Technological University of Panama

Topic:
Manzanillo International Terminal

Integrant’s: ID’s:
Anika alder 8-937-2160
Benito Jimenez 8-925-214
Oscar Núñez 2-742-1874
Richard Prado 8-927-572

Group:
11L-121

Date:
October 29th , 2018
History
MIT started operations on April 16, 1995, in a place near the entrance to the Atlantic of
the Panama Canal, immediately adjacent to the Colon Free Zone (ZLC). The project
area, known as Coco Solo Sur, was an aeronautical base of the United States during
World War II, which was later reversed in Panama because of the Torrijos-Carter treaties
of 1977.

After the reversion to Panama, the area was a vehicle storage and
distribution center for Latin America. In the following years they decided
to build a Ro-Ro dock (roll-on / roll-off) that will facilitate the import and
re-export activities of the cars from the storage park.

In August 1993, with the arrival of the multinational Stevedoring Services

of America (now SSA Marine) to Panama, the original concept of spring
Ro-Ro became the terminal container transshipment it is today, with
more than 1,600 meters quayside gantry cranes equipped with modern
computer and management systems. The total cost of the project to
date totals more than 650 million.
Partners
MIT is a U.S.-Panamanian private capital enterprise affiliated with Carrix, Inc.,
the main division of which is SSA Marine, the largest stevedoring, marine, and
intermodal rail operator in the United States.

Carrix is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, while the international division

of SSA International has its main offices in Panama City, from where it oversees
and controls the operations of its maritime terminals in Chile, Mexico, Panama,
and other parts of the world.
Services
MIT has a department that specializes in container maintenance and
repair.

• Container Equipment Maintenance (CEM): Technicians trained under

IICL standards perform all types of repair and maintenance work on
full and empty containers as well as chassis.

• Refrigerated Equipment Maintenance (REM): More than 1,900

connections for refrigerated containers, including 24-hour monitoring.

Personnel trained to perform inspections, preventive maintenance and

repairs on refrigerated containers and various types of generators, such
as "power packs", "gensets" and "clip-ons".

All containers are monitored running the Grasp application that allows
remote retrieval of temperature readings to ensure a continuous
monitoring service.

MIT is certified as a Carrier-Transicold and Daikin parts service and

distribution center.
RO-RO

Manzanillo International Terminal-Panama S.A. RORO Operations

Department, providing services of discharge, load, reception, delivery and
storage of cars, heavy equipment and general cargo, is committed to:

Comply with the requirements in order to meet internal and external

customers’ needs and expectations, based on legal and regulatory
criteria.

Promote a safe and free accident work environment.

Maintain an efficient and effective flow of all cargo operated by RORO.

Encourage the development of skills to strengthen the capacities of own

employees and third parties.

Provide the necessary resources to carry out effective work, through

collaboration with our internal suppliers.

All this, to contribute to the continuous improvement of Quality

Management System and improve Manzanillo International Terminal –
Panama, customers perceptions.
Gates

MIT offers its clients the following access control gates:

- Main gate: With 3 entrance lanes and 3 exit lanes, including 2 entrance lanes equipped with weight
scales directly connected to the terminal system. The readings of the weight scales are stored together
with the transactions carried out prior to arrival at the gate.

- Gate with access to the Colon Free Zone: It allows direct access for import and export transactions
between MIT and the Colon Free Zone. This gate has 2 entrance lanes and 2 exit lanes. The export lane
is equipped with weight control systems.

- Rail station: MIT has access to the Trans-Isthmian Railroad through an intermodal ramp which has 2
entrance lanes and 2 exit lanes.
Equipment
Portable cranes
• 11 post-panamax cranes (16 to 20 containers wide on deck)
• 8 super post-panamax cranes (22 to 25 containers wide on deck)

Yard Cranes
24 RTG cranes
• 6 brand Kone and 18 brand ZPMC, stowage 6 + 1 high, 6 containers wide
• 6 cranes ASC brand ZPMC, stowage 6 + 1 high, 12 containers wide

Top-Picks
27 taylor brand, stowage at 5 of high.

Side-Picks
33 taylor brand, stowage at 8 of high.
Container movement
Over the years, Manzanillo International Terminal has been experiencing many changes
as far as container movement is concerned. The following graphic shows the activity year
by year.
 Conclusion
Seaports are important interfaces within the supply chain that connect maritime and land
transport with cargo distribution components such as the entry of products, merchandise and
passengers into a country, as well as being the exit gate for all exports to international markets.

The ports are points of convergence between the interior and the coastal transport systems,
which is defined as the inner and outer area of influence of the port. This function can be direct
through road access, indirect as the cargo reaches an interim terminal (for example, a train
station), or through the consolidation of traffic in a regional port and embarked by cabotage.

MIT is the largest transshipment port in Latin America and one of the most modern in the world.
This means that is an important part of the Panamanian maritime system, this terminal have been
contributing to the economy of the country trough the years since his inauguration. Manzanillo
International Terminal is an example for the other ports, because of his improvement year by
year as far as maritime transport is concerned.