APM Terminals completes Tangier expansionAPM Terminals completes Tangier expansion

The expansion project has brought total capacity to 5.2 million teu annually and two kms berth length. Work has been a part of a three-year project and was delivered on schedule.

“We are top-tuned to deliver for Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, when the new network will be phased in from February 2025,” said Keld Pedersen, Managing Director at APM Terminals West Med.

The two terminals APM Terminals run in Morocco serve as hub-ports that function as backbone for the Gemini Cooperation, which is Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd's operational collaboration covering East-West trades.

This final stage of the expansion at MedPort Tangier uses an auto mooring system for vessel berthing, digital berth planning, and the specially developed Gemini simulation tool. This year, an analysis by the World Bank and S&P Global ranked the port of Tangier 4th most efficient container terminal in the world, said APMT in a statement.

The expansion has equipped the terminal with advanced technology helping reducing port hours, improve the productivity of the cranes and reduce direct emissions from vessels by using shore-power deployed by the port authority.

“This is not only important for our global strategy, but also for the impact we can create for both customers and the communities and employees in and around the terminal,” said Pedersen.