“This is an achievement that everyone who have helped build the terminal and are invested in the success of the State of Victoria should celebrate,” said Mr. Razon as he addressed VICT employees, VIPs and guests.
“Once we start operations in January, VICT will be the most technologically advanced container terminal in the world,” he adds.
Guests also toured the terminal to inspect the five Neo-Panamax quay cranes, which arrived earlier this year. Working almost fully automated in combination with other world-class automated port equipment, the state-of-the-art cranes will greatly improve stevedoring operations at the terminal, resulting in unparalleled efficiencies and safer work condition since there will be less need for human interface at key terminal locations.
In 2014, VICT signed a 26-year concession with the Port of Melbourne Corporation to build, operate and expand the container terminal at Webb Dock East.
About VICT
Victoria International Container Terminal was appointed by the Port of Melbourne Corp. to design, construct and operate the Port of Melbourne’s new international container terminal and empty container park at Webb Dock. VICT’s development will deliver a leading global standard in modern container terminal design, innovation and operations, and will become the flagship facility in Australia’s premier port. VICT will utilize the best-proven technologies and innovations to deliver automated operations from ship to shore. The first phase of operations will commence at the end of 2016. (www.vict.com.au)
About ICTSI
Headquartered and established in 1988 in Manila, Philippines, International Container Terminal Services, Inc. is in the business of port operations, management and development. ICTSI’s portfolio of terminals and projects spans developed and emerging market economies in the Asia Pacific, the Americas, and Europe, Middle East and Africa. ICTSI has received global acclaim for its public-private partnerships with governments divesting of their port assets to the private sector. (www.ictsi.com)
