The new equipment, with a reach of 61 meters, is part of the terminal’s investment plan in the Biobío Region.
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The arrival of the Gottwald ESP. 10, the largest to operate in Chile, is scheduled for the end of this week and will enable the terminal to handle larger vessels.
The equipment will help train and retrain operators at the Biobío Region terminal with a high-tech virtual reality system. Thanks to its mobile structure, the system can be used in the future at other company terminals.
Muv Latam and the Energy Ministry’s Energy Sustainability Agency recognized SAAM Terminals for its commitment to reducing CO2 emissions. The award was given for a pilot project to transport company employees in all-electric cars.
SAAM Terminals reported organizational changes at two of its ports.
San Antonio Terminal Internacional sets a precedent by becoming the first port terminal in Chile to earn this recognition.
For the first time, all of the company’s ports in Chile earned Huella Chile emissions reduction seals. San Antonio Terminal Internacional achieved the Seal of Excellence, the program’s highest level of recognition.
The company’s port terminals and logistics center received I-REC certificates verifying use of renewable energy for 100% of their electricity consumption.
SAAM Terminals played an active role at TOC Europe 2024, a conference in Rotterdam that brings together the main companies and executives in the maritime-port industry. The company was part of a panel about innovation and artificial intelligence where it shared how it is using data to optimize terminal operations.
Today Hapag-Lloyd successfully completed the acquisition of 100% of SM SAAM’s terminal and related logistics services business, which is based on an agreement announced in October 2022.