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UPS opens London Gateway hub

Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling officially opened UPS’s new 32,000sq m package sorting and delivery hub at DP World London Gateway Logistics Park on 14 May. The £120 million facility, one of UPS’s largest single infrastructure investments outside of the US, will act as a UK package processing hub and distribution centre for the local area as well as a gateway to UPS’s global logistics network, with a capacity of up to ... [+]

‘Where’s my container?’ Now you know

Port operator and global trade enabler DP World unveiled an upgraded version of its “Where’s my container?” cargo tracking tool to provide more supply chain visibility. It will now offer advanced tracking for users of DP World’s London Gateway and Southampton ports. “Where’s my container?” (WMC) was first launched in 2012 in response to the ... [+]

Chris Lewis is Mr Multimodal

Managing Director of DP World UK and Chief Executive Officer of London Gateway, Chris Lewis, was recognised as the Multimodal Personality of the Year at the FTA Multimodal Awards in Birmingham on 1 May. Lewis (pictured), who has worked in the container terminal industry for over 30 years, was recognised for ... [+]

Faster than the speed of flight?

DP World has gone into partnership with the Virgin group to develop a transport system which, its proponents say, world, DP World Cargospeed could deliver freight at the speed of flight but at a cost closer to that of trucking. A pod-like vehicle, capable of carrying freight or passengers, is propelled ... [+]

Pentalver opens London Gateway extension

Pentalver Transport has officially opened its expanded container facility at DP World London Gateway. Pentalver, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming, which also owns rail operator Freightliner opened the first phase in 2013. The expanded site adds 40% additional capacity and includes loaded and empty container storage, reefer and dry container ... [+]

Ethiopia to take stake in Somaliland port

Ethiopia will become a shareholder of the Port of Berbera in Somaliland following an agreement with DP World and the Somaliland Port Authority. DP World will hold a 51% stake in the project, Somaliland 30% and Ethiopia the remaining 19%. The government of Ethiopia will also invest in infrastructure to ... [+]

CMA remakes Big Chill at London Gateway

CMA CGM is to take a long lease in a build-to-suit, multi-temperature warehouse facility at DP World London Gateway Logistics Park in order to concentrate all its UK reefer activity at the port. Shipping Group’s freight forwarding and logistics solutions subsidiary is taking a one hectare cold store facility within a ... [+]

Djibouti in tussle with DP World over terminal

DP World said on 23 February that the Government of Djibouti had “illegally seized control” of Doraleh Container Terminal which it had designed, built and operated since 2006 under a concession. DP World described the Djibouti government’s move as the culmination of a campaign to force it to renegotiate the terms ... [+]

DP World sees box surge

DP World Limited handled 70.1 million teu at its global container terminals during 2017. It said that gross container volumes grew by 10.1% year-on-year, compared with a global average of around 6%, as estimated by consultants Drewry. [+]

Oracle to smarten up DP World solutions

Ports and logistics group DP World has signed a deal to use Oracle Cloud applications to develop a modern and integrated technology platform. It will key core processes including finance, operations, procurement and human resources to be standardised and will also incorporate Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Internet of Things and ... [+]

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