Last year, APM Terminals (Maersk arm) handled 284,000 standard containers (with a 20-foot volume) in Pecém, which represents a 39.5% growth in one year. Considering only the first two months of this year, the volume imported and transported by the company grew 40% compared to 2018, while the shipped abroad rose 30% in the same period. Pecém accounted for 13.3% of the total volume of 2.13 million TEUs handled at terminals operated by APM Terminals in Brazil in 2018. Brazil, for its part, accounted for 5% of total volumes operated worldwide by Maersk. [Diário do Nordeste]
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