“Compared to an average of 23.7 per hour achieved in 2011, this is a big step forward (+24%), and we are very proud in the huge gap between Haifa’s productivity and the other container ports in Israel,” said a port spokesperson.
This productivity allowed Haifa Port to take back the lead in domestic containers after 5 years that saw Ashdod in the top spot. In 2013 the market share is 52% in Haifa and 48% in Ashdod. For domestic and trans-shipment it is 61% Haifa and 39% Ashdod (according to the Israeli Ministry of Transportation).
The port’s new target is 32 containers per hour for all the terminals, which should be achieved in the next 12 months, using the advanced and powerful Navis SPARCS N4 TOS system.
Mendi Zaltzman – Haifa Port Company CEO said today – “No one can claim a lack of productivity in Haifa Port. We do our best to give outstanding service, and we succeed in all the challenged milestones we marked for ourselves. Our achievements were noticed by all the major shipping lines, and we are happy to give transshipment services both for the Golden Gate Service of MSC and for all the Mediterranean transshipment of ZIM. We still have room for more lines. We are ready for any competition.”