• Hapag-Lloyd signed a deal to buy a 25% stake in APM Terminals Maasvlakte II, strengthening its terminal footprint in Rotterdam.
• Investment targets long-term automated handling capacity at a key European hub for the Gemini Cooperation with A.P. Moller - Maersk.
• APM Terminals will keep operational control; the terminal expansion targets 5.4 million TEU annual capacity.
• Financial terms were not disclosed; closing is subject to regulatory approvals.

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