NEWS
SPHERE
#42
2017
04
CK HUTCHISON RANKS TOP IN
ANNUAL REPORTS AWARDS
CKHutchison Holdings ranked top
of the MERCURY Awards for Annual
Reports: Overall Presentation – Diverse
Business. The awarding body described
all facets of the CKHH annual report as
exceptional and enthusiastically praised
the persuasiveness of the Chairman’s
Statement and the presentation of
financial information. There were
670 entries overall from 21 countries,
making last year’s annual report truly
“World Class”.
NEW RAIL SERVICE FROM BARCELONA
Hutchison Ports BEST launched its first
rail service connecting Barcelona, on the
Mediterranean, toMiranda de Ebro in
northern Spain. Launched on 14March,
this service is managed by Hutchison
Logistics Spain.
HUTCHISON PORTS TO OPERATE NEW
STOCKHOLMPORT
HutchisonPorts signed a formal agreement
withPorts of Stockholmon 17 February that
will see the firmoperate StockholmNorvik
Port once construction is completed. The
newport, located 60kmsouth of the Swedish
capital, will have better access, deeper water
and greater capacity than the city-centre
facilities it will replace.
U-CAN UKRAINE! HUTCHISON PORTS
ON THE BLACK SEA
Hutchison Ports Europe has signed a
memorandumof understanding (MOU)
to develop container terminal facilities at
Chornomorsk, one of the largest ports on
the Black Sea.
Corporate
“Let’s Party!
Let’s Celebrate!”
The Cheung Kong Group launched a
summer-long celebration of the 20th
anniversary of the establishment of
the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region (HKSAR). Companies across
the group are celebrating through
contests to send lucky Hong Kong
customers to Beijing (A S Watson
Group companies), a music jam party
(Cheung Kong Property), a shipping
container graffiti art competition
(Hongkong International Terminals)
and half-price champagne (Watson’s
Wine) starting 1 July – the big day!
Happy 20th birthday to the HKSAR
and her people!
Ports
“WE’RE-HOUSING” TOGETHER!
On 20 February, Hutchison Ports SITV
and Cargill Vietnam co-organised a
groundbreaking ceremony tomark the
commencement of a joint partnership
warehousing project.
LIKE LIGHTNING!
On 17 January, Hutchison Ports Pakistan
set a new productivity record for Karachi,
handling 1,666moves in under 17 hours
while servicing the 6,200-TEU
MSC Lucy
.
The vessel operating rate was 129moves per
hour, the berth productivity rate was 102
moves per hour and the gross crane rate was
27.8moves per hour. A total of 2,634 TEUs
was handled!
