SAGT RIDES OUT RECESSION WITH EFFICIENT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

摘要

Instead of a glitzy celebration on September 5, 2009, to mark the completion of a decade since the start-up of Colombo port's first private container terminal, austerity measures introduced earlier in the year remained firmly in place at South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT).rn'2009 was our toughest year yet,' said Erwin Haaze, who took charge from Steve Edkins as ceo on April 1 this year. 'Ourrnvolumes were severely impacted in the first quarter. We were forced to take another look at our rates and see where we could assist customers in order to prevent our business leaving Colombo. 'At the same time, our costs kept increasing, and precipitated a very difficult situation.