The terminal operator CMA Terminals of the group French shipowner CMA CGM has entered into an agreement to acquire the 20% of the capital of Container Terminal Hamburg (CTH) which is wholly owned by the German Eurogate and that the ships of the Marseille company are scaling as part of the FAL service which connects Asia with Northern Europe.

The agreement also provides for the evaluation of possible investments joint ventures for the expansion of the CTH container terminal by approximately 38 hectares with the construction of 1,050 linear meters of new quays which will be added to the current 2,080 linear meters of berths, increasing the traffic capacity of the containers of the terminals from four to six million TEUs per year. According to the forecasts, the agreement will be finalized during the first next year's semester.