Maersk to call at DP World Callao's new CT in Peru in 2010 /08.12.2009

DP World Callao and Maersk Line have signed an agreement for the world's largest container shipping line to start calling at the port operator's new container terminal Muelle Sur in the Port of Callao, Peru.

The Terminal Services Agreement will become effective upon completion of the terminal's construction which is scheduled for some time between April and May 2010. The new box handling facility will have an annual container handling capacity of 850,000 TEU, a Maersk Line statement said.

"The new terminal will finally provide Peruvian exporters and importers with the opportunity to reduce costs by accessing an improved shipping network as well as improved land side logistics," said Maciek Kwiatkowski, general manager of DP World Callao.

"Maersk Line is expecting an improved end-to-end cost for our clients, coupled with berth windows and higher productivity to deliver unmatched schedule reliability in the Peruvian market," said Maersk's Latin American operations chief Michael Kaasner Kristiansen.

DP World Callao's new "Muelle Sur" container terminal marks the first investment in Peru by DP World. A green field project, it involves the construction of a 21.5-hectare facility with 650 metres of quay and 16 metres water depth alongside, equipped with six super post-Panamax gantry cranes and 18 rubber tyre gantry cranes (RTGs).

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