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Boris on tour

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, escaped Britain's harsh winter with a fact-finding visit to Jebel Ali Port on 16 April. He was welcomed by DP World chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, who explained to the Mayor how DP World’s new London Gateway port and logistics park project is modeled on the Middle Eastern hub. [+]

First cranes for London Gateway

DP World London Gateway took delivery of what it says are the largest cranes ever to arrive in the UK on 1 March. The giant quay cranes, at 138 metres tall two and a half times the height of Nelson’s column at 138 metres tall, were delivered into the Thames ... [+]

Mothball London Gateway, says Unite union

Unite is accusing Dubai-based DP World of taking an anti-union stance at its new London Gateway deep-sea container port in the Thames estuary – and is calling for it to be mothballed until current over-capacity is reduced. Jane Jeffery, regional officer at Unite, said: “We have held a number of meetings ... [+]

Firms will seek north and south logistics solution

Shifts in global sourcing and the many new channels to market will force companies to seek out multiple locations for their stocks, DP World supply chain expert Peter Ward tpld a conference in Birmingham. Speaking at commercial property adviser Jones Lang LaSalle’s agents briefing on 9 November, he said that ... [+]

DP World breaks box record

DP World Southampton's handled 651 moves (54.25 crane moves per hour) during a 12-hour night shift, setting another UK productivity record. The feat was achieved on the Hyundai Ambition by the company’s D Team on quay crane 29. Managing director Chris Lewis, described its as “an excellent achievement” despite the poor’ ... [+]

Southampton welcomes giants of the sea

The Port of Southampton handled two of the largest and newest containerships simultaneously on 20 August when Hapag-Lloyd’s 13,000teu-plus Hamburg Express and UASC's  similarly-sized Jebel Ali berthed in tandem at the DP World terminal. The Port of Southampton has started redevelopment work to cement its ability to handle multiple numbers of ... [+]

Solid six months for DP World

DP World handled 28.2 million teu at its 60 worldwide terminals in the first half of 2012, 7.5% ahead of the same period last year. Like for like gross volume growth was up 5.4%. Most of the growth came from the Asia Pacific and Indian Subcontinent region where there was ... [+]

Southampton in Southampton

The 10,700teu APL Southampton made her maiden call at DP Worlds'  Southampton’s container terminal, and her visit to the UK, on 30 May. The third in a series of 10 new vessels of this size being delivered for the global container carrier, she sails on Loop 4 of the G6 ... [+]