Bejaia Mediterranean Terminal Today
- Portek was awarded 20 years concession to convert a General Cargo Terminal to a Container Terminal, and operate it under BOT contract
- During the takeover, the container industry was booming resulting us to re evaluate and strategize the terminal’s approach to meet the demand
- Within a short span, we managed to do a complete rejuvenation of the terminal by boosting the container capacity, streamlining operational processes, cross training port employees, implementing IT systems, and procure 2nd hand equipment. modifying existing infrastructures
- The transformation and our management of the terminal was a resounding success and BMT is now Algeria’s 2nd largest container terminal
Productivity Achievements
Container Volume: 260,000 TEUs
Capacity: 300,000 TEUs
Annual vessel calls: >300 Vessels/ year
Best productivity/ crane: 28* boxes/ hour
Highest volume in a call: 580 boxes (13 hours)
Fastest vessel turnaround: 18hrs (500 boxes)
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