DP World Introduces New Cranes Ar Berbera Port
Suhail Al Banna, chief executive officer and managing director of DP World Middle East and Africa, said: "The three mobile harbour cranes currently being commissioned are strategically important for the development of the Port of Berbera.”
"They will enable more ships to be served at and ultimately increase the flow of trade to both the country and the region.
"DP World Berbera provides an effective alternative gateway to international markets and is proving beneficial to the people of Somaliland,” he added.
The investment in the new cranes is the latest in a series of improvements to the Port of Berbera. Since 2017 DP World Berbera has introduced state-of-the-art container handling equipment, vehicles and systems as part of its push to modernise the historic port.
In 2019, DP World also launched the Zodiac Terminal Operating System, Oracle Finance System, and Maximo Enterprise Asset Management System to deliver faster and better services for shipping lines.
DP World Berbera staff are being trained to operate the cranes in Dubai as part of the local talent development program that provided training to more than 2700 Somalilanders in 2018, it stated.
Source: Trade Arabia
DP World Introduces New Cranes Ar Berbera Port
DP World Berbera has achieved another milestone for Somaliland, commissioning the first mobile harbour cranes (MHCs) at the Port of Berbera this month. The introduction of the MHCs is a landmark development by DP World Berbera, as the port will for