APM Terminals (APMT) Callao is reportedly on pace to reduce emissions by 36 per cent in 2024, 55 per cent in 2030, and 100 per cent by 2040.
Its decarbonisation activities contribute to the company’s global decarbonisation plan, which includes the utilisation of renewable energy, improved energy efficiency, and equipment electrification.
As a first step, all of the electricity utilised in its Peruvian business is currently generated using renewable energy.
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To improve energy efficiency, APMT noted that important steps include a $500,000 investment in 2021 to replace outdoor lighting fixtures with LED technology. This reduced lighting energy usage by 33 per cent.
APMT Callao intends to gradually switch its container handling equipment from fossil fuels to 100 per cent electricity.
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Jorge Madalengoitia, Asset Management Director of APMT Callao, commented: “At APM Terminals Callao we have been promoting energy efficiency initiatives and the use of renewable energy sources. In doing so we are improving the environment in and around the port, helping promote decarbonisation and setting a benchmark for other ports in the country.”
In December 2023, APMT Callao began construction on Stage 3A of the Multipurpose North Terminal Modernization Project at the Port of Callao.
