APM Terminals to Unveil $500 Million China Deal

APM Terminals, the global ports operator, is set to unveil an investment of more than $500 million in a new container terminal in China, according to a Reuters report.

Further information about the terminal and its location will be revealed on Friday during Chinese president Hu Jintao’s visit to Denmark, according to a spokesman for Copenhagen-based A.P. Moller-Maersk, APM Terminals parent company.

“We expect to sign a deal regarding an investment of over 3 billion [Danish] crowns in a new port in China,” Reuters quoted Michael Storgaard as saying on TV2 News.

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