CHC: Rs 600 Million for Two New Cranes

10 years, 1 month ago - March 13, 2014

The Cargo Handling Corporation Ltd (CHC) will change in the near future. Two new cranes will be purchased by the end of this year or early next year at a cost of Rs 600 million. This investment will enable the extension of the wharf, the CHC positioning itself as a reference in the region.

Three of the five porches that has the CHC will, on the other hand, renovated. The reason is that they are 15 years old. The other two are from five years. Soon, an international call for tenders will be launched for renovation. Before a company makes use of the port for transhipment, a feasibility study must be made. The maintenance of these portals will be done one by one, said someone familiar with the matter. He added: "All measures have been taken to minimize the impact on operations."

The Mauritius Container Terminal (MCT) account accommodate ships with 8,000 Conteners in the dock in the years to come. In this context, dredging is being undertaken. Therefore, the sea has a depth of 16.5 meters and allow the port to accommodate vessels larger tonnage. Currently, the MCT receives large vessels with 5,000 containers whereas with this extension it will accommodate those with 8,000 containers.

To date, the port has 21 operations per hour. The waiting time of a ship was reduced to three hours, whereas previously there were more than 48 hours in port before unloading goods. In one year, the CHC ships and landed some 400,000 containers. A figure that can reach 550,000.

Text by Le Matinal

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