Sphere No.45 (Sep 2018)

SPHERE #45 2018 08 NEWS PORTS ANDRAIL IN SYNERGY SYNERGY is a new programme connecting the Hutchison Ports BEST in Barcelona to intermodal rail systems and railway terminals in Spain and Southern Europe. OUR NEWEST PORT: PAKISTAN Hutchison Ports Pakistan opened this year to serve the city of Karachi and the surrounding region. The port is the only terminal with remote-controlled quay crane operations in the region. Welcome to the family! HUTCHISON PORTS THAILAND: MODERNISINGWITH THE NATION Hutchison Ports is leading the investment inmodernising LaemChabang port’s Terminal D. Three remote-controlled quay cranes and eight remote-controlled rubber tyred gantry cranes are part of an ongoing upgrade programme. PORTS Felixstowe: Big boats, big yards, big ambition The Port of Felixstowe is getting bigger and the world is noticing. An extra 18,000 TEU of storage was welcomed by the British Secretary of State for Transport, the Rt Hon Chris Grayling, MP. This upgrade is attracting the mega-vessels, including the 21,000 TEU OOCL-owned ship Germany , the 100th mega-vessel to arrive this year. SILK ROAD: PORTS CONNECT BY RAIL ACROSS EURASIA Forget the Orient Express – this is the Silk Road! Hutchison Ports Amsterdam is connecting to Yiwu (near Shanghai) via an 11,000 km rail route. Two trains a week will leave on a 16-day journey to connect the Dutch port and the Chinese city. Ports – not just ships! Hutchison Ports Amsterdam is connecting to Yiwu (near Shanghai) via an 11,000 km rail route.