Just one year into its new Global Transformation program APM Terminals has reached an important milestone in the global port operator’s quest for efficiency gains: The crane lift per hour – a key indicator for performance in a marine terminal – improved no less than 8 pct. across APM Terminals’ portfolio during 2012. At the [...]
APM Terminals and Turkey-based Petkim have today entered into a final agreement to create and operate Aegean Gateway Terminal (AGT). AGT will be one of Turkey’s largest container and general cargo terminals and will be entirely operated by APM Terminals under a concession agreement with operations expected to start in summer 2015. The agreement means [...]
APM Terminals Apapa was named the winner of the 2012 Terminal Operator Award by the Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria at their annual Maritime Excellence Awards ceremony. APM Terminals Apapa, which assumed operational control of the facility in 2006, is now the busiest container terminal in West Africa, with an estimated throughput of 720,000 TEUs [...]
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APM Terminals was named “International Terminal Operator of the Year” for 2012 at the annual Containerisation International awards luncheon, with the company’s “ongoing investment programs at its terminals and its ability to implement and adapt very effectively global safety, security and environmental guidelines at the local level” cited by the judging panel, as well as [...]
The sixth annual APM Terminals “Safety Day” will be conducted today throughout the APM Terminals Global Terminal Network, with an emphasis upon the concept and practice of “intervention” as a proactive safety procedure to eliminate accidents for the company’s 25,000 employees worldwide. “Specialized studies have shown that when confronted with potentially risky behavior or situations [...]
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Executives from APM Terminals Callao and the Minister of Transport and Communications of Peru, Mr. Carlos Paredes were on hand to start the demolition of Patio Guadalupe – an old, abandoned train station to pave the way for a port modernization project vital to Peru’s economic growth. In the words of Minister Carlos Paredes: [...]
APM Terminals Bahrain received calls from two consecutive Hanjin Shipping vessels on the weekly Pacific South & Gulf (PSG) US West Coast/Asia/Middle East pendulum service operated with NYK Lines as the Korean-based carrier rescheduled the Middle East leg of the port rotation to adhere to its published sailing schedule. “Even though the first call was [...]
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APM Terminals is now entering the attractive Russian market in a strategic partnership with the leading Russian transportation group, N-Trans. By acquiring 37.5 pct. of the public company Global Ports, APM Terminals becomes an equal controlling partner in the leading operator of container terminals in Russia. Up until now, N-Trans has been the sole controlling [...]
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APM Terminals’ profit for the Q2 period was affected by a varied regional performance, with West Africa region and some terminals in Asia demonstrating double digit growth rates, whereas volumes in most European terminals were below Q2 2011. As mentioned in the 2011 annual report, the increased presence in these growth areas also increases the [...]
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The Costa Rican courts ruled in favor of APM Terminals in two lawsuits, brought against the company and the government, which were intended to block the awarded concession for the new Moin Container Terminal (TCM). “This favorable decision from the Second Circuit Court in San Jose affirms the transparency and legality of the concession process. [...]
