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DP World has an extensive list of ports and terminals across Africa and aims to invest around USD 3 billion in new port infrastructure on the continent over the next five years5.

It also plans to increase its capital expenditure to USD 2.5 billion in 2025 to upgrade global assets. This investment primarily targets sites across the UAE, India, the UK, Senegal and Saudi Arabia4.

DP World has started construction on the Duke Point Terminal expansion in western Canada. This project in collaboration with the Snuneymuxw First Nation and the Port of Nanaimo will nearly double the terminal's berth length from 182 to 325 metres and expand its cargo capacity to 280,000 20-foot equivalent units annually1.

The company has also announced plans to acquire Silk Logistics Holdings in Australia for AUD 174.5 million, contingent on shareholder and regulatory approvals. The transaction is likely to complete in the first half of 20252.

Work has also commenced work on the Port of Ndayane in Senegal. The project includes creating a five-kilometre shipping channel and an initial 840-metre quay. Phase One aims to handle 1.2 million twenty-foot equivalent units per year3.

DP World Overview

Global ports operator and logistics company DP World was formed in 2005 by the merger of Dubai Ports Authority and Dubai Ports International.

In 2006 DP World bought P&O, then the world’s fourth largest ports operator, for £3.9 billion. Since then it has expanded its focus across the logistics and trade sectors to also include cargo logistics, maritime services, free trade zones, inland terminals and industrial parks.

It now has a global network of more than 300 business units in over 75 countries across six continents.

Headquartered in the UAE, DP World’s flagship port is Jebel Ali in Dubai,which is ranked among the top 10 container ports of the world and is one of the world’s largest free trade zones.

According to the UAE’s ministry of economy DP World handles 70 million containers that are brought in by around 70,000 vessels annually across the world. This equates to roughly 10% of global container traffic.

DP World News

Gantry cranes and shipping containers on Vancouver's downtown waterfront. The Port of Vancouver facility is operated by DP World

DP World trials hydrogen cranes to reduce emissions

DP World, the world’s biggest container port operator, is testing out a hydrogen powered crane to reduce its reliance on diesel and cut carbon dioxide emissions.  The Dubai logistics giant, which handles 70 million containers each year, operates 1,500 cranes in over 60 ports around the world. While it is considering converting half of those from […]

Snuneymuxw First Nation, Port of Nanaimo and DP World celebrate the project launch with a ceremonial land blessing and sod-turning event

DP World starts work on expanding Canada port terminal

Dubai ports operator DP World has started construction on the Duke Point Terminal expansion in western Canada, enhancing Vancouver Island’s connectivity and trade with international markets.  Once completed, the terminal’s berth length will nearly double from 182m to 325m, while cargo handling capacity will expand to 280,000 twenty-foot equivalent units annually, the state-owned company said in […]

DP World's capex reached $2.2 billion in 2024 compared with $2.1 billion in 2023

DP World raises 2025 capex to develop global assets

Dubai-headquartered DP World intends to increase its capital expenditure this year to upgrade its global assets despite geopolitical challenges. DP World’s Capex reached $2.2 billion in 2024 compared with $2.1 billion in 2023, the state-backed ports operator said in a statement published on Nasdaq Dubai. Capex for 2025 is set at $2.5 billion, primarily targeting […]

A view of Alsancak freight and passenger port. The port is owned by Turkey’s sovereign fund TWF since 2017

Turkey says talks with Abu Dhabi fail on port deal

The Turkish government has confirmed that talks with Abu Dhabi Ports Group (AD Ports) over operating rights at the Alsancak freight and passenger port in Western Turkey have failed. “The aim there was to get a partner for the Alsancak port and adding capital to expand it,” Turkish transport minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu told Bloomberg. No […]

DP World's 300,000 sq m facility in the Suez Canal Economic Zone is set for completion in June 2025

DP World nears opening of $80m logistics hub in Egypt

Global ports operator and logistics company DP World has completed nearly two-thirds of the work on the first phase of a $80 million logistics hub in Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone. The 300,000 sq m complex is due for completion in June. It aims to reduce logistics costs and strengthen connections between Egypt, the Middle East […]

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