APM Terminals’ fourth annual Global Safety Day

In the year to date, APM Terminals has improved 29% in port injuries over the same period in 2009. According to the Company, annual safety data recently released by the UK-based International Cargo Handling Association (ICHCA), which represents approximately 30% of total global port throughput, showed APM Terminals consistently outperforming the industry with 0.57 injuries per 100,000 teu handled globally in 2009, compared with an ICHCA membership average of 2.13 for the same period.

Between 2008 and 2009 ICHCA members demonstrated improvement in safety performance of 27%, while APM Terminals achieved a 60% reduction in port-related accidents.

“Our policy is never to accept an unsafe condition and to proactively engage in making every day a safe day” said APM Terminals CEO Kim Fejfer, who has made safety a component of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme for the past five years.