As you follow intermodal news and developments, you are bound to come across weekly updates on expanding port terminals and the inevitability of their need to handle additional intermodal cargo.
Recently, World Cargo News (WCN) announced that APM Terminals and Compas SA will invest more than $200M in upgrades and expansion to handle post-panamax vessels in Cartagena. The improvements will also include new terminal equipment. Additionally, a WCN article about Vado Ligure Reefer Terminal improvements focused on a new deep water semi-automated container terminal. The article stated that this location will continue to operate as a terminal that is highly specialized in the discharge and warehousing of fresh fruits and vegetable produce.