Handling more than one container per minute is not impossible, however, only the best can do it. And that’s what happened at the Container Terminal of Leixões on the 21st week with the operation of “Eilbek”.
The ship, working for MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company, was at TCL only a few hours on the 18th May. And it was enough to handle 809 TEU.
The operations began at 9:20 am and the last container was set at the right place at 6:08 pm.
After all the accounting, per each hour of effective work 68 containers were handled, which means 1 each 53 seconds.
Final note: this is not the first time TCL exceeds “60 per hour” at operating ships. Still, “Eilbek” was a fair “Ship of the Week” on the 21st week.