APM acquires interest in Ecuador terminal

APM acquires interest in Ecuador terminal APM Terminals has acquired a 51 percent share in Alinport S.A., which is developing a container terminal in Guayaquil, Ecuador, from the Spanish Albacora Group. Terms were not disclosed.
   Alinport is a greenfield terminal project that is expected to have an annual capacity of 700,000 TEUs of containerized cargo. The terminal is expected to be operational by late 2009.