APM Terminals Buenos Aires appoints new managing director

Manuel Delgado has assumed the position of managing director at APM Terminals Buenos Aires T4 in Argentina starting from 1 April 2024, following his tenure as deputy managing director since July 2023.

Additionally, he will become a part of the Leadership Team for the Americas region.

With over 25 years of leadership experience in banking, capital markets, corporate finance, and mergers & acquisitions in Peru and New York, Manuel Delgado brings a wealth of expertise to his new role. Before joining...

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APM Terminals Moín handles over 6 million TEUs in five years of operation

In just over five years since the launch of its operations in 2018, APM Terminals Moín (TCM) has handled over 6 million TEUs.

Throughout this period, container volumes have shown growth, increasing from 1 million TEUs in 2019 to 1.3 million TEUs in 2023. Moreover, the average monthly number of vessels calling at the terminal has risen from 12 in 2018 to over 89 in 2023, marking a threefold increase compared to other ports in the region.

Approximately 80% to 85% of the Costa Rican terminal...

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APM Terminals announces leadership changes in Europe

The current managing director at APM Terminals Poti in Georgia, Julián Fernández, will become the managing director of APM Terminals Spanish Gateways from 1 April.

“I am very pleased to have Julián in his new role, where he will continue to be a crucial member of our leadership team in Europe while bringing his valuable experience and expertise from running a terminal in Georgia now in his new exciting role in Spain,” stated Igor van den Essen, regional managing director, Africa & Europe at APM...

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Port of Kalundborg to electrify all cranes in its box terminal

Denmark’s Port of Kalundborg intends to electrify all cranes in its deep-water container terminal within seven months.

APM Terminals, operator of the port of Kalundborg since March 2021, said the container handling equipment in the short term will run on HVO100 fuel – or hydrotreated vegetable oil – lowering CO2 emissions by 90%. In the long term, the terminal will investigate various decarbonised solutions for container handling equipment, such as batteries.

The announcement was made on 31...

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APM Terminals announces new service and new equipment order at Miami box terminal

The first ship deployed on CMA CGM’s new Medgulf service, CMA CGM Navegantes called for the first time the South Florida Container Terminal (SFCT) in the Port of Miami, as part of the service rotation.

APM Terminals announces new service and equipment order at Miami box terminal

The French carrier’s Medgulf service started at the end of September and calls Tanger (Morocco), Genoa (Italy), Valencia (Spain), Miami (US), Veracruz (Mexico), Altamira (Mexico), Houston (US) and Tanger.

Six vessels will...

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APM Terminals announces leadership changes

Following the decision of the current APM Terminals (AMPT) CEO, Morten Engelstoft, to retire after 36 years in the mother company, AP Moller Maersk, Keith Svendsen, APMT’s current chief operating officer (COO) will take over his duties, effective from 1 July 2022.

Svendsen has been with AP Moller – Maersk since 1990 and holds the title of COO of APM Terminals since 2017. Prior to that, he held several senior positions in China, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Denmark and The Netherland for Maersk...

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APM Terminals Mumbai to invest US$115 million to boost box handling capacity

APM Terminals Mumbai, also known as Gateway Terminals India (GTI), will invest US$115 million in infrastructure, aiming to increase the container handling capacity by 10% to 2.18 million TEU.

APM Terminals Mumbai, the joint venture between APM Terminals and the domestic rail operator Container Corporation of India (Concor) operating at Nhava Sheva, will invest in ship-to-shore (STS) and rail-mounted gantry (RMG) cranes in order to enable the terminal to accommodate changing customer needs for...

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Port of Barcelona sees benefits in LNG transition pilot

The Port of Barcelona, APM Terminals (APMT) Barcelona, HAM and Naturgy have concluded a pilot which tested the viability of using natural gas as a fuel in port equipment and arose positive results with certified reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, specifically in CO and CO2, compared to diesel-powered machines.

During the project, which began in January 2016, an APM Terminals Barcelona straddle carrier was converted to natural gas. On the test bench, its fuel consumption was reduced by 11%,...

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APM Terminals and ENNA to built new container terminal in Croatia

APM Terminals (APMT) and Energia Naturalis (ENNA) Group have signed a 50-year concession agreement to jointly develop and operate a new box terminal in Rijeka, Croatia.

The two partners will design, construct and operate the new container terminal on the North Adriatic coast of Croatia and APMT will have 51% of the stake, while the Croatian investment company ENNEA will possess the remaining 49% of the Rijeka box terminal.

The new facility is projected to be built in two phases. The assignment of...

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Hutchison Ports buys APMT’s Rotterdam terminal

Hutchison Ports Netherlands B.V., a subsidiary of Hutchison Ports Holdings, has signed an agreement to acquire the Rotterdam container terminal APM Terminals Rotterdam (APMTR) from APM Terminals (APMT).

APMTR is located adjacent to Hutchison Ports’ existing ECT Delta terminal in the Maasvlakte area of Europe’s largest port and has 1,600m of deep-water quay serviced by 13 ship-to-shore gantry cranes.

Clemence Cheng, managing director of Hutchison Ports Europe, highlighted the strengthening of the...

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