DP World's UAE volume up sharply

DP WORLD'S UAE VOLUMES UP SHARPLY

DUBAI-based port operator DP World"s says its UAE region has recorded annual growth of 19% growth in throughput with the handling of 11m TEU during 2007, as compared to 2006.

A substantial increase in throughput has also been recorded at Dubai"s two ports, Jebel Ali and Port Rashid, showing a growth of 20% compared with 2006, to reach 10.7m TEU. Jebel Ali port operations alone grew by more than 25%, with the port handling over 9.9m TEU, compared with the volume handled throughout 2006.

Commenting on the impressive growth, Mohammed Al Muallem, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, DP World - UAE, said: ?The growth we realised in 2007 was due to a number of factors, the most prominent of which was the increase in trade activity, with a corresponding increase in exports, imports and re-exports. Naturally, this resulted in buoyant growth. We have seen continued rapid growth in volumes at Jebel Ali since we first established the facility. Our determination to meet our customers" expanding needs has driven us to continuously upgrade our infrastructure, increasing the capacity of the terminal yards and supplying them with modern machinery to efficiently handle our customers" cargo.?

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