Press Release 23 October 2012
APM Terminals Named “International Terminal Operator
of the Year”
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Containerisation International’s 2012 Award presented in
London is the second major industry accolade of the year;
Port of Salalah, operated by APM Terminals, wins for CSR.
London – APM Terminals was named “International Terminal Operator of the Year” for
2012 at the annual Containerisation International awards luncheon, with the company’s
“ongoing investment programs at its terminals and its ability to implement and adapt
very effectively global safety, security and environmental guidelines at the local level”
cited by the judging panel, as well as APM Terminals’ Global Terminal Network’s “success
in combining development with continuous improvements in its CSR and environmental
policies”.
"We are honored to win this award, and will work even harder to provide all of our
customers with safe, fast and reliable services to remain worthy of this recognition",
stated Kim Fejfer, CEO of APM Terminals.
The Port of Salalah, a major transshipment hub located on the Gulf of Oman in the
Arabian Sea operated by APM Terminals, was named winner of the Containerisation
International 2012 Award for Corporate Social Responsibility.
During the 12 month qualifying period from June 2011 to May 2012, APM Terminals’
global port and terminal operations continued to expand, focusing in particular on new
infrastructure investment in underserved high-growth emerging markets. In July 2011,
APM Terminals assumed control of the North Terminal at the Port of Callao, Peru, and in
November, Cai Mep International Container Terminal, the only deep-water facility in
Vietnam, in which APM Terminals has a 49% share, was officially opened. In January
2012, APM Terminals also took over container operations at the Port of Gothenburg,
Sweden.
In August 2011, APM Terminals signed a concession contract with the government of
Costa Rica to develop a new container terminal at the Port of Moin, and in December was
named winner of the concession to develop a new deepwater terminal at the Port of
Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico.
In 2011, APM Terminals Port and Inland Services operations reduced CO2 production by
16.5% per TEU. A major initiative to convert the company’s fleet of Rubber-Tire Gantry
(RTG) cranes from diesel to electric-power was also begun. The RTG electrification
program has been projected to reduce overall terminal operations’ CO2 emissions by
20%.
The Port of Salalah’s award was accepted by CEO Peter Ford. Salalah, in which APM
Terminals holds a 30% share, conducts a variety of local community outreach medical
and educational programs. The port is now undergoing an expansion which will double
the quay length, and increase dry bulk capacity to 20 million tons, and liquid bulk
capacity to 6 million tons annually.
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Last month, APM Terminals was also named “Port Operator of the Year” at the Lloyd’s
List Global Awards 2012 Gala. APM Terminals won Containerisation International’s “Port
Operator of the Year” Award in 2006.
About APM Terminals
– providing the port and inland infrastructure to lift global trade
APM Terminals’ Global Terminal Network of ports and inland services provide the infrastructure for the growth
of international trade, 90% of which travels by sea. International commerce is an economic growth engine,
creating jobs, lifting economies and improving people’s lives around the world.
With world headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands, the company’s core expertise is the design, construction,
management and operation of ports, terminals and inland services with a Global Terminal Network of 62 port
facilities in 40 countries and Inland Services operations in 163 locations in 49 countries.
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2012 Port projects underway:
Asia
Qingdao, China
Ningbo, China
Africa
Europe
Middle East
New terminal being built
Apapa, Nigeria
Expansion of terminal
Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo
New terminal being built
Port Said East Phase II, Egypt
Expansion of terminal
Luanda, Angola
Expansion of terminal
Monrovia, Liberia
Implemented February 2011
Rotterdam, Netherlands
New terminal being built
Vado, Italy
New terminal being built
Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Implemented September 2012
Poti, Georgia
Implemented May 2011
Gothenburg, Sweden
New terminal project
Aqaba, Jordan
Expansion of terminal
Suez Canal Container Terminal
Latin America Santos, Brazil
Expansion of terminal
New terminal being built
Moin, Costa Rica
New terminal being built
Callao, Peru
New terminal project and expansion
Lazaro Cárdenas, Mexico
New terminal project
Media contact
APM Terminals
Tom Boyd
Director, External Communications
The Hague, Netherlands
Thomas.H.Boyd@apmterminals.com
+31 70 304 2181
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