DP World orders advanced technology to drive efficiency in new terminal
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, September 25, 2012
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 His Excellency Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Vice Chairman HE Jamal Majid Bin Thaniah, Mohammed Sharaf, Group Chief Executive Officer, and Mohammed 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.
Mohammed Al Muallem, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, DP World, UAE Region, said:
“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.”
Mohammed Ali Ahmed, Chief Operations Officer, DP World, UAE region, said:
“DP World understands that constant investment in cutting-edge technology is the answer to sustainable business growth in this age of the Internet. Our continuing focus is to ensure that our business is well prepared to respond to the immediate needs of our customers, whether that is in reliability, additional capacity at existing ports or reducing turnaround time of vessels.”
Jang-Rim Choi, CEO of CyberLogitec, said:
"We are very pleased to provide OPUS Terminal to DP World's Jebel Ali Terminal 3, one of the largest terminals in the world. Based on our strong cooperative relations and trust built in the automated terminal project in Pusan New Port terminal, we are confident that OPUS Terminal will contribute to the world leading competitiveness of Jebel Ali Terminal 3 as the best of its kind in the Middle East."
In taking a customer-centric approach, DP World is building on the established relationships and superior level of service demonstrated at its flagship Jebel Ali facility in Dubai, which has been voted “Best Seaport in the Middle East” for 18consecutive years.
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% ahead of the same period last year.
DP World Limited, press release