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Port operator DP World has appointed Sara Falaknaz as chief innovation officer. She is currently vice president of innovation and her new duties will expand the role in other directions. The company is building a group-wide global innovation structure across its operations and has already created an online portal called “innoGate” to collect ideas from its 37,000 strong workforce across 40 countries. She will also lead exploration of investment in ...
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Supermarket chain Lidl is due to open a 187,000sq ft distribution hub at London Gateway from February next year. Lidl will occupy the warehouse areas of the Logistics Centre, which became vacant earlier this year.
Lidl head of warehouse expansion Adrienne Howells, said the site would support new and existing stores ...
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DP World has opened the first ‘smart’ logistics centre in Lurin, Peru connected through optical fibres to its terminal at Callao Port, near the capital Lima. The centre will deliver information to the port and customs enabling customers to manage the movement of their cargo using electronic devices and smartphones. ...
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Port owner and operator DP World has set up a $3.7bn investment vehicle in partnership with Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), one of North America’s largest pension fund managers. DP World holds a 55% share and CDPQ the remaining 45%.
The platform will invest in ports and terminals ...
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As well as opening the UK’s newest box port, DP World London Gateway has also found time to turn a space equivalent to 82 football pitches into a nature reserve near its Thameside site. It has created 65 hectares of important intertidal habitat, which will provide feeding ground for wading ...
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DP World Southampton has taken over an extra 11.2 acres to the north east of its terminal, creating 640 extra container ground spaces.
It will support operations at the new SCT 5 deep-water berth, which opened in March 2014. It will also improve productivity by reducing the distance for straddle carriers ...
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DP World has entered into an advisory agreement with the Azerbaijan Ministry of Economy and the Port of Baku to develop a framework for the Alyat Free Trade Zone. The future business hub would be part of a planned network of economic zones in the country to develop the economy ...
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DP World has won a 30-year concession to manage and develop the port of Berbera, Republic of Somaliland. The Dubai-based ports group will set up a joint venture with 65% control together with the government of Somaliland to manage and invest in the multipurpose facility.
The investment of up to $442 ...
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Port operator DP World has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with US-based Hyperloop One to explore the role of innovation in the future of world trade. The first project is for a feasibility study into a Hyperloop system to move containers Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port to a new inland container depot in ...
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Truck and trailer contract hire and maintenance specialist Hireco is to provide support service at DP World’s new London Gateway deep-sea container terminal and its adjacent logistics park. It will initially provide facilities for hauliers using the Port and Logistics Park with onsite ancillary services for their fleets
Further discussions are ...
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