CCT’s highest gross lumber productivity rating of 205.8 bundles or 370 metric tons an hour
GT USA, the US arm of Gulftainer, the privately owned independent port operator headquartered in the UAE, recently welcomed the M/V KARLINO, with its cargo of lumber, to its Canaveral Cargo Terminal (CCT).
Over a two-day period, CCT successfully discharged 5,104 bundles, the equivalent of 9,178 metric tons, which is the largest individual vessel of lumber volume received to date.
Despite adverse weather conditions and working with multiple single layer bundles, the entire Canaveral Cargo operations team managed to achieve CCT’s highest gross lumber productivity rating of 205.8 bundles or 370 metric tons per hour.
“I’m very proud of the entire Canaveral team: from crane operators, hatch men, dock workers, forklift operators, in fact everyone included in this operation, pulled together to safely discharge the KARLINO’s cargo in record time,” remarked Charles Menkhorst, CEO, Gulftainer.
The US market, including the Central Florida region, has witnessed rising demand for lumber in recent years, driving an upsurge in lumber imports through Port Canaveral.
