DP World handles first vessel at Vietnam.Byline: Dubai Global marine terminal operator DP World announced that it has handled its first vessel at Saigon Premier Container Terminal (SPCT SPCT Save Percentage (hockey goalie statistic) SPCT Simultaneous Prism & Cover Test (used in ophthalmology) SPCT Site Process Control Training ). The terminal is an 80:20 JV between DP World and the Vietnamese state-owned Tan Thuan Industrial Promotion Company (IPC (1) (InterProcess Communication) The exchange of data between one program and another either within the same computer or over a network. It implies a protocol that guarantees a response to a request. ). The 1,200 TEU TEU Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (intermodal shipping container) TEU Technical Escort Unit TEU Technical Escort Unit (Army) TEU Tactical Enforcement Unit TEU Treaty of European Union CMA CMA - Concert Multithread Architecture from DEC. CGM (1) (Computer Graphics Metafile) An ISO/IEC standard format for 2D graphics images introduced in 1987. Primarily a vector graphics format for technical illustrations and geophysical visualizations, CGM also supports raster graphics and text. vessel Asta Rickmers made her maiden call to SPCT. From now on, Asta Rickmers will maintain a weekly service between Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, city (1997 pop. 5,250,000), on the right bank of the Saigon River, a tributary of the Dong Nai, Vietnam. , Tanjung Pelapas and Port Klang. The DP World-operated terminal, which is located along the western shore of the Soai Rap River in the Hiep Phuoc Industrial Park, has a total capacity of 1.5 million TEU a year. SPCT is a state-of-the-art facility currently equipped with five quay cranes and 13 rubber tired gantry cranes (RTGs). New and improved infrastructure including roads and bridges provides smooth access to the terminal, further improving the terminal's competitive edge over the western and southern hinterland, according to a statement. The official opening ceremony for the new terminal is expected in February 2010. "We see long term public-private partnerships as a model that is win win for all -- as the economy grows so does the business,' said Peter Wong, SVP and managing director, DP World Asia Pacific. "We also believe that operating the port in Vietnam will allow us to provide further, quality services for our customers and create an efficient, modern gateway for this region."- TradeArabia News Service Copyright 2008 www.tradearabia.com Copyright 2009 Al Hilal Publishing & Marketing Group Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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