Cargo Handling Corporation Limited, a Government owned private company came into operation on the 1st October 1983. Cargo Handling Corporation Limited is responsible for handling all cargo transiting through Port Louis harbour from ships to consignees and vice-versa. Cargo Handling Corporation Limited is a full fledged cargo operator working under a concession contract with the Mauritius Ports Authority, the landlord port and its goals is to attract more than captive cargo to Port Louis.
During the past decade, a series of operational changes have been implemented including introduction of 2nd shift and 3rd shifts, reduction in gang sizes, modernizing of cargo handling equipment and improvement in port productivity. The major reform during 1997 was the signature of the Concession Contract.
This Concession Contract defines among others the responsibilities of Cargo Handling Corporation Limited, the productivity targets, the financial aspects and control to be exercised by the Authority. The main provisions under the Port Sector Reform Policy concerning Cargo Handling Corporation Limited are as follows; 'Cargo Handling Corporation Limited will be the sole port operator for general cargo, certain bulk cargo and containers on Terminal I and Terminal II, and the full fledge Container Terminal operator on Terminal III.'
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