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FACILITIES

BEST has one of the most modern facilities
in the Mediterranean

STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY

Currently, it has 13 Super Post-Panamax dock cranes, 54 automated cranes (ASC) and 34 Shuttle Carriers, operating along 1,500 meters of dock with a draft of 16.5 meters in depth.

80 (Ha) WITH 27 AUTOMATED BLOCKS

BEST has a storage area of 80 (ha) with 27 automated blocks.

STRATEGIC SITUATION

The installations have one of the most modern doors system in Europe, and one of the biggest rail terminals in a maritime terminal of containers, with eight dual-gauge railways (iberian and UIC), connecting BEST daily with different points of Spain and south France.

OPERATIVE SYSTEM nGen

The terminal is managed by the nGen (Next Generation Terminal Management System) operating system developed by the Hutchison Ports group and, in the case of Barcelona, it has been adapted to the particularities of the new semi-automated operating model.

2,750 REEFER CONTAINERS

2,750 REEFER CONTAINERS

BEST has the capacity to store and monitor 2,750 refrigerated containers.

NEXT PHASE

Once the expansion has finished, the machinery will increase until reaching the 80 automated cranes (ASC), distributed in a total of 40 automatic blocks of storage of containers.

+2500000
TEU PER YEAR
220
MPH VESSEL PRODUCTIVITY
+40
MPH AVERAGE CRANE PRODUCTIVITY
+2500
ENTRIES AND DEPARTURES OF TRUCKS PER DAY
30
MINUTES SERVICE TIME PER TRUCK
16
TRAINS PER DAY

HUTCHISON PORTS COMMITS TO SETTING SCIENCE-BASED TARGETS TO REACH NET-ZERO BY 2050

Hutchison Ports is officially committed to setting both near-term and net-zero targets in line with the Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) net-zero standard. We aim to set ambitious emissions reduction targets in line with the latest climate science according to SBTi and reach net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050.

Recognising the risks and opportunities associated with climate change, Hutchison Ports is committed to developing a decarbonisation strategy across the Group. A net-zero strategic roadmap has been developed which takes into account the past emissions pattern, future plan on electrification of fleet, adoption of renewable energy and alternative fuel.

Through this commitment, Hutchison Ports also becomes part of the Business Ambition for 1.5°C and Race to Zero campaigns.

Click here to know more about SBTi.