APM Terminals is celebrating the completion of the last part of its 2 million TEU-expansion in MedPort Tangier, which went into operation this month.
The expansion project has brought total capacity to 5.2 million teu annually and two-kilometers berth length.
This has been part of a three-year project that was delivered on schedule.
The two-million TEU expansion in APM Terminals Medport Tangier comes just in time to support the new network cooperation between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd.
“Almost exactly a year ago, the second phase of our expansion went live-this month we have added an additional 1 million TEU to our capacity here in Tangier, which means that we are top-tuned to deliver for Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, when the new network will be phased in from February 2025,” noted Keld Pedersen, managing director at APM Terminals West Med.
The two terminals APM Terminals operates in Morocco serve as hub-ports which function as the backbone of the Gemini Cooperation, which is Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd’s operational collaboration covering East-West trade routes.
The expansion has created significant employment opportunities, with the APM Terminals stating that the “terminal has welcomed 500 new colleagues during 2023 and 2024.”
“This year, an analysis by the World Bank and S&P Global ranked the port of Tangier the 4th most efficient container terminal in the world,” said APM Terminals in a statement.
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.
“The expansion not only gives us more capacity – it is also bringing 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,” stated Pedersen.
