Major European container terminal on track

APM Terminals concluded a contract for an additional 22 Automated Rail-Mounted Gantry Cranes (ARMGs) to bolster the yard operation for Phase I of the new 2.7-m TEU annual capacity, deep-water Maasvlakte II terminal which will begin operations near the city of Rotterdam in The Netherlands in November 2014.

“Exercising this order option is part of our original planning for the Maasvlakte II facility, and will bring us the yard capability for our 2.7 million TEU/year capacity and deliver the targeted service levels for our customers” said APM Terminals Maasvlakte II managing director, Frank Tazelaar.



The initial order of 26 ARMGs was placed in 2012, with the first deliveries made in March 2013. The new order will begin delivery in March 2015 and will continue through mid-2016. The terminal includes an eight-track intermodal rail terminal to directly link container traffic to inland European destinations. The terminal has been designed specifically to support a modal split ratio of at least 55% of freight moved by low-carbon modalities barge and rail.



“Operational end-to-end flow testing of our facility started this month and we are well on track for our terminal opening in November. The new order underlines our commitment to deliver high terminal performance for the next generation of ultra-large container ships,” said Tazelaar.