4-projects-high-res
Industrial
CRC Terminal, Hong Kong
Year
1994
Client
Yuen Fat Wharf & Godown Co Ltd

This modern and multi-use terminal is located in the West Kowloon Reclamation, Shamshuipo Extension Areas to provide berthing, handling cargoes, sea and land transportations, vanning and devanning containers, container stacking and godown storage services.

 

The quay length of the terminal is 480 meters and has a depth of water 8 metres.  The area of the terminal is 12,516 sqm with another 18,397 sqm as back up, where 2 general cargo sheds with a total area of 6,209 sqm have been built.

 

The Terminal is capable of operating two 12,000-DWT vessels and a number of large container barges at the same time.  It is also equipped with high mast lighting facilities for safe illumination at night.  The container has a stacking capacity of 2,500 TEUS laden containers and 1,500 TEUS empty containers.  The yard is also provided with 380/440V power supply for Refrigerated Containers.

 

There is an inhouse maintenance Workshop for repair of machinery and equipment.  Security guards patrol 24 hours a day and a CCTV system is also installed.  Computerized systems have been devised to link up the godown with all other departments to facilitate planning and positioning of  all cargoes and containers.

 

The godown building is 8-storeys high with a total area of 75,000 sqm and a head room clearance of 4.85m.  The ground and first floor (918,00 sqm) is designed for cargo handling and container freight station.  The 2nd to 7th floors (56,000 sqm) are used as warehouses.  The godown building is served by eighteen 3.5 to 5 tons cargo elevators and is classified as a first-class warehouse by the International Fire Insurance Union.