APM Terminals Callao has launched the next phase of its project to expand and modernise its port facility in Callao, Peru.
Services operated by the company, which operates the North Multipurpose Terminal at the Port of Callao – the largest port in Peru and on the Pacific coast of South America – include the mooring, loading and unloading of solid and liquid bulk, including edible oils and biofuels.
In the first phase of the project, completed last July, storage capacity at the port facility was increased from 25,000 tonnes to 85,000 tonnes.
The next stage of the project – Stage 3B – would be delivered in two phases over the next four years, without disruption to current operations, with an investment of US$570M, APM Terminals said on 26 June.
“Completion is scheduled for 2030, and we expect to increase annual capacity from 1.3M to 1.75M containers and from 13.5M to 18M tonnes for general cargo,” said José Carlos Maia, projects director at APM Terminals Callao.
The first phase – running from 2026 to 2028 – would focus on expanding container infrastructure, with upgrades including the construction of a new Berth 5C, enabling the terminal to handle ultra large container vessels (ULCVs), the company said.
Three next-generation Malaccamax cranes would also be installed and additional container-handling equipment would be added.
The second phase (2028-2030) would focus on further expansion of general cargo capabilities, including the construction of three new berths.
The project was part of a wider six-phase concession agreement between APM Terminals Callao and the Peruvian government, with a total investment commitment of US$1.2bn.
