APM Terminals Signs Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico
- Successful tender first announced December 2011 to build, operate a new container terminal on Mexico’s Pacific coast
- USD 900 million investment boosts Mexico’s competitiveness
- Expertise spans design, financing, construction, operation, maintenance
- Reduced logistics costs, higher operational efficiency, more choices for clients
APM Terminals will start construction by September of this year. The first phase will be completed in 2015, costing over USD 300 million. The terminal will undergo a phased expansion in accordance with provisions stipulated in the concession agreement. The entire project will require an investment of over USD 900 million.
This agreement shows our confidence in the future of the Mexican market. Our investment and expertise will help transform the nation’s competitiveness through an efficient, integrated port and inland service network. We look forward to working closely with Mexican leaders and applaud their timing and vision for this vital infrastructure project”, stated JD Nielsen, Managing Director, APM Terminals Lazaro Cardenas SA de CV.
APM Terminals has signed a design build contract with one of the major contractors in Mexico, Empresas ICA. ICA is also minority shareholder in the concessionaire company.
Phased approach to building infrastructure
In phase one, a new 43 hectare container yard and 650 meter quay will be built. Additional works will include an administration building, warehouse, gates, and modern on-dock rail facilities to accommodate the growing volumes of intermodal traffic. Equipment in the first phase will include 7 Super-Post‐Panamax ship‐to‐shore gantry cranes (23 container reach), as well as electrical yard cranes (E-RTGs) and other specialized equipment.
Once the final phase is completed, the terminal will offer a total area of 102 hectares, with 1,485 meters of quay, and water depth along the channel and quay of 16.5 meters.
The terminal design reflects the company’s focus on safety and sustainability, operating under the most stringent occupational safety standards. The container handling equipment under consideration is eco-friendly, featuring the latest developments in energy efficiency to reduce emissions.
About APM Terminals
– providing the port and inland infrastructure to lift global trade
APM Terminals’ Global Terminal Network of ports and inland services provide the infrastructure for the growth of international trade, 90% of which travels by sea. International commerce is an economic growth engine, creating jobs, lifting economies and improving people’s lives around the world.
With world headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands, the company’s core expertise is the design, construction, management and operation of ports, terminals and inland services with a Global Terminal Network of 62 port facilities in 36 countries and Inland Services operations in over 150 locations in 46 countries.