The new Muelle Prat Container Terminal in the Port of Barcelona will be the most advanced in the Mediterranean
News Release
Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH)
September 9, 2011
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September 2011 – Barcelona, Spain) The President of the Generalitat of
Catalonia, Artur Mas, visited today the construction site of the new container
terminal that Terminal Catalunya (TERCAT), a member of the Hutchison Port
Holdings (HPH) Group, is developing at Muelle Prat in the Port of Barcelona.
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welcome ceremony was attended by the President of the Port of Barcelona,
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'FrutigerNext for APB light','sans-serif'" lang=CA>Sixte
Cambra, representatives of the Government and the municipalities of Barcelona
and El Prat de Llobregat, and logistics and industry businessmen. Clemence
Cheng, Managing Director of HPH Central Europe Division and <?xml:namespace
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w:st="on">Alejandro Kouruklis</st1:PersonName>, General Manager of TERCAT,
hosted the visit. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'FrutigerNext for APB light','sans-serif'" lang=CA><BR>The
President of the Port of Barcelona, </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=longtext><SPAN
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'FrutigerNext for APB light','sans-serif'" lang=CA>Sixte
Cambra, highlighted the important<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">
"qualitative leap" that represents the infrastructure for the port</B>. "With
this new terminal, the Port will reach a capacity to handle 5.5 million TEUs a
year. This will strengthen our position as the main logistic hub in the
Mediterranean, will allow us to consolidate ourselves as the gateway to southern
Europe for products from Asia and will increase the competitiveness of our
companies." <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'FrutigerNext for APB light','sans-serif'"
lang=CA><BR>Clemence Cheng said: "Although HPH operates fully automated
terminals in other locations, Muelle Prat will be the first semi-automated in
the HPH Group. It will be powered by the next generation operating system called
nGen, a proprietary system developed by HPH. nGen will not only enhance
operational efficiency in the terminal but will also increase safety of its
workers, a priority for the group.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'FrutigerNext for APB light','sans-serif'" lang=CA>“A
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'FrutigerNext for APB light','sans-serif'" lang=CA>280
million financing agreement for this project was signed earlier today,” he
further added, “this reflects the confidence that financiers have in both TERCAT
and Barcelona, despite the current turbulent financial markets.”
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=longtext><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'FrutigerNext for APB light','sans-serif'" lang=CA>The
facilities at Muelle Prat, with a total area of </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Gothic'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'MS Gothic'">​​</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=longtext><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'FrutigerNext for APB light','sans-serif'" lang=CA>100
hectares and a quay length of 1,500 metres, will be the most advanced <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">semi-automated container terminal in the
Mediterranean. The terminal will have an annual </B>handling capacity of 2.65
million TEU. The first phase of Muelle Prat Container Terminal is expected to be
operational in 2012. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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September 2011 – Barcelona, Spain) The President of the Generalitat of
Catalonia, Artur Mas, visited today the construction site of the new container
terminal that Terminal Catalunya (TERCAT), a member of the Hutchison Port
Holdings (HPH) Group, is developing at Muelle Prat in the Port of Barcelona.
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=longtext><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'FrutigerNext for APB light','sans-serif'" lang=CA><BR>The
welcome ceremony was attended by the President of the Port of Barcelona,
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=longtext><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Gothic'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'MS Gothic'">​​</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=longtext><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'FrutigerNext for APB light','sans-serif'" lang=CA>Sixte
Cambra, representatives of the Government and the municipalities of Barcelona
and El Prat de Llobregat, and logistics and industry businessmen. Clemence
Cheng, Managing Director of HPH Central Europe Division and <?xml:namespace
prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Alejandro Kouruklis</st1:PersonName>, General Manager of TERCAT,
hosted the visit. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=longtext><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'FrutigerNext for APB light','sans-serif'" lang=CA><BR>The
President of the Port of Barcelona, </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=longtext><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Gothic'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'MS Gothic'">​​</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=longtext><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'FrutigerNext for APB light','sans-serif'" lang=CA>Sixte
Cambra, highlighted the important<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">
"qualitative leap" that represents the infrastructure for the port</B>. "With
this new terminal, the Port will reach a capacity to handle 5.5 million TEUs a
year. This will strengthen our position as the main logistic hub in the
Mediterranean, will allow us to consolidate ourselves as the gateway to southern
Europe for products from Asia and will increase the competitiveness of our
companies." <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BACKGROUND: whitesmoke; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=longtext><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'FrutigerNext for APB light','sans-serif'"
lang=CA><BR>Clemence Cheng said: "Although HPH operates fully automated
terminals in other locations, Muelle Prat will be the first semi-automated in
the HPH Group. It will be powered by the next generation operating system called
nGen, a proprietary system developed by HPH. nGen will not only enhance
operational efficiency in the terminal but will also increase safety of its
workers, a priority for the group.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BACKGROUND: whitesmoke; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top"
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lang=CA><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=longtext><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'FrutigerNext for APB light','sans-serif'" lang=CA>“A
</SPAN><SPAN lang=CA>€</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=longtext><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'FrutigerNext for APB light','sans-serif'" lang=CA>280
million financing agreement for this project was signed earlier today,” he
further added, “this reflects the confidence that financiers have in both TERCAT
and Barcelona, despite the current turbulent financial markets.”
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BACKGROUND: whitesmoke; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top"
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style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BACKGROUND: whitesmoke; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=longtext><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'FrutigerNext for APB light','sans-serif'" lang=CA>The
facilities at Muelle Prat, with a total area of </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=longtext><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Gothic'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'MS Gothic'">​​</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=longtext><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'FrutigerNext for APB light','sans-serif'" lang=CA>100
hectares and a quay length of 1,500 metres, will be the most advanced <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">semi-automated container terminal in the
Mediterranean. The terminal will have an annual </B>handling capacity of 2.65
million TEU. The first phase of Muelle Prat Container Terminal is expected to be
operational in 2012. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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