APM Terminals, with corporate headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands, is a leading global container terminal owner and operator with operations more than 35 terminals. The facilities generated a throughput of 20.6 million TEU in 2004, and serviced about 60 leading container shipping lines. APM Terminals North America Inc., based in Charlotte, North Carolina, is the largest container terminal operator in North America with 13 terminals. APM Terminals is part of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group, whose headquarters are in Copenhagen, Denmark. The group has more than 70,000 employees and offices in more than 125 countries around the world. In addition to container terminals, the group is involved in shipping, logistics, shipbuilding, industry, exploration for and production of oil and gas and retailing.