UK – LIBERIA INVESTMENT FORUM 2012 Peder Sondergaard | Vice President APM Terminals 1
Contents Company Introduction The Macroeconomics of Liberia Trends Impacting Growth Focus on Capacity Building Our Experience - The Freeport of Monrovia Investing in new infrastructure Summary LIBERIA
APM Terminals: The worlds only geographically balanced global port, terminal and inland logistics network 3 64 inland logistics companies in: 155 locations 47 countries 56 ports and terminals: 36 countries 6 new projects; 12 expansion programs Customer base: 60 shipping lines and leading importers and exporters Global market share of container throughput: 5.5% in 2011 Annual container throughput: 33.5m TEUs* *Equity weighted volume 24,000 employees in: 64 countries 5 continents 2011 Revenues of $4.6b USD
Liberian Macroeconomic Outlook 4 Sources – CIA World Factbook & IHS Global Insight ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Strong Economic Growth during last decade, surpassing global benchmarks GDP in 2011 was $1.2 billion, but quickly rising Increased political stability Renewed international involvement and investment
Monrovia Buchanan Greenville Growth underlined by renewed economic activity, foreign direct investment and bilateral support 5 Debt reduction refocuses government attention Renewed interest in mining and agriculture Development corridors opening up hinterland Harper
Capacity building is KEY for Liberia and its investors Building capacity is critical in your ability to access to the market opportunity Port Capacity Hinterland Capacity Human Capacity
Case Study: APM Terminals concession in the Freeport of Monrovia… 7 Freeport 2010 Freeport 2012 WHAT WORKED WELL Professional & transparent tender process Port sector reform program & government support Community engagement Delivering what we promised LEARNINGS Duration of negotiations Coordination between government agencies
Developing Additional Capacity: APM Terminals plan to invest further in Liberia 8 NEXT STEPS: Continue building local capacity Continue to expand the Freeport of Monrovia Develop out ports of Greenville, Buchanan, Harper and others
What is your plan for adding Capacity? 9 What is your 5-10 year plan in Liberia… How can we help you?
UK – LIBERIA INVESTMENT FORUM 2012 Peder Sondergaard | Vice President APM Terminals 10