Chris Lewis, Managing Director, DP World Southampton, said: “Southampton now leads the UK’s major container ports in terms of rail modal share for import and export containers. We are also fortunate in that DP World Southampton has additional rail capacity that can be added to meet growing customer demand without further infrastructure upgrades.”
Truck turnaround times have also improved, with trucks being handled on average within 30 minutes to deliver up to two export containers and collect up to two import containers.
DP World Southampton is also reporting significant productivity improvements on vessel operations with quay crane rates up 20%. These productivity improvements culminated in the terminal creating a new record of an average 160 moves per hour across a single ship’s stay in port.
Chris Lewis added: “Feedback from our customers indicates we are now leading the UK ports in terms of shipside and landside productivity. A great deal of work has gone into improving our service levels and these improvements are the result of upgraded IT systems, new quay cranes, deeper berths and the dedication of our workforce committed to provide the best possible service for our customers.”