QTerminals debuts remote crane operation; highest productivity ever recorded at Hamad Port

QTerminals has achieved a milestone with the debut of quad operations mode and remote operations at Hamad Port, indicating the country's growing prowess and excellence in the global maritime industry.
Handling the vessel MSC Maria Elena has set a new standard, by efficiently managing 4,448 transshipment containers, including the loading and unloading of four 20-foot (TEU) containers in a single lift, with a crane intensity of 5.3CI, a crane productivity of 46.32GMPH (gross moves per hour) and a berth productivity of 220.38GMPH, the highest productivity ever recorded at Hamad Port and in remote operations.
A 20-foot container measures 5.90m in length, 2.35m in width and 2.39m in height. The door width is 2.34m, while the door height measures 2.28m. The tare weight is 2,300kgs. The payload is the maximum loading capacity, and it is 28,200kgs on a 20-foot container.
Crane intensity is an estimation of the number of cranes that a container terminal needs to use to handle a vessel.
"This achievement highlights QTerminals' commitment to innovation and operational excellence," said its spokesman in its social media handle X.
QTerminals, jointly established by Mwani Qatar and Milaha to provide port services to Hamad Port, has been witnessing an increasing trend of handling transshipments in view of the country’s growing trade and its prominence in the regional maritime space.
QTerminals recently achieved 3.85mn lost time incident free man-hours and total man-hours worked stood at 3.8mn year-to-date in October.
Hamad Port, whose strategic geographical location offers opportunities to create cargo movement towards the upper Gulf, supporting countries such as Kuwait and Iraq and south towards Oman, saw as many as 144 vessels call (excluding military) in October 2023.
The container terminals at the Hamad Port have been designed to address the increasing trade volume, enhance ease of doing business and support economic diversification, which is one of the most vital goals of the Qatar National Vision 2030.