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APM Terminals Acquires Panama Canal Railway

[ April 3, 2025   //   Gary Burrows ]

APM Terminals has acquired the Panama Canal Railway Co., or PCRC, from Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd and the Lanco Group/Mi‑Jack.

PCRC operates a 47-mile, single-line railway adjacent to the Panama Canal that mainly facilitates cargo movement between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. In 2024, the PCRC generated US$77 million of revenue and an operating profit of about US$36 million, and handled 400,000 containers.

“The Panama Canal Railway Co. represents an attractive infrastructure investment in the region aligned to our core services of intermodal container movement,” said Keith Svendsen, CEO, APM Terminals. “The company is highly regarded for its operational excellence and will provide a significant opportunity for us to offer a broader range of services to the global shipping customers we serve.”

“We are pleased to have completed this transaction with APM Terminals, a part of A.P. Moller – Maersk, a key strategic partner of CPKC’s and major customer of the Panama Canal Railway Co.,” said Keith Creel, CPKC president and CEO. “The sale of this non-core asset creates value for our shareholders and reflects our commitment to optimize our assets as we focus on growing our core North American rail business through our unrivalled three-nation network connecting Canada, the United States and Mexico.”