To maximise the positive impact our terminals have in the communities and countries where we operate — and plan to operate — APM Terminals continuously invests in our facilities and works to develop new ones.
We are committed to doing this both in the terminals we operate independently and in terminals we operate with partners. With an eye to the future, we are Lifting Global Trade in a responsible way as we strengthen our footprint in relevant markets and expand into new ones.
In September 2024, APM Terminals secured an extension of our concession at the Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) in Jordan. The concession includes commitments to invest in capacity building and training programs for Jordanian personnel in various economic sectors. As part of APM Terminals' port equipment electrification initiative, in 2024 ACT became the first terminal in Middle East to introduce electric container handling equipment.
We secured full ownership of APM Terminals Monrovia in Liberia. Through a share swap, we increased our ownership of the terminal to 100% while divesting our holdings in the terminal in Conakry, Guinea. Between 2023 and 2024, APM Terminals also invested US$15 million in terminal upgrades — dredging the Freeport of Monrovia (increasing the draft to 12.5 metres) and installing cranes — which paved the way for larger and more economical gearless vessels.
In the US, terminal modernisation projects at Pier 400 in Los Angeles and at APM Terminals Elizabeth in New Jersey are nearing completion in early 2025. Positive results were already evident in 2024, with Increased capacity and improved efficiency. Phase 4 expansion in APM Terminals Mobile in Alabama is in full swing.
The Rijeka Gateway terminal — a state-of-the-art container terminal on Croatia's North Adriatic coast — is set to go live in 2025. As phase 1 is completed, the terminal will have an operational quay 400 meters long and 20 meters deep, an annual handling capacity of 650,000 TEU and the ability to accommodate vessels with a capacity of up to 18,000 TEU. The terminal has exclusively used renewable electricity since the beginning of construction and will continue doing so when operations commence.
In Brazil, APM Terminals completed acquisition of facilities in Suape, and we are well on our way to constructing a fully electrified terminal. Set to open in 2026, the new, state-of-the-art APM Terminals Suape is designed to ensure the highest levels of safety and efficiency.
In November 2021, APM Terminals (51%) and Enna Logic (49%) signed a concession agreement to design, construct and operate a state-of-the-art container terminal on Croatia's North Adriatic coast.
The future terminal will be part of APM Terminal’s global network, while benefitting from ENNA’s deep understanding of the local market in Croatia.
In 2023, APM Terminals announced a strategic partnership with Vietnamese HATECO Group to develop two new deep-water berths at Lach Huyen port in Haiphong City.
The facilities will bring mega vessel services to Haiphong and significantly reduce the cost of import and export for North Vietnam when it starts operations in early 2025.
Once operational in the third quarter of 2026, APM Terminals Suape will be Brazil's first fully electric general cargo and container terminal.
A €300 million investment is being made to create a state-of-the-art terminal that will lift the standard of responsibility and connectivity in the Northeast of Brazil, increase capacity at the port by 55% and provide import and export customers with a reliable, cost-effective solution.
In March 2025, APM Terminals and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) agreed to extend APM Terminals Elizabeth's lease, marking a significant milestone in the company’s enduring partnership with the port, which dates back over a century.
As reported in February 2025, APM Terminals invested US$300 million in expanding the Port of Salalah. The investment included upgrades to all six existing berths and an expansion of the yard, increasing terminal capacity to 6.5 million TEUs.
APM Terminals signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) in February 2025 with the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications of Bahrain to deepen the company’s collaboration with the kingdom.
When a 3-year expansion project completed in December 2024, total capacity at APM Terminals MedPort Tangier increased to 5.2 million TEUs annually and two kilometers of berth length.
With a planned investment of R$1.6 billion, APM Terminals Suape commenced the construction in 2024 of Latin America's first 100% electrified container terminal at the Governador Eraldo Gueiros Industrial Port Complex (Suape) in Pernambuco State, Brazil.
In October 2024, the Cabinet in Amman approved a concession extension for Aqaba Container Terminal, operated by APM Terminals in partnership with Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC). ACT is a premier gateway and transit hub that supports the economy in Jordan and neighboring countries.
APM Terminals inaugurated the US$115 million upgrade of the West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) in September 2024. The upgrade including an extensive yard expansion, state-of-the-art equipment acquisitions and the building of a modern office complex.
The final four of ten supersized ship-to-shore cranes arrived in the Port of Salalah’s in June 2024 as part of a US$300 million expansion plan.
APM Terminals ramped up capacity in June 2024 with agreements for 240 pieces of container handling equipment to be delivered to five terminals in Latin America, Africa and Europe.
Port of Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd (PTP), a joint venture between the MMC Group and APM Terminals in Malaysia, agreed with Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co Ltd (ZPMC) in May 2024 to purchase five additional ultra large container vessel (ULCV) quay cranes.
APM Terminals Maasvlakte II signed a contract in March 2024 with Austrian crane builder Kuenz for 62 automated rail mounted Gantry cranes (ARMGs).
APM Terminals Callao received environmental approval in November 2023 to commence development works.
In an historic moment for Ghana’s maritime landscape, the second phase of the Tema Port Expansion Project — dubbed “New Era in Ghana’s maritime industry” — was launched in November 2023.
A EUR 1 billion investment in APM Terminals Maasvlakte II in Rotterdam was announced in March 2023 that would expand the terminal by approximately 47.5 hectares, increasing the terminal's capacity by approximately 2 million TEUs.
In November 2021, APM Terminals (51%) and Enna Logic (49%) signed a concession agreement to design, construct and operate a state-of-the-art container terminal, Rijeka Gateway, on Croatia's North Adriatic coast.
