CGSA sets Ecuadorian record for most containers handled in a single call

After facilitating the world’s first carbon-neutral shipment last December, Contecon Guayaquil (CGSA) achieved a new milestone with the loading and unloading of 5,500 containers during the call of MSC Aliya in February.  The total number of containers moved during the operation is the highest achieved in Ecuador’s port system for a single vessel call.

Five of CGSA’s six quay cranes simultaneously operated on the 14,500-TEU vessel, highlighting the terminal’s efficiency resulting from the modernization of Ecuador’s main maritime port.  MSC Aliya was the second vessel within the same week to utilize five quay cranes simultaneously. 

The Company has invested more than USD350 million to modernize Ecuador’s main seaport since the start of its 20-year concession in 2007.  Last year, CGSA received a 20-year extension of its original concession and invested another USD30 million to further improve the port’s facilities and equipment fleet.  These investments gave rise to world-class port operations in Guayaquil, paving the way for lower logistics costs and more competitive foreign trade.

MSC Aliya was the second vessel within the same week to utilize five of CGSA’s six quay cranes simultaneously