Terminal APM Relata Evoluções no Brasil, Vietnã e Marrocos

APM Terminals reports on developments in Brazil, Vietnam and Morocco - "APM Terminals has assumed management and operational control of the container facility at the Port of Pecémin in northeastern Brazil; construction has begun on APM’s JV terminal in Southern Vietnam; and APM Terminals Tangier takes delivery of its last three super-post-Panamax cranes.(4/30/2008) APM Terminals has assumed operational and management responsibility for Ceará Terminal Operator (CTO) the stevedoring and container terminal operating company at the Port of Pecém, in Northern Brazil. The Port of Pecém is the closest Brazilian port to the US, the Caribbean and Europe, with transit times as short as six days to both the Ports of New York and Algeciras. Established as a consortium at Pecém five years ago, CTO is majority-owned by APM Terminals, with Unilink Transportes Integrados of Brazil holding a minority stake. Overall container throughput for the facility is projected at 100,000 TEU per year. Construction has begun on the new 1.1 million TEU capacity Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) that serves the Southern Vietnam region, and brings the country’s primary shipping centre into APM Terminals’ global terminal network Located in the Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, the new terminal will be one hour’s sailing time from the main ocean shipping lane. The facility is expected to open in late-2010. CMIT was established in January 2007 as a joint venture between the state-owned Saigon Port, Vietnam National Shipping Line (Vinalines) and APM Terminals...". Fonte: Eyefortransport.