The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Martin Azzopardi as Chief Operating Officer of Hili Company.
Besides active participation in various areas of the Group’s portfolio, Martin’s extensive experience in the port industry goes back 30 years. He began as a trainee, going on to serve as Operations Manager of the multi-million TEU Malta Freeport for 7 years, attaining a high level of expertise in port operations and being instrumental in driving large throughput and productivity increases at the facility.
In 2006 Martin brought this 18-year experience to Hili Company’s Venice subsidiary, TIV, initially as the terminal's Financial Controller and, later as Terminal Manager, running the day-to-day company operations. In 2014, Martin was appointed Operations Director responsible for overseeing all the group’s port operations.
As Chief Operating Officer he is responsible for the execution of strategy and overseeing the operations of the group.
Works on the quay extension at Hili Company’s container terminal in Latvia, Baltic Container Terminal, are complete. The quay was extended by 57m thus bringing the total quay length to 506m. The extension allows for servicing two large vessels simultaneously and will also significantly speed up operations at the terminal. This project was partly being 50% co-financed by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Agency (CINEA) military mobility project. This was being carried out in conjunction with Riga Freeport Authority under project objective of “Enhancement of the Dual Use Capacity of Riga Port by investment in Road, Railway Access and Berth Infrastructure.”
Read MoreThe concession renewal for Terminal Intermodale Venezia (TIV) has been unanimously approved by the management committee of the Port System Authority of the Northern Adriatic Sea. TIV, a privately owned container terminal operating in the commercial port of Marghera within the Port of Venice is jointly owned by Hili Company and Marinvest, an MSC subsidiary. The duration of the concession is for an additional 25 years starting from 2025 till 2050. The Company has submitted an investment programme as part of the renewal process which confirms its commitment to developing and improving port activity as it has continuously done in the past. The investment plan, valued at over €110 million for the 25-year period, will be aimed at continuous improvement of the overall facility, including infrastructure, cargo handling equipment, information technology and automation. A vital aspect of the investment programme is to increase environmental sustainability, through the reduction of emissions and improved energy consumption achieved with modern equipment and increased efficiency.
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