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Hapag-Lloyd will acquire 25% of the capital of APM Terminals Maasvlakte II
The Maersk Group company will retain operational control of the Dutch terminal
Amburgo
August 20, 2026
The German company Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement with the
APM Terminals, the terminal operator of the shipping group
A.P. Møller-Mærsk, to acquire 25% of the share capital
of APM Terminals Maasvlakte II currently wholly owned
by the Danish group. APM Terminals Maasvlakte II operates container
Maasvlakte II terminal of the Port of Rotterdam where the
expansion works scheduled to be completed this year which include
among other things, the construction of an additional thousand meters of quay
which will bring the total quay line to two kilometers.
Expansion will increase handling capacity
annual terminal to 5.4 million TEUs. The agreement provides that APM
Terminals retains operational control of the Dutch terminal.
In addition to the terminal sector, Hapag-Lloyd and A.P.
Møller-Mærsk also cooperate in the framework of their
vessel sharing agreement called Gemini Cooperation which is
was activated earlier this year
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January 2024).
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