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APM fast tracks Italy imports

APM Terminals has opened a Fast Corridor between its Vado Ligure’s reefer terminal’s temporary storage warehouse in north-west Italy and customer Nord Ovest, 75 kilometres away in Mondovi. It allows import containers to pass directly through the terminal, without the issue of T1 customs transit documents. The concept, under a new directive issued by the Italian Customs Agency in 2019, is possible as both the customer and terminal are Authorized Economic ... [+]

Window of opportunity in Lagos

APM Terminals Apapa, Nigeria has introduced a berthing window service to reduce the waiting time of ships and help consignees take prompt delivery of their consignments at the port. The service will enable the allocation of a fixed time period for vessels to berth, discharge, load and sail. The window ... [+]

Rotterdam welcomes rainbow alliance

Rotterdam has welcomed Maersk’s vividly coloured rainbow containers, celebrating diversity and inclusion in the maritime and ports industry. They arrived aboard the Maastricht Maersk arrived into APM Terminals Maasvlakte II terminal, part of a world tour, set to end in Denmark for Copenhagen Pride 2021, stopping at several locations across Asia ... [+]

Gothenburg opens short-sea terminal

The Port of Gothenburg has opened a new short-sea terminal at the Skandiahamnen western quay, dedicated to intra-European container transport and operated by APM Terminals. It will also be possible to handle coastal and inland shipping at the new terminal. [+]

Biggest boxship ever for Vietnam

Cai Mep International Terminal, a joint venture between APM Terminals, Vietnam Maritime Corporation and Saigon Port received the largest container vessel in Vietnam’s history on 26 October. Maersk Line’s EEE vessel Margrethe Maersk with close to 20,000teu on the 2M alliance’s TP6/Pearl service connecting Vietnam with US West Coast. [+]

APMT signs contract for Cote d’Ivoire terminal

APM Terminals has signed contracts with China Harbour Engineering Company for the construction of Abidjan’s second container terminal, Côte d’Ivoire Terminal, scheduled to be operational at the end of 2021. A joint venture between Bolloré and APMT will invest €400m in the construction and equipment. It will add an additional ... [+]

Fast work in West Africa

APM Terminals’ Meridian Port Services in Tema, Ghana achieved an all-time productivity record of 139.91 moves/hour in August. The MSC Livorno, deployed on MSC’s Africa Express weekly service into Ghana, achieved 145.86 moves/hour after adjusting the permissible deductible times, far exceeding the previous record of 112 moves/hour which was achieved on ... [+]

APM North America offers critical cargo service

APM Terminals in North America and the Virginia Port Authority is offering a COVID-19 critical cargo handling service at its facilities in Port Elizabeth, South Florida Container Terminal, Mobile, Los Angeles, and Lazaro Cardenas (Mexico). Qualifying shipments include COVID-19 test kits, medical ventilators and respirators, personal protective equipment (PPE), hand sanitizer, ... [+]

APM makes progress in Progreso

APM Terminals Yucatán, operator of the Port of Progreso in southern Mexico, is to modernise its container terminal including a 20% expansion of yard capacity and two new reach stackers. The terminal has doubled its volumes from 80,000 to 140,000teu over the last two years and is expecting 20-35% further ... [+]

APM opens second Tangier terminal

APM Terminals has opened its second terminal in Morocco, MedPort Tangier was inaugurated this week. Part of the Tanger Med Port complex, it has an annual capacity of 5 million teu. With this new capacity, Morocco is establishing itself as one of the most important transshipment locations in the world. [+]

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