• The ONE COLUMBA container vessel of Ocean Network Express, with a total gross tonnage of 145,647 tons, berths at Hutchison Ports Thailand’s Terminal D at Laem Chabang Port in Thailand.
  • Terminal D is capable of handling container vessels with a length overall in excess of 350 metres.
  • An initial phase of Terminal D will become fully operational in early 2019 and will be the most advanced deep sea container terminal in Thailand.

Chonburi - Hutchison Ports Thailand, the leading port operator in Thailand, welcomed the ONE COLUMBA container vessel of Ocean Network Express, with a total gross tonnage of 145,647 tons, at its Terminal D at Laem Chabang Port. This is the first time a container vessel of this size has berthed in Thailand.

From left to right: Captain Khanna Anil – Master of M.V.ONE COLUMBA, Mr. Kiyoshi Tokonami – Managing Director of ONE Thailand, Dr. Verapong Chaiperm – Chief Expert in Targeted Industries (EEC), Mr. Stephen Ashworth – Managing Director of Hutchison Ports Thailand, Mr. Yuttana Pulpipat – Director of Laem Chabang Port Customs Bureau, H.E. Mr. Shiro Sadoshima – Ambassador of Japan Embassy in Thailand, Pol. Sub.Lt. Montree Lergechumniel – Managing Director of Laem Chabang Port (Acting Director General of Port Authority of Thailand), Mr. Shinichi Sugiyama – Director of ONE Thailand, Mr. Surasak Thienbunlertrat – Director of ONE Thailand.
From left to right: Captain Khanna Anil – Master of M.V.ONE COLUMBA, Mr. Kiyoshi Tokonami – Managing Director of ONE Thailand, Dr. Verapong Chaiperm – Chief Expert in Targeted Industries (EEC), Mr. Stephen Ashworth – Managing Director of Hutchison Ports Thailand, Mr. Yuttana Pulpipat – Director of Laem Chabang Port Customs Bureau, H.E. Mr. Shiro Sadoshima – Ambassador of Japan Embassy in Thailand, Pol. Sub.Lt. Montree Lergechumniel – Managing Director of Laem Chabang Port (Acting Director General of Port Authority of Thailand), Mr. Shinichi Sugiyama – Director of ONE Thailand, Mr. Surasak Thienbunlertrat – Director of ONE Thailand.
The ONE COLUMBA has a capacity of 14,053 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent unit of container), with total length of 364 meters, total breadth of 51 meters and gross tonnage of 145,647 tons. On this occasion, Hutchison Ports Thailand deployed new remote-controlled quay cranes to handle 2,269 containers loaded to the vessel in a fast, accurate and safe manner.

Terminal D is the first terminal in Thailand to handle the 14,000 TEU class of ocean going container vessels. On full completion, the new Terminal D will have a total quay length of 1,700 meters, with 17 super post panamax quay cranes and 43 electric rubber tyred gantry cranes (yard cranes) all using remote control technology. It will be one of the world’s first container terminals where all the quay and yard cranes will be operating using remote control. Terminal D will greatly facilitate the growth of container volumes at Laem Chabang Port, adding a further 3.5 million TEUs of capacity on full completion.

The new Terminal D will be capable of handling some of the largest ocean going vessels currently in operation, offering customers more choice and flexibility, as well as improved efficiency and productivity. Terminal D will be an integral part of Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) under Thailand 4.0’s objective to modernize the economy through improved infrastructure and innovation.