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The English Commercial Court has thrown out a case brought by the Djibouti government against its former Port and Freezone Authority chairman Abdourahman Boreh alleging improper practice in awarding an operating concession to DP World. In a statement, the global port operator said: “We have invested significantly in Djibouti over the past 14 years and are proud of the major contribution we have made. ...We look forward to continuing to ...
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DP World is to set up a new UK management structure following its acquisition of the entire container operation in Southampton from ABP on 2 November.
From 1 April, DP World Southampton managing director Chris Lewis (no relation to FBJ's editor) becomes DP World’s managing director for the UK reporting into ...
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Hot on the heels of Felixstowe's announcement last week, port operator DP World says it is investing in container weighing services at its UK facilities ahead of the introduction of new SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) regulations on 1 July
Like Felixstowe, DP World – which operates the container terminal ...
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DP World has made permanent the appointment of Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem as group chairman and chief executive officer. Chairman of DP World since May 2007, he took on the CEO's duties following the retirement of Mohammed Sharaf.
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DP World group CEO, Mohammed Sharaf has retired to pursue other opportunities. The board has started the search for a permanent successor, pending which the chairman, Sultan bin Sulayem will carry out his duties.
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DP World has set up a joint venture company with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)to develop ports, transportation and logistics infrastructure. DP World Russia will target marine, dry ports and logistics infrastructure in different parts of the country and is expected to invest up to US $2 billion in ...
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DP World has been granted a 25 year concession to develop and operate a £35m new logistics centre in Kigali, Rwanda. The first phase will be built on 90,000sq with a 12,000sq m container yard and 19,600sq m of warehousing facility. Estimated annual capacity is 50,000teu and 640,000 tonnes of ...
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ABP head of commercial for the Humber region, James Leeson is to join DP World London Gateway Port as head of port commercial. It follows the departure of Tabare Dominguez who is to become commercial director at DP World Vancouver.
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Dubai-owned global port operator DP World agreed to tackle illegal wildlife trade at a meeting in London in mid-December at a meeting of the United for Wildlife International Taskforce on the Transportation of Illegal Wildlife. The declaration and commitments signed at the meeting cover information sharing and detection and practical ...
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Thousands of port employees around the world have enthusiastically contributed their time and effort to a week-long joint environmental initiative by marine terminal operators DP World, Hutchison Port Holdings Limited, APM Terminals, PSA International, Shanghai International Port Group and the Port of Rotterdam Authority (PRA).
DP World organised activities tailored to ...
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