04FEB2019 - NEWS - Hutchison Ports Thailand officially opens Thailand’s largest deep sea Container Terminal

Hutchison Ports Thailand (HPT) which is the largest container terminal operator in Thailand, has recently officially opened Terminal D at Laem Chabang Port. The grand opening ceremony for the USD 600 million facility was held on January 30, 2019. Located at Basin 2 of Laem Chabang Port, Terminal D is the first terminal in Thailand to handle some of the largest ocean-going container vessels. Once completed, the new Terminal D will have a total quay length of 1,700 meters, with seventeen Super Post-Panamax quay cranes and 43 electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes all using remote control technology. Construction of terminals D1, D2 and D3 began in 2016. The initial Phase 1A of Terminal D comprises 400 meters of a deep-water berth, three super Post-Panamax quay cranes and ten supporting yard cranes, and commenced “soft” operations in mid-2018.
 

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