Dubai: Jebel Ali, the flagship container port operated by DP World, UAE Region will install state-of-the-art technology to run its new mega container terminal currently under development, as part of plans to expand container handling capacity at the port to 19 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) by 2014.
An agreement has been signed with CyberLogitec, a Seoul, Korea-based IT company specialised in maritime and logistics industry, to provide its OPUS Terminal Operating System (TOS) for Terminal 3, which when completed will add 4 million TEU in additional capacity to Jebel Ali.
OPUS TOS has modules to support the sophisticated operational requirements of the new terminal as well as interfaces to other existing systems at the port to provide seamless services to customers. Container Terminal 3, with a quay length of 1,860 metres, a draft of 17 metres, and a 70 hectare storage yard, will be equipped with 19 Ship To Shore (STS) quay cranes and 50 Rail Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes.
DP World Chairman Sultan Ahmad Bin Sulayem, Vice Chairman Jamal Majid Bin Thaniah, Mohammad Sharaf, Group Chief Executive Officer, and Mohammad Al Muallem, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, DP World, UAE Region, attended the signing ceremony at DP World Head Office in Jebel Ali.
CyberLogitec was represented by its Chief Executive Officer Jang-Rim Choi; and from its Terminal Business Unit Senior Vice President Jason Hyeon and Director of Global Sales Paul Bourke.
“The innovative technology we have in place in Jebel Ali Port is designed to ease congestion across the port area, from the berths to the gates. The OPUS Terminal Operating System (TOS) we have ordered will make Terminal 3 one of the most efficient container terminals anywhere, as our flagship port Jebel Ali continues to lead the region in adopting technology to drive growth,” said Mohammed Al Muallem, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, DP World, UAE Region
In the first six months of 2012, DP World, UAE Region, of which Jebel Ali is the leading facility, handled 6.6 million TEU, 7.3 per cent ahead of the same period last year.
