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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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DP World has acquired the remaining 49% stake in DP World Southampton container port operation from Associated British Ports (ABP), making the Dubai-based port operator sole owner of the business. At the same time it has agreed with ABP to extend the license agreement for DP World Southampton for a ...
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Express logistics firm UPS is to build a 32,000sq m package sorting and delivery facility at the DP World London Gateway logistics site. At close to £120 million, this project it will be one of UPS’s largest infrastructure investments outside the US.
The facility, expected to be completed in the summer ...
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DP World has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Senegalese government to build and develop a logistics free zone near the new Blaise Diagne International and close to the port operator's Dakar terminal. It is expected to be one of the most advanced and well-organized free zones in Africa.
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