Iraq milestone

Basra Gateway Terminal continues to raise the standard for terminal operations in Iraq by setting a new productivity record of 105 moves per hour—the highest ship-to-shore crane productivity in the country. BGT is able to achieve and maintain high productivity levels through the implementation of the $250-million investment of parent company International Container Terminal Services Inc. The new record, achieved on Jan. 26 during the handling of the 5,652-TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) Ever Uberty, replaces BGT’s previous record of 101 moves per hour in November. BGT recorded a total of 3,084 moves during the January call.