Marine Terminals Corp. Receives NYK 2006 Customer Service Performance Award
July 18, 2006
Marine Terminals Corp., a leading national contract stevedore and terminal operating company, received this year’s NYK 2006 Customer Service Performance Award, in a ceremony in New Jersey.
The award, presented by Yukihiro Tatara, executive vice president, NYK Line (North America) Inc., was in recognition for MTC’s auto operations in the Columbia River and Puget Sound, where Marine Terminals Corp. handled 60,000 units in calendar year 2005 through the Port of Vancouver (USA) and the Port of Tacoma.
Mike Munson, MTC site manager - Columbia River Autos Operation, and Ross Tietje, MTC Site Manager - Puget Sound Autos acknowledged their respective teams’ efforts.
“Being recognized for excellence in customer service is very meaningful to our team,” Munson said. “It is gratifying to have NYK also mention its appreciation of our on-time, detailed post-operations reporting and our pro-active approach to the discharges. Everyone at MTC involved with handling NYK autos, from labor to management, works diligently to provide world-class service at every level.”
Oakland-headquartered Marine Terminals Corp., a leading national contract stevedore and terminal operating company that provides services for all commodities, has served the U.S. West Coast shipping community since 1931 and the U.S. East Coast since 2001. Global services are provided through MTC International and MTC de Mexico.
Combined, MTC has stevedoring and terminal operations in more than 26 West Coast locations and six East Coast ports. MTC Holdings expanded globally in 2006, establishing MTC International and MTC de Mexico to bring its services and operations to ports around the world.
The company handles more than six million TEUs each year in addition to providing a comprehensive network of stevedoring, terminal operations and related cargo-handling services for automobiles, general, bulk, and rolling stock cargoes. MTC’s diversified services to the transportation industry are enhanced and expanded through joint ventures with major ocean carriers and their many affiliates that specialize in insurance, warehousing, equipment, M&R, and software development. For additional information, visit its Web site: www.mtcorp.com.
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Yukihiro Tatara,(r) executive vice president, NYK Line (North America) Inc., presents the NYK 2006 Customer Service Performance Award for its 2005-2006 Columbia River and Puget Sound auto operations to Mike Munson, Marine Terminals Corp. site manager - Columbia River Autos Operation, at a meeting in New Jersey.
Marine Terminals Corp. Discharges NYK Auto Vessel in the Port of Vancouver, USA.
Photo Credit: Port of Vancouver, USA