TERCAT's New Muelle Prat Terminal Begins Testing Phase
News Release
Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH)
July 6, 2012
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">[<?xml:namespace
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w:st="on">Barcelona</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
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Terminal Catalunya (TERCAT), a member of the Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH)
Group, is pleased to announce the first vessel call at its new terminal Muelle
Prat, signifying the start of the testing phase which will cover all equipment
and IT systems.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
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<P
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">The
unloading of containers from the Mediterranean Shipping Company’s <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">MSC Esha</I> ran smoothly demonstrating the
successful integration of the terminal equipment with HPH’s proprietary terminal
operating system nGen. </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW">It
is expected that p</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">roductivity
at the terminal will set new standards for the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Port</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Barcelona</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">A
total of 436 containers were </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW">handled</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">,
achieving an average productivity rate of 30 moves per crane per
hour.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P
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<P
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Muelle
Prat, located at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Port</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Barcelona</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>, is the first semi-automated
terminal in the HPH global network of ports. </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW">T</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">he
terminal is scheduled to be fully operational </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW">during</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">
2013 </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW">and
when completely built, it </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">will<SPAN
style="COLOR: red"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW">have
1,500 </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">metres
of quay, a depth of 16.5 meters and a 100-hectare yard.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><BR>Muelle
Prat terminal is the most technologically advanced port development project in
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Spain</st1:country-region></st1:place> and is capable of serving
multiple mega-vessels simultaneously. It has an eight-track railway facility,
and the biggest on-dock railway terminal of any port in </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW">the
Mediterranean</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">
connecting it to traffic coming from, and destined for, <st1:place
w:st="on">Southern Europe</st1:place>.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">[<?xml:namespace
prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City
w:st="on">Barcelona</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Spain</st1:country-region> and <st1:place w:st="on">Hong
Kong</st1:place> – 3 July 2012]</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">
Terminal Catalunya (TERCAT), a member of the Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH)
Group, is pleased to announce the first vessel call at its new terminal Muelle
Prat, signifying the start of the testing phase which will cover all equipment
and IT systems.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">The
unloading of containers from the Mediterranean Shipping Company’s <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">MSC Esha</I> ran smoothly demonstrating the
successful integration of the terminal equipment with HPH’s proprietary terminal
operating system nGen. </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW">It
is expected that p</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">roductivity
at the terminal will set new standards for the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Port</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Barcelona</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">A
total of 436 containers were </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW">handled</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">,
achieving an average productivity rate of 30 moves per crane per
hour.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Muelle
Prat, located at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Port</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Barcelona</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>, is the first semi-automated
terminal in the HPH global network of ports. </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW">T</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">he
terminal is scheduled to be fully operational </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW">during</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">
2013 </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW">and
when completely built, it </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">will<SPAN
style="COLOR: red"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW">have
1,500 </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">metres
of quay, a depth of 16.5 meters and a 100-hectare yard.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P
style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><BR>Muelle
Prat terminal is the most technologically advanced port development project in
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Spain</st1:country-region></st1:place> and is capable of serving
multiple mega-vessels simultaneously. It has an eight-track railway facility,
and the biggest on-dock railway terminal of any port in </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW">the
Mediterranean</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">
connecting it to traffic coming from, and destined for, <st1:place
w:st="on">Southern Europe</st1:place>.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>