APM Terminals moves into Coega IDZ

A new full-service container park has been built in the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) within sight of the port of Ngqura by APM Terminals Southern Africa. “Ngqura is the fastest growing port in southern Africa. We are eager to participate and support in this growth,” says Morten Jensen, cluster managing director. A “crucial” part of the process of deciding on Coega was “extensive interviews with truck drivers, and customers including shipping lines. “Our presence will not only present shipping lines with an opportunity to reduce their cross-haul costs significantly, it will also present shipping lines, importers and exporters with a flexible one-stopshop opportunity where trucking, storage, and container repair is arranged by one company. “This will allow customers to focus on their supply chain and optimisation,” he told FTW. The Coega facility is part of APM Terminals’ strategy to expand its services around inland container depots (ICD), warehousing and trucking throughout southern Africa. “The aim is to present our customers with a uniform service regardless of where the customers’ service demands occur. “We will present customers with a first-class and standardised service based on a transparent tariff schedule,” he says. The Coega facility for both full and empty containers will cover 60000 sqm once fully completed. In the first phase, it is 30 000 sqm. “Location, turn time and safety have played a key role in the design of the inland container depot. “We have applied the best practice and experience from APM Terminals’ more than 160 ICDs globally,” he says.