KINGSTON Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) yesterday said it has recorded its “best performance ever”, handling 3,304 moves within 24 hours of operation on the Post-Panamax vessel Cosco Beijing , which arrived at the port on January 24.

“This included 1,464 containers being unloaded and another 1,840 containers loaded back onto the vessel,” KFTL said in a news release.

According to the company, it achieved an average crane productivity of 36 moves per hour and average berth performance of 136 moves per hour, with only four gantry cranes working on the mainliner.

“With this top performance on the Cosco Beijing, which has a capacity of 9,383 TEUS (twenty-foot equivalent units), KFTL is showing present and future clients that it is ready more than ever to accommodate increased volumes,” the release said.

KFTL, a subsidiary of the third-largest shipping company worldwide, French-based CMA CGM, assumed responsibility for the management and development of Kingston Container Terminal in July 2016, under a 30-year concession agreement with the Jamaican Government.

The company facilitates the import and export of goods to and from Jamaica and also serves as a trans-shipment hub that connects a network of international shipping routes.

Simon Farhat, chief operating officer at KFTL, noted that especially for the transshipment market, fast and efficient performance is the key success factor.

“The challenge is to maintain these levels so that more business can come to Jamaica,” he is quoted in the release. “All of us at KFTL are aiming to keep this level of performance and are looking forward to continued growth and success.”