San Vicente Terminal Internacional, part of Hanseatic Terminals and SSA Marine, has launched a US$12 million investment plan to modernise equipment and enhance operational safety, efficiency and reliability at its Chilean terminal

The move follows a 92% increase in containerised cargo volume over the past year, driven by regular long-term customers and a new Asia-bound service by the shipping consortium of Hapag Lloyd, MSC, ONE and HMM.

SVTI has incorporated nine 16-tonne forklifts with pulp-specific attachments, 23 new 80-tonne Terberg terminal tractors, seven 43-tonne reachstackers and a state-of-the-art Liebherr LHM 600 mobile harbour crane with a 61-metre reach.