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT) in the Sharjah emirate region of the UAE's east coast - exemplified on 10th September by the arrival of the biggest container ship ever to berth at the port, the 9700 teu 350 metre long 'CMA-CGM ORFEO'. Volumes already much higher in the first half of the year as a result of lines increasingly choosing to route cargo through the KCT gateway to the UAE, have been further boosted as congestion and slow working has affected other ports in the region.
Gulftainer Director & General Manager Peter Richards commented, "We have been pointing out for years that KCT was geographically ideally placed to save lines time and money, especially as the fast performance of the terminal would ensure that large expensive container ships would not spend much time berthing and working.
Containers for the UAE market have continued to move smoothly on our 'minibridge' to the Sharjah Inland Container Depot (SICD) allowing fast and early distribution to the UAE market - when most other gateways have been increasingly gridlocked with traffic.
And now, whilst other major terminals in the region are reeling under the impact of major congestion and experiencing several days delay in berthing KCT continues to show the way - and we are delighted that this splendid new CMA-CGM ship the 'CMA-CGM ORFEO' the largest ever to berth at KCT could berth on schedule (with no waiting) and depart on schedule".
The above photograph shows a presentation being made to the master of the ship, Captain Lukanowski by Khorfakkan Terminal Manager Capt. Dag Froehmcke in the presence of CMA-CGM local office General Manager Mr. Jamal Lasheen.
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