Hongkong International Terminals (HIT)
HIT owns and operates the berths of Kwai Chung Container Terminals 4, 6, 7 and 9 and serves over 30 international shipping lines along its 11 berths. HIT also has a joint venture with COSCO Pacific Limited to operate two berths at Terminal 8 (East), known as COSCO-HIT (CHT).

In 1998, the Hong Kong Government granted land at Tsing Yi to HIT, Modern Terminals Limited and Asia Container Terminals Limited to build Container Terminal 9, a six-berth container terminal that is expected to be completed in 2004. HIT's first berth was completed in 2003. The second berth is expected to commence operation in early 2005.

HIT has made massive investments to create an operation of unrivalled efficiency. HIT and CHT combined facilities and equipment include 50 quay cranes, one harbour crane, 24 rail-mounted gantry cranes, 118 rubber-tyred gantry cranes, 12 overhead bridge cranes and a fully computerised port management system. To cope with the increasing barge traffic from Southern China, HIT has built a dedicated barge-handling facility at Terminal 4. The use of advanced communications equipment, sophisticated engineering and maintenance facilities also help keep the operation running smoothly around the clock all year round.

HIT was elected as "Best Container Terminal Operator" in the Asian Freight Industry Awards in three consecutive years from 1991 to 1993. In 1997, HIT was the first Asian company to be awarded the "Computerworld Smithsonian Award" for its visionary use of information technology in the Transportation industry. Along with the award of "HKCSI Innovative Service Award" (organised by Hong Kong Coalition of Service Industries), HIT has long been recognised as the leader in the container terminal industry both in Hong Kong and overseas. In 2000, HIT was awarded the IT Excellence Silver Award from the Hong Kong Computer Society. In 2002, HIT was voted by Lloyd's List Maritime Asia as the "Best Container Terminal Operator" and was granted the Intelligent20 Awards by Intelligent Enterprise Asia.

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