Maersk signs deal with DP World in Peru

Maersk signs deal with DP World in Peru    Maersk Line said it has signed a terminal services agreement with DP World Callao, the concessionaire for the new Muelle Sur container terminal in Callao, Peru.
   Muelle Sur is the first investment in Peru by DP World. A greenfield project, it involves the construction of a 21.5-hectare facility offering 650 meters of quay with a water depth of 16 meters and equipped with six super post-Panamax gantry cranes, 18 rubber-tired gantry cranes plus auxiliary equipment and information technology.
   The terminal will “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, DP World Callao general manager.
   The terminal will add about 850,000 TEUs of annual container handling capacity to the port of Callao, Peru’s main port.
   The agreement will go into effect upon completion of the terminal's construction, scheduled for April to May 2010.