Last month, in March, the Container Terminal of the Port of Koper set a monthly record for container throughput. In 31 days, the terminal handled 97,101 TEUs in the sphere of maritime throughput, far surpassing the previous monthly record set exactly three years ago, in March 2018, when slightly more than 92,300 TEUs were handled.
"This is an important milestone, especially in the light of the consequences of the pandemic and the current global situation in logistics sector. The company congratulates all the employees at the Container terminal and involved business partners, whose work justifies the reputation of the most important container terminal in the Adriatic", said Dimitrij Zadel, President of the Management Board of the Luka Koper, in his congratulatory remarks on the achievement.
The growth in container volumes and the high level of productivity and reliability will be supported by the Pier I extension project. The extension of the quayside of the terminal is expected to be completed in June this year, while the construction of the hinterland storage areas is continuing.
"This is the most important infrastructure project in the Port of Koper in the last ten years, both from a financial as well as strategic point of view. It will increase the terminal’s annual capacity to 1.3 million TEUs, and, with additional improvements in the area of work processes, to one and a half million TEUs," said Metod Podkrižnik, Member of the Management Board of the Luka Koper, who is in charge of the commercial and operational area.
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