APM Terminals
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APM Terminals is one of the largest container terminal operating companies in the world, with a network of more than 50 container facilities in 31 countries on five continents, with another 14 currently under construction or in development.
APM Terminals was established as an independent terminal operating company within the Copenhagen, Denmark-based A.P. Moller-Maersk Group in 2001. In 2004, APM Terminals moved its headquarters to The Hague, Netherlands. Today the company supports more than 60 shipping lines with its services, employing more than 19,000 people world-wide.
The company’s history in terminal operations began half a century ago with the first A.P. Moller facility, which opened in Brooklyn, in the Port of New York in 1958 to handle general cargoes. In 1975, the company established the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s very first dedicated container terminal at Berth 51 in Port Elizabeth, New Jersey, which is still in operation today.
In 2006, APM Terminals had a 7.4% share of the global container port traffic, making it the second largest terminal operator in the world. Revenue for the first half of 2007 was $1.195 billion, a 26% increase in revenue compared to the same period in 2006.
APM Terminals was recognized by industry magazine Containerization International as the 2006 “Best Global Container Terminal Operator”.
APM Terminals project highlights:
- Announced plans for a 700,000 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units) in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Construction is slated to begin in 2008 with the opening scheduled for 2009.
- Announced construction of a 291-acre terminal in Portsmouth, Virginia, the third largest container terminal in the United States. The $450 million terminal has a capacity of 1 million TEUs. The terminal is one of the few in the nation capable of handling the latest Post-Panamax containerships now entering service.
- Opened the 4.2 million TEU Guangzhou South China Ocean Gate Container Terminal in September 2007.
- Signed an agreement in September 2007 with the Government of Egypt to double the capacity of the Suez Container Canal Terminal transshipment center at Port Said to 5.1 million TEUs. The enlarged facility will provide service to the next generation of container vessels with 24 Super Post-Panamax cranes.
- Opened the new Xiamen Songyu Phase I Container Terminal at Songyu Port, in Xiamen, China in September 2007. The $380 million facility has three deep-water berths.
- Opened the first container terminal in the Tanger Med Port Complex in Tangiers, Morocco, in July 2007. The facility serves as a transshipment center for the Western Mediterranean and North African regions, handling 1.4 million TEUs.
- Opened the Gateway Terminals India terminal in Mumbai, India in January 2007. The 1.3 million TEU capacity facility is the largest and most modern container terminal in the country.
- In June 2007, announced an agreement to develop, own and operate the Shenzhen Dachan Bay Phase II Container Terminal at the Port of Shenzhen in the Pearl River Delta of China. The four-berth terminal will have a capacity of 3.2 million TEUs and will be fully operational by 2010.
- Signed an agreement with the Government of Angola to operate the nation’s largest container facility at the Port of Luanda as a joint venture with local companies.
Other projects underway include plans for new or expanded facilities in the APM Terminals Global Terminal network in:
- Mobile, Alabama
- Bahrain
- Cai Mep, Vietnam
- Guangzhou, China
- Aqaba, Jordan
- Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Tianjin, China
- Le Havre, France
- Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Environmental & Safety Efforts
New APM Terminals projects as well as expansions to existing facilities are monitored for environmental compliance and safety. The company uses eco-friendly, low-emissions equipment whenever possible and works with local leaders to ensure that sites provide for wildlife conservation and remediation. In light of evidence concerning the effects of global warming, APM Terminals’ Global Terminal Network is committed to using environmentally friendly techniques and following world standards during construction and operation of facilities around the world.