Baku, Azerbaijan, June 21
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
Azerbaijan accounted for around 23.5 percent of inbound containers handled by APM Terminals through Georgia’s Poti port in the first quarter of 2018, APM Terminals told Trend.
APM Terminals, headquartered in the Netherlands, handled 82,039 TEU containers through Poti port during the first quarter of 2018, which is 15.1 percent more compared to the same period of 2017, said the company.
“In 2018, 23.5 percent of inbound containers were for Azerbaijan. However, more cargo may be consolidated in off-docks for Azerbaijan,” the company said.
In April 2011, APM Terminals purchased Poti Sea Port, the largest port in Georgia, a multi-purpose facility with 15 berths for cargo and RoRo service, with total quay length of 2,900 meters and more than 20 quay cranes.
“Since assuming operations, APM Terminals has invested over $70 million upgrading the outdated port infrastructure and service facilities, including the construction of a new Customs Center, as well as new rail and truck facilities,” said the company.
APM Terminals is an international container terminal operating company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands. It is one of the world's largest port and terminal operators as well as providing cargo support and container Inland Services, and is the largest port and terminal operating company in terms of overall geographic scope.
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