APM Terminals: Brasil Terminal Portuário officially open in Santos

Brasil Terminal Portuário (BTP) was officially opened at the new 1.2 million TEU annual capacity facility at the Port of Santos. Development of the multi-purpose terminal project in South America’s busiest container port began in 2007, with APM Terminals acquiring a 50% share from Terminal Investment Limited (TIL) in 2010.

The 490,000 square meter (121 acre) terminal is equipped with eight Ship-to-Shore cranes, 26 RTGs, 40 terminal trucks, and an automated 18 lane gate. It is constructed on a remediated brownfield industrial site.

The Port of Santos, the busiest container port in South America, handled 3 million TEUs in 2012, with total Brazilian container throughput of 8.3 million TEUs for the year.

From an APM Terminals news release