Following approval by the authorities competent antitrust authorities, the containerized shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has completed the acquisition of a stake in the 25% in APM Terminals Maasvlakte II, the port's container terminal of Rotterdam by the Dutch terminal operator APM Terminals of the Danish shipowner group A.P. Møller-Mærsk which has been operational since 2015 ( of 27 April 2015 and 20 August 2026). The remaining 75% of the capital remains in the hands of APM Terminals.

The terminal is one of Gemini's main European hubs Cooperation, the vessel sharing agreement between Hapag-Lloyd and the Maersk Line of the Maersk Group which has become operational in February 2025. Currently, the Dutch landing is the subject of a expansion that includes the addition of quays and capacity storage, as well as further automation, and which will allow to raise the annual traffic capacity to approximately 5.4 million TEUs ( of 3 April 2023).

Hapag-Lloyd highlighted that the investment strengthens the global portfolio of terminals that is managed through Hanseatic Global Terminals (HGT), the terminal division founded by the in 2023 operating as an independent entity within the German group.