APM Terminals Liberia and Global Logistics Services have announced a strategic partnership to develop Liberia’s first dedicated Export Processing Centre, unveiled at the EU-Liberia Business Forum in Brussels.
The initiative represents a significant step toward modernising Liberia’s trade infrastructure and expanding its access to international markets.
The facility will combine GLS Group’s local logistics expertise with APM Terminals’ port operations capabilities to strengthen the export value chain for Liberian businesses.
The partnership is designed to address longstanding infrastructure gaps that have constrained the country’s ability to compete as an exporter on the global stage, offering improved visibility, speed and cost-effectiveness for outbound trade flows.
A central dimension of the initiative is its alignment with the European Union’s Everything But Arms framework, which grants duty-free access to EU markets for exports from eligible countries.
As the EU remains one of Liberia’s principal trading partners, the Export Processing Centre is positioned as a practical instrument for deepening that commercial relationship and channelling it through a structured, private-sector-led facility.
Peter Malcolm King, Chairman and CEO of GLS Group, described the partnership as a demonstration of commitment to closing Liberia’s infrastructure deficit, and framed the collaboration with APM Terminals as essential to giving Liberian exporters the tools needed to participate competitively in global trade.
Over the longer term, the facility is intended to support a structural shift in Liberia’s economic profile, moving the country away from raw material exports toward value-added trade.
This objective aligns with the national ARREST Agenda, particularly its priorities in agriculture, roads and trade, positioning the Export Processing Centre as a contributor to sustainable, broad-based economic development.
