Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals Pvt Ltd (BMCT), a subsidiary of PSA International
Pte Ltd and India’s largest container terminal, has welcomed 3 additional Super Post
Panamax Quay Cranes on 18 April 2019 increasing its fleet size to 12 Quay Cranes. With
this addition, BMCT will reach the full Phase 1 capacity of 2.4 million TEUs as the new
mega cranes will be progressively activated to operations after final commissioning.
BMCT has handled more than 520,000 TEUs in the last financial year ( 2018-2019 ) , a
significant achievement for a start up terminal that has just crossed its first year of
operations.
Commenting on the arrival, Sivakumar K , General Manager, said, “We are delighted to
receive these new cranes, which are equipped with the latest technology and will allow
BMCT to handle multiple large container vessels concurrently alongside our 1000 m
berth. BMCT’s consistently high productivity and berthing flexibility due to our scale offers
customers numerous possibilities to hub and grow their service networks at BMCT. We
are grateful for the support of all our customers in a great start up year.”
Planning of BMCT’s Phase 2 is currently underway and will commence construction in
the 4th quarter of 2019. The Phase 2 expansion is expected to be operational by end 2022
and will bring the total capacity of BMCT to 4.8 million TEUs with a land area of 200
hectares.
