APM and Rotterdam sign R&D deal

APM TERMINALS and the Port
of Rotterdam have signed a fiveyear
research and development
agreement designed to improve
global container terminal
operations.
Research projects will be
undertaken worldwide focusing on
container terminal environmental
best practices, sustainability, safety,
cargo security, cost reduction and
supply chain integration.
“Globalisation and economic
growth generate a structural
increase in goods transport. Our aim
as a port authority is to make sure
that this is facilitated within our
port by increasing the productivity
of existing terminals and making
new ones very efficient,” said
Rotterdam Port Authority CEO Hans
Smits.
APM Terminals currently operates
APM Terminals Rotterdam at the
Port of Rotterdam with a concession
agreement at the planned
Maasvlakte II facility scheduled to
become operational around 2013.