A.P. Moller-Maersk to shift vessel calls to new container terminal in Kalundborg operated by APM Terminals

A.P. Moller-Maersk has announced the signing of an agreement with Maersk to regularly call Kalundborg as APM Terminals will establish and operate a new container operation at Kalundborg in agreement with Port of Kalundborg in Denmark.

As consequence, Maersk will leave Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) located in the centre of Copenhagen as of March 2021.

The agreement between A.P. Moller-Maersk and APM Terminals covers two weekly feeder services with rotation Bremerhaven (DEBRV), Hallstahammer (SEHAL), Helsingborg (SEHEL), Kalundborg (DKKLD), Aarhus (DKAAR), Fredericia (DKFRC) and back to Bremerhaven (DEBRV) totalling approximately 30 per cent of the volumes of the island of Zealand in Denmark. In turn, Kalundborg will be added to the global supply lines as volumes for connection to the North Europe/Asia coverage AE5 will be moved via Aarhus.

Kalundborg is a port undergoing rapid development and investments and now also with APM Terminals as an operator, it sees a great synergy in moving its business to Kalundborg. Also, Kalundborg is situated well to cater to its growth ambitions in Zealand and to manage its current customer base better and more sustainably.

The agreement will take effect as of March 1, 2021. A. P. Moller-Maersk has called the Port of Copenhagen regularly since 1968, said a release.