BMCT trainees gain new skill sets

Thirty eight trainees who were inducted into the Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals

(BMCT) team since August this year have successfully completed several phases of

extensive training. Guided by BMCT?s experienced trainers and PSA?s seasoned experts,

the trainees, who were all recruited from BMCT?s local area, will be returning shortly

from training at PSA?s Chennai International Terminals Pvt Ltd. Before going to Chennai,

they spent over two weeks in class-room training at BMCT. Training is supplemented

with further classroom instruction and time spent on BMCT?s equipment simulator.

During their time in Chennai, the trainees worked in a live, operating terminal and were

able to experience conditions similar to when BMCT starts operations.

?Our exposure to live port operations in Chennai was an eye opener, exposing us to

various practical aspects of cargo handling. Post our return, we will be working on the

state-of- the-art equipment recently commissioned at BMCT. The overall experience has

been both enriching and rewarding? said Bhawna Bhoir, Trainee at BMCT.

?Apart from other aspects, there was a large focus on quality control. Our training

programme has now enabled and empowered me to handle cranes on my own,? added

Abhijeet Kadu.

Suresh Amirapu, CEO, BMCT said, ?As we prepare for the start of BMCT?s Phase 1 at

year end, we are pleased with the progress our trainees are making. We are working

closely alongside JNPT and the relevant authorities to ensure a smooth start-up of the

operations.?

BMCT has received the first tranche of its container handling equipment in preparation

for commencement of operations. A total of six Super Post-Panamax quay cranes, 18

rubber-tyred gantry cranes, four rail-mounted gantry cranes and support equipment have

already been delivered to the terminal and commissioning is nearing completion. BMCT

is India?s largest FDI PPP (Foreign Direct Investment Public Private Partnership) port

project and has been under construction since 2015 to meet the start of operations date of

end 2017. On completion of all phases of the project, BMCT will be India?s largest

container terminal.