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DP World has taken delivery of eight fully electric straddle carriers for its soon-to-be-opened £350m new fourth berth at London Gateway. Theyy will be part of the first all-electric fleet at any port in the world servicing the first ever all-electric berth.
The £12m Kalmar straddle carriers weigh approximately 62 tonnes and will require only 45 minutes of charge to operate for up to four hours. They are part of DP ...
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DP World is now offering an Air Tracking feature on its SeaRates visibility platform. It extends SeaRates' existing suite of tools, which includes freight tracking, Logistics Community Systems and ship scheduling. Chief operating officer for digital technology, Mike Bhaskaran said: “Our customers’ evolving needs are always at the forefront of ...
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DP World Trade Finance says it has financed non-oil trade worth more than AED 1 billion (£215m) for the UAE a year after signing a deal with Etihad Credit Insurance. It adds that a significant portion of the transactions were from small and medium-sized enterprises which have faced challenges in ...
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DP World is increasing its financial incentive in its Modal Shift Programme by almost 50%. The programme, which is being trialled at DP World Southampton for 12 months, initially offered £70 to customers who move import-laden containers via rail to a railhead within 140 miles of the Southampton logistics hub. ...
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DP World has removed fossil diesel from its operations at London Gateway. Diesel-engine equipment and installations were switched over to run on Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) at the start of January. HVO, a renewable biodiesel derived from sustainable sources, will significantly lower carbon dioxide emissions and is expected to save ...
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DP World has joined the First Movers Coalition (FMC), pledging that 5% of its marine power will come from hybrid engines and zero-emission fuels by 2030. Led by the World Economic Forum and the US Government, the FMC is dedicated to addressing decarbonisation of seven hard-to-abate sectors -- aluminium, aviation, ...
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DP World has started export operations at its new air cargo logistics hub in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The new facility, which was announced earlier in 2023, is a joint venture between DP World and the Punta Cana Free Trade Zone (PCFTZ), a subsidiary of Dominican business group Grupo Puntacana.
The ...
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DP World said it had taken major steps towards greening its operations in its Sustainability Update, published on 15 November.
Highlights included the launch of a £250m class of new hybrid super ferries, P&O Pioneer and P&O Liberté, the greenest ships ever to sail on the English Channel and will cut ...
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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 ...
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DP World will open the UK’s largest distribution warehouse for physical music and video in August. Located in Bicester, Oxfordshire, the facility is being launched in partnership with Utopia Distribution Services, which signed a £100 million deal with DP World to provide warehousing and logistics for physical music goods in ...
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