Bangkok April-May 2022

HUTCHISON PORTS THAILAND INTEGRATES REMOTE CONTROL HANDLING
EQUIPMENT AND AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS TO ITS LAEM CHABANG PORT OPERATIONS
Hutchison Ports Thailand
("HPT"), a leading port operator
in Thailand, is contributing
to Hutchison Ports Group mission
to achieve an 11% reduction
in CO2 emissions by 2030
by adding more electrically
operated autonomous trucks,
remote control super post panamax
ship to shore cranes, and
remote-control rubber tyred
yard cranes at Hutchison Ports
Thailand's Terminal D.
While launching local environmental
initiatives to ensure
sustainable development, HPT
continues to provide flexibility,
connectivity, and the latest
available technology through
its ability to handle vessels of
various sizes - all critical for
the success of the eastern economic
corridor (EEC), and enhanced
terminal operations to
build Thailand into the logistics
and transportation hub of the
ASEAN region.
In 2021, Thailand's import
value increased by 29.8% with
a total value of USD 267.6 billion,
while exports saw an increase
of 17.1% with a total
value of USD 271.1 billion.
HPT's initiatives are designed
to ensure the sustainable
development of the company
and Thailand by focusing
on three pillars:
• Our Environment: To create
a sustainable future, HPT has
committed to reducing greenhouse
gas emissions and waste
generated in Laem Chabang
Port operations, following
Hutchison Ports Group's aims to
reduce diesel consumption per
TEU by 1% per year until 2023,
with an 11% reduction in CO2
emissions per TEU by 2030 To
accomplish this, HPT is adopting
autonomous electric trucks,
using remote control electric
ship to share cranes, 5G for remote
control equipment,
introducing remote control
electric yard cranes, and
switching to e-gatepass/gate
automation. Going digital and
paperless, which includes an
online assistant and booking
service, is another commitment
that HPT has made, as
is going green through upcycling.
• Our People: Initiatives
formed as part of the people
pillar include the roll-out of a
mental health and well-being
awareness programme to support
team members through
difficult times. Improving the
quality of life in the local community
is a priority for the company
and as a result, HPT has
been engaging with the surrounding
community, initiating
a variety of local projects with
schools, a university and a
hospital.
• Our Business: To strengthen
its governance HPT will increase
supplier evaluation to
pre-screen and assess potential
contractors against a set
of sustainability criteria. This
is to ensure greater transparency
across all areas of the
business to ensure suppliers
and customers meet the standards
of HPT's sustainability
strategy.
"Sustainable development
and business expansion must
go hand in hand. It is important
that our various environmental
initiatives add value to
our business while also lowering
our carbon footprint. Sustainable
development necessitates
a strong commitment
from our team as it requires
many changes in the way we
work, and I am pleased with
the progress we have made
thus far. Our Group has set
short and medium term environmental
goals for all of our
ports and I am confident that
we can achieve these goals
while working towards a longer
term "net zero" target." said
Stephen Ashworth, Managing
Director of Thailand and South
East Asia, Hutchison Ports
HPT's Terminal D is now
entering the remaining phases
of construction which on completion
will have a handling
capacity of 3.5 million TEU.
Terminal D will eventually
be equipped with 17 super
post panamax ship to shore
cranes and 43 rubber tyred
yard cranes, all remote control
and electrically operated. The
Terminal is the world's first
dual-traffic container terminal
simultaneously operating with
autonomous and conventional
trucks.
Laem Chabang Port is
Thailand's principal port and is
the main gateway for the country's
imports and exports. In
2021, Laem Chabang handled
a total of 8.5 million TEU. This
was an increase of 0.9 million
TEU handled from 2020.
HPT's market share at Laem
Chabang Port was approximately
40%. Over1,000 container
vessel calls were made
at HPT's various terminals in
2021, including some of the
largest ocean-going container
vessels currently in operation.