APM Terminals and Port of Rotterdam sign five-year co-operate agreement

APM Terminals and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have signed a five-year agreement of co-operation on research and development for innovation in global container terminal operations.
“This is a very natural alliance between one of the world’s preeminent container ports – the largest in Europe – and APM Terminals’ global terminal network, which includes 50 facilities in 31 countries on five continents,” said APM Terminals’ vice president, John Verschelden.
Research projects will be undertaken worldwide under the auspices of the agreement, and will focus on container terminal environmental best practices, sustainability, safety, cargo security, cost reduction, intermodal movements, supply chain integration, and information management.
The agreement covers global port projects; five projects per year at the current APM Terminals’ Rotterdam facility, which handled more than 2.6 million TEU in 2007, and the future APM Terminal’s Maasvlakte II facility, construction on which is scheduled to begin shortly.
The facility will launch a new generation of eco-friendly ports while serving as the company’s flagship terminal for innovation and environment sustainability.