The APM Terminals effect

APM Terminals Tangier completed seven years of operation on 24 July. This was an opportunity for the port operator, based in Tanger Med, to take stock of its main achievements since 2007. "As the result of a partnership between the A.P. Moller Maersk group and Akwa Group, APM Terminals Tangier has fostered the development of the transhipment industry since its creation, which was new to Morocco following the inauguration of Tanger Med," the group stated in a press release. To achieve this, it claims to have focused on training as a key driver for the development of this sector. The group, which has 800 employees, "has made considerable efforts in the training and professional fulfilment of its employees through skills development programmes adapted to each collaborator, as well as the promotion of social dialogue and the establishment of a motivating work environment," maintains APM Ter…