The new record broke the previous record which was set in 2013 when JICT topped 184 moves per hour when it handled the MV MOL Dawn.

JICT achieved growth in productivity due to continued increase in container volumes. “We are constantly striving to increase productivity and efficiency in every aspect of our operation,” said Albert Pang, President Director of JICT.

Having recognised by INSA as the biggest and most efficient container terminal in Indonesia, JICT also embarked on JOBPAYS (JICT Online Billing Payment System), an integrated payment system with related port institutions including Bank, Port Authority and Customs. According to JICT these improvements will greatly enhance competitiveness. “By giving the reliable service to our customers, Indonesia will be ready to compete with other world-class port in Asia,” Pang added.

JICT is a joint venture between Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) and Indonesia Port Corporation. In 2013, JICT achieved an annual container throughput of 2.4 million TEU. This achievement allowed JICT to rank as one of the best container terminal among Asia container ports.

Atlas Hydrographic specialises in high-performance deep-water hydrographic survey solutions for the civil market. The product portfolio consists of deep-water Multibeam Echosounders, Parametric Sub Bottom Profilers that going forward are to be sold under the product line name “Teledyne ATLAS Hydrographic.”

 “In Teledyne Reson we are happy to welcome our new colleagues from Atlas Hydrographic, and this acquisition further strengthens our position to service customers in all core markets,” said Kim Lehmann, President Teledyne Marine Acoustic Imaging Group and Teledyne RESON Group.  “With our combined product offering and global reach to our customers, we are now uniquely positioned to provide complete solutions and offer customers a full range of acoustic solutions for new vessel builds for research, deep water, offshore and seismic surveys – and all with state-of-the-art technology including high power multi-ping capable Multibeam Echosounders with ice-protection and advanced deep-water Sub Bottom Profilers.”

“The Teledyne Marine Acoustic Imaging Group has with this acquisition added additional capability”, Kim Lehmann continued, “Our group now includes Teledyne RESON, Teledyne BlueView, Teledyne ODOM Hydrographic and now the new product line Teledyne ATLAS Hydrographic. We have a world leading team of high quality people with strong knowledge of underwater acoustic solutions supporting customers in all parts of the world. It is our ambition to provide strengthened value-add to our customers securing high-quality products and solutions, and by developing new innovative applications through our strong knowledge and unique technology base across the four entities.”

Teledyne RESON GmbH, ATLAS HYDROGRAPHIC GmbH and ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH has entered an strategic agreement to work together to improve the support of existing and new customers over the next couple of years to ensure that our customers get high quality products, services and support.

Teledyne ATLAS Hydrographic’s offerings include the following product range and recognized industry brands:

 HYDROSWEEP Multibeam Echosounders, available in a number of different configurations ranging from mid-ocean depth to full-ocean depth performance. Key features include multi-ping capabilities and Sub Bottom Profiler functionality built into the system as well as optional ice protection of the transducers. The growing market for survey vessels going to the artic regions can now be better serviced by Teledyne RESON.

 PARASOUND Parametric Sub Bottom Profiler systems. The PARASOUND is hull-mounted parametric sub-bottom profiler, offering rapid high resolution sub-bottom as single profile or in multi-beam mode at an operational cost-efficiency that only a hull-mounted system can provide. It is able to penetrate the seabed more than 200 meters in water depths as deep as 11,000 m.

Around 30 per cent of Swedish imports and exports pass through the Port of Gothenburg. Fluctuations in the economy are reflected very clearly in variations in freight flows.

Ro-ro traffic, which accounts for a large proportion of seafreight in northern Europe, rose by three per cent during the first half of 2014. The highest increases were for trade with Germany (nine per cent), UK (eight per cent) and Belgium (eight per cent). In total, 286,000 ro-ro units were shipped during the period.

Magnus Kårestedt, CEO, Port of Gothenburg, said:

“European freight has risen steadily for the past year or so thanks to the recovery in the economy. We have recently seen signs of a slow-down in growth in Europe although this has yet to be replicated in our volumes.”

Reduced global trade in containerised goods
During the first six months of the year, container traffic fell by nine per cent, with exports falling more than imports. In total, 424,000 TEU were shipped via the Port of Gothenburg during the period.

“This could be an indication that Swedish trade with rapidly expanding economies in other parts of the world is not growing at the same rate as previously,” Magnus Kårestedt continued.  

The Port of Gothenburg handles almost 60 per cent of all containers shipped to or from Sweden.

Car exports continue to increase
In total, 89,000 new cars passed through the Port of Gothenburg during the first six months of the year, up 17 per cent on the corresponding period last year. The upturn can be attributed largely to the rise in exports of Volvo cars. 

More ferry passengers
Passenger traffic rose by five per cent during the first half of the year. A total of 774,000 people chose to take the sea route to or from Gothenburg for business or pleasure. It has also been a record-breaking year for cruise ship visits with 73 calls (38 during the first half of the year) and 120,000 cruise passengers.

Downturn for oil 
Gothenburg is  the location of the largest energy port in the Nordic region. During the first half of the year, there was an 11 per cent fall in crude oil imports and the shipping of refined products such as diesel and petrol. The underlying factors are low margins for refined products and uncertainty about global oil prices. 

Chun, who started with the Port in 1996 as a civil engineering assistant, has served as a Deputy Chief Harbor Engineer since 2008, and has been involved in a number of Port projects including the Middle Harbor Redevelopment, Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement, Stormwater Master Plan, Pavement Management System, Traffic Sign Inventory Program and more.

The Engineering Design Division is critical to the development and maintenance of Port channels, roads, wharfs, utilities and other facilities. The division produces technical reports, studies, plans and specifications for Port construction projects. As the division director, Chun is responsible for managing multiple in-house design projects and consulting contracts. Engineering Design has a staff of 45 professional and technical individuals reporting to him. Chun succeeds Neil D. Morrison, P.E., who was recently promoted to Assistant Managing Director, Engineering Design and Maintenance.