keppelite february 2013 issue - tj giavridis marine services co. ltd.

Sustaining Growth 25Advancing in WuhuWuhu Sanshan Port, a jointventure between KeppelTelecommunications &Transportation (KeppelT&T) and Sinotrans Ltd,successfully completedits maiden trial unloadingexercise on 25 January 2013for Phase 1 of the project.The port will be one ofthe largest inland gradeone river ports in AnhuiProvince when it turns fullyoperational in 2014.During the trial, a 10,000-dwt barge fully loaded withiron ore was unloaded. Theload was then successfullyconveyed, via a purposebuiltmaterial transfer andreceiving system to one ofWuhu Sanshan Port’s keycustomers, Wuhu XinxingDuctile Iron Pipes, which islocated beside the port.GM of Wuhu Sanshan Port,Mr Au Yong Kong Sengsaid, “To achieve smoothoperations, we exercisedgreat caution in every detailand ensured that necessaryresources, such as the quaycranes, ship unloaders, skidloaders, manpower, utilitysupply, remote surveillancesystem and conveyor system,were in good workingcondition.” Mr Au Yong isthe first GM appointed forthe joint venture.Alongside the preparationsand execution of the trialrun, the team had toWorking in harsh conditions for successful trial operations are the first management team of the joint venture: (from left) Max Ng, Deputy CFO,Fu Tao, Deputy GM, Au Yong Kong Seng, GM, Luo Ye Wen, CFO and Kuang Ping Jian, Assistant GM (Projects & Operations)simultaneously manage thewharf operations as well asoversee the construction ofthe main storage yard areaand auxiliary facilities.With a land area of553,000 sm and four10,000-dwt berths, theport will have an annualhandling capacity of morethan seven million tonnes,serving China’s centralregion.Apart from port operations,Wuhu Sanshan Port willoffer integrated logisticsservices such as internationalfreight forwarding, bondedwarehousing, customsdeclaration and other thirdparty logistics services.keppeliteA ship unloader at Wuhu Sanshan Port in action during trial operationsKeppelite I February 2013