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Making a world of difference in Southampton

DP World Southampton has donated £5,000 to food redistribution charity, The Big Difference, to help it set up the city's largest community pantry in Northam. The Big Difference was formed in 2020 and supports over 100 local charities, community groups and schools in Southampton by helping struggling families and those facing food insecurity. Since its foundation, the charity has grown to become one of the biggest outreach projects in Southampton. Over ... [+]

DP World opens Panama forwarder

DP World has opened a forwarding office in Panama City, offering multimodal freight services, customs clearance and warehousing. It follows the opening of a similar office in Bogotá, Colombia earlier this month and already has outlets in Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Suriname. DP World plans to further expand ... [+]

DP World opens Colombia forwarding office

DP World has opened a freight forwarding office in Bogotá, Colombia. It complements existing operations in Ecuador and Peru and offers services including FCL and LCL sea freight, air freight, domestic container road transport, international insurance, and customs services. DP World plans to further expand its presence in Colombia, with ... [+]

DP World acquires own-brand box fleet

DP World has acquired 47,000 TEUs of its own-branded containers. The Dubai-based company, which is active in ports, forwarding and short-sea shipping said the move will give its customers access to critical capacity, even during periods of peak demand or unexpected disruption. It adds that by investing in a younger fleet ... [+]

DP World appoints motor trade expert

DP World has appointed David D'Annunzio as Global vice president – vertical lead, automotive. He will oversee the strategic development of business in the sector and help to expand the company’s presence across the industry. Prior to joining DP World, he served in leadership roles at KRE Partners, LLC, a ... [+]

Earnings and boxes up at DP World

DP World reported an increase in revenue increased of 3.3% to $9,335 million, driven by its ports and terminals and like-for-like gross container volume growth of 6.1%  in its results for the first six months to 30 June 2024. Adjusted EBITDA earnings fell  4.3% to $2,497 million due to Red Sea ... [+]

DP World opens largest-ever warehouse in Coventry

DP World has opened its largest ever warehouse, a 598,000sq ft facility in Coventry in the UK. It has a fully automated case retrieval (ACR) system and meets BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating. DP World already operates facilities in Bicester and Burton upon Trent. Senior vice president of operations, Denis Doyle, said: “Our £50m ... [+]

Booking surge for DP World platform

DP World says that its SeaRates partnership with Singapore-based CP World Group has led to a 39% increase in month-on-month bookings and shipment tracking for small cargo owners since last year. The digital freight forwarder platform offers streamlined logistics processes and real-time information. [+]

DP World to invest €130m in Romania

DP World is making a €130m investment in its Romania’ logistics infrastructure. It includes a new eight-acre, €21m intermodal logistics hub at Aiud, in the industrial heartland and new project cargo and ro ro terminals in Constanta, the largest container port on the Black Sea, where a new €50 million ... [+]

DP World takes to the rails to Türkiye

DP World is using a previously neglected rail route from China to Türkiye to keep vital raw materials flowing into the country in the wake of the Red Sea attacks on shipping. Turkish manufacturing relies heavily on raw materials from China but with shipping diverting route around South Africa, transit ... [+]

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