AP Moller-Maersk aims to invest in new port facilities in China's fast-growing provincial capital of Chongqing to develop a key inland harbour on the Yangtze River, according to a senior executive, Euclid Infotech reported.

The port terminals wing of the Danish shipping and oil group will sign a memorandum of understanding this week with state-owned Chongqing Port and Logistics Group in conjunction with a visit to Denmark by Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming.