Al-Anbat - Aqaba - Talal Al Kabareti
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Aqaba Authority, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aqaba Container Terminal Nasser Al-Sharida stressed the importance of the role of ports in serving the national economy and maintaining an excellent handling rate despite all the obstacles and events experienced by the region for years.
He said during the meeting in Aqaba yesterday, the CEO of Container Port Company, Stephen Yogalingham, in the presence of the board member of the port Rashad Touqan that the recent receipt of the Lloyd's Award for South Asia, Middle East and Africa for the year 2018 of the category "Best Port Operator" is due to its outstanding performance in the field of management Operations in the port,Including safety, operational efficiency and customer service records, as well as their positive impact on the community through its overall corporate responsibility strategy.
Alshraideh called on the company to maintain the performance indicators and the growing growth in the port, which reflects the world's confidence in the port and its working mechanisms and its preservation of the implementation of international standards in maritime handling, praising the performance of all national cadres working in the port and its ability through cooperation with the administration to achieve an appropriate and competitive work environment.
The Aqaba Container Terminal (ADC) CEO Stephen Yogalingham said that the Aqaba Container Terminal's win came after its selection from the independent award jury, which praised its operational excellence and stood behind its bid to win the award amid fierce competition with the region's best port operators.
He added that Since 2006, the company has invested more than $ 300 million in its ongoing efforts to increase its capacity and to strengthen its position as the main Red Sea gateway to the Middle East.
Yogalingham expressed the company's pride in receiving the international award, praising the efforts of the Special Zone Authority, Aqaba Development Company and the company's staff who played an important role in developing its work,He pointed out that the efficiency and productivity levels reached by Aqaba today enhance the status of Aqaba Container Terminal as the gateway to the world and the Levant region.
It is noteworthy that the proportion of Jordanian cadres in the Aqaba Container Terminal Company is 99.6% of the total number of employees and is managed by IBM International Container Terminal, which operates more than 60 international ports. .
Translated by : Diana Hilal
