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DP World solution helps contain car shipping costs

[ October 3, 2023   //   ]

DP World’s Yarımca arm in Türkiye is using a ‘cars in containers’ solution to help beat port congestion.

The country has seen a boom in auto sales boom with a record 110,000 vehicles sold in June, a 37.5% year-on-year increase,

With ro ro ships facing significant delays, DP World is putting new SUVs from Chinese automaker Chery Automotive into containers, avoiding the need for specialised ports or berths.

DP World and Chery implemented a specially designed racking arrangement to increase capacity by loading three SUVs into each container instead of two

The move was also an important steppingstone for Chery vehicles into the Turkish market.

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