This is the first time that group container throughput has exceeded the one million twenty-foot-equivalent containers (TEU) mark.
The commendable performance was driven by growth in Bejaia Mediterranean Terminal SPA in Algeria which saw a sizable 20% TEU increment from 200,000 TEUs to about 240,000 TEUs. Other terminals under Portek’s management also achieved creditable performances with high single digit percentage increases in throughput.
According to Takao Omori, CEO of Portek, “We are very pleased with having broken through the one million TEU mark. With the addition of our latest acquisition Riga Universal Terminal into our portfolio of ports in April this year, we are marching steadily towards becoming a more significant player in the global port industry.”