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To date, APM Terminals has invested USD 27 million Since assuming control of the North Terminal on July 1, 2011, now operating as APM Terminals Callao, crane productivity has more than doubled to 26.57 moves per hour per crane and gate turnaround time has decreased by 49% to 28 minutes in the first 29 weeks of operations. To date, APM Terminals has invested USD 27 million of a total of USD 749 million earmarked to modernize and expand the existing facility."We began dredging the container berths last week to increase the depth from 11 to 12.5 meters, and in April two post-Panamax mobile cranes will be delivered to the terminal, which will raise productivity to an even higher standard and increase our value proposition in the market" saidAPM Terminals Callao Managing Director, Henrik Kristensen.Planned improvements at APM Terminals Callao include the installation of 12 new post-Panamax STS cranes and 36 new RTGs. Other investments will increase the annual capacity to 2.9 million TEUs - and the installation of a new grain silo will allow 9.9 million tons of general cargo capacity over the next decade. The multi-purpose terminal will handle containerized and general cargoes as well as Ro-Ro, breakbulk and ...

The Philippines is planning to build a new shipping terminal The Philippines is planning to build a new shipping terminal with South Korean funding in Aurora province in central Luzon.The P2.4bn ($56.5m) project will be sited in Aurora Pacific Economic and Freeport Zone, and a feasibility study estimated that the terminal could handle more than 700,000 tonnes of cargoes a year.The terminal will be able to handle panamax vessels and be equipped with berthing facilities, a container yard and cargo handling equipment.The new facility is expected to serve as an alternative to Manila port for shipments destined for central and northern Luzon.Source: Seatrade Asia