APM Terminals (APMT) has recently celebrated the last part of its 2 million TEU expansion at MedPort Tangier.
The expansion, part of a three-year project, began operations this month, with the port now boasting a total capacity of 5.2 million TEUs per year and a 2-kilometre dock length.
The two terminals APMT operates in Morocco serve as hub-ports which function as the backbone of the Gemini Cooperation—Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd’s operational collaboration covering East-West trade routes.
These developments in Tangier also mean that the terminal has welcomed 500 new colleagues during 2023 and 2024.
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Keld Pedersen, Managing Director at APMT West Med, said: “Our main asset is our diverse, engaged and dedicated workforce. They serve as some of the best problem-solvers in the industry and are constantly working to deliver the best product possible to our customers.”
This involves employing an auto mooring system for vessel berthing, digital berth planning, and the specifically designed Gemini simulation programme.
Pedersen added: “The expansion not only gives us more capacity — it is also brings with it advanced technology that helps us reduce port hours, improve the productivity of our cranes and reduce direct emissions from vessels by using shore-power deployed by the port authority.”
