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BUSINESS maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 16 JANUARY 2019 12 MEDIS Medical Imaging Sys- tems B.V., the leading global provider of software to clini- cians, technicians, and re- searchers for the quantification of cardiovascular images, se- lected ANCHOVY. PLC (MSE: ANC) as its brand positioning partner for its Global Markets. ANCHOVY.'s experience in the medical sphere goes back to the 2015 Volvo Ocean Race where they supported Alvimedica with all brand and digital positioning acti- vations. ANCHOVY., a long- standing provider of services to the medical industry, has been selected to assist Me- dis with there brand reposi- tioning in collaboration with a French agency. Medis is headquartered in the Neth- erlands and has offices in the UK, Japan and the US provid- ing support towards its grow- ing installed base of custom- ers in more than 40 countries ranging from GE Healthcare to FUJIFILM, Canon Medi- cal Systems and IBM Watson Health. ANCHOVY. supported Me- dis through a series of high- ly specialised Think Tanks fuelled by Design Thinking principles. "During the pro- ject, the team worked closely with Medis to truly identity the core principles and values which make Medis a global leader in the field. The prin- ciples extracted were then transformed into a mod- ern forward thinking brand proposition" explained Philip Mercieca, Lead designer, AN- CHOVY. Linna Lisette Beram, Sr. Manager – Sales and Busi- ness Development, Medis. said: "We're delighted to have selected ANCHOVY. and the brand repositioning process has allowed us to bring us to the next level." ANCHOVY. selected as brand positioning partner for Medis ALITALIA ranked second most punctual airline in Europe and eighth in the world in 2018 with 83.2 per cent of flights landed on schedule. The Alitalia's on-time performance was for the twelve months of 2018 always higher than the average punctuality index of European and world airlines. Confirming the excellent performance of its operations, in 2018 Alitalia ranked second in Europe also for the reliability of its flights, with a 99.1% completion factor. This is what emerges from the analysis per- formed by FlightStats, the authoritative US independent society which every month drafts the list of the major airlines in the world for on-time performance and completion factor, comparing the data of equivalent airlines for size and network. Recognising the excellent operating perfor- mance of the Italian airline in 2018, FlighStats awarded Alitalia with a certificate of excellence attesting its position among the most efficient European airlines. FlightStats is one of the few data service com- panies that monitors almost every flight op- erated by each airline. FlighStats follows the "A14" on-time performance method, monitor- ing flights which arrive at the gate less than 15 minutes after the scheduled arrival time. The completion factor measures the number of flights operated compared to those planned. Alitalia ranked second in Europe for on-time performance and completion factor MALTA Freeport Terminals handled a record 3.31 mil- lion TEU containers in 2018 and will this year be steam- ing ahead with an ambitious investment programme in equipment and facilities in a concerted drive to surpass the landmark four million water- shed. More than 2,200 vessels over the past 12 months called at the Freeport, which has be- come accustomed to receiv- ing the world's largest con- tainer ships and turning them around in impressively short timeframes. This week alone, the Free- port shifted over 4,000 TEU containers on a single ship in an impressive display of its op- erational capabilities. Five tall cranes were de- ployed on the 370-metre- long APL Changi, which was built in 2013 by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and carries over 14,000 contain- ers, to enable workers to per- form the feat. The Freeport recently in- vested €25 million in new equipment that includes 15 new Kone Rubber-Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGs), which will become fully operational in March, as well as other yard equipment including 31 Tractors, 36 Trailers and Reach Stackers. It will also be embarking upon a comprehensive infra- structural development plan that will involve extending the Terminal Two North Quay following the renewal of the development permit, making it possible for the Freeport to accommodate a higher num- ber of super container vessels at the same time. Malta Freeport Terminals CEO Alex Montebello said: "We have big plans for the coming year that will equip us with the capability to deal with extraordinary container volumes and boost operation- al efficiency to a level we have not previously witnessed. "This will require more in- vestment and dedication from our committed personnel – without whom the progress we've registered would not have been possible – but we are all determined to take the Freeport to the next level and enhance its reputation as one of the region's go-to trans- shipment hubs." Freeport handles record 3.31m containers in 2018 We have big plans for the coming year that will equip us with the capability to deal with extraordinary container volumes – CEO