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6 SOUTH ASIA GATEWAY TERMINALS (PVT) LTD

CEO’S

MESSAGE

Towards achieving this objective, the Company
has completed the installation of water and
electricity sub-metering to identify areas of
high usage and to implement appropriate
solutions and strive for greater employee
participation through behavioural changes, as
some of the measures towards conservation.

SAGT’s carbon footprint in 2020/21 was
27,496 MT, a 2.4% increase year on year
on the back of the increase in electricity
consumed as a result of the increased number
of customers’ refrigerated containers handled
during the year. It was encouraging to note
that the carbon footprint excluding refrigerated
containers, declined by 3% year on year which
drop was reflective of the actions underway to
mitigate our overall footprint.

Our efforts to proactively identify areas for     Our efforts to proactively identify areas for improvement led us to
improvement led us to explore a new, cutting      explore a new, cutting edge, hybrid technology with next generation
edge, hybrid technology with next generation      batteries, for Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGs) to reduce our
batteries, for Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes         diesel consumption and in turn carbon footprint.
(RTGs) to reduce our diesel consumption and
in turn carbon footprint. A trial was initiated   ENABLING WORK ENVIRONMENT                        56,953 m3
in November 2019 with the operationalization      FOCUSING ON WELL-BEING, HEALTH &
of two RTGs fitted with Hybrid engines.           SAFETY AND SECURITY                              Total water consumption
During the trial period of one year, diesel
fuel consumption and cost savings of the          Ensuring high levels of availability, service
two RTGs were closely monitored, and              quality and customer satisfaction is key to our
results indicated a 60% reduction in diesel       success in this globally competitive industry.
fuel consumption per RTG compared to              With travel restrictions and social distancing
conventionally powered RTGs. Following the        protocols seriously inhibiting one aspect of
success of the trial, 4 more RTG’s were fitted    the Company’s service offering – that of
with Hybrid engines which were commissioned       giving delivery of import cargo to importers in
in the early part of 2021. We intend to convert   Sri Lanka, SAGT implemented the e-Delivery
60% of our RTG fleet to hybrid technology by      Order (e-DO) and e-Delivery Advice (e-DA)
end 2021 and a total of 24 RTGs by 2022.          processes in response to the need of the hour
                                                  for uninterrupted and safe service.
With a view to further offsetting the
Company’s carbon footprint, SAGT partnered        The e-Delivery Order (e-DO) process              27,496 MT
with the University of Sri Jayewardenepura        enabled agents/representatives of shipping
to reforest one acre of forest at the Yagirala    lines to transmit Delivery Orders to SAGT        Carbon footprint
Forest Reserve in 2019. The success of            digitally, enabling the swift processing of
the initiative has led to SAGT furthering its     documentation for the delivery of the import
commitment to the project with a pledge to        containers. Subsequently, SAGT transformed
reforest 4 acres of land by 2021.                 a decade long paper-based import delivery
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