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Last year the terminals of DP World have enlivened a traffic record of 50 million container
Mohammed Sharaf: good perspectives in the long term for the field of the container terminal
January 25, 2011
inforMARE - In the 2010 managed world-wide terminal from the terminalistico group DP World of Dubay they have enlivened a traffic of the total container pairs to 49,6 million teu, with a progression of 14% regarding 43,4 million teu in the year precedence. The 28 of the 50 terminals of DP World that second fall back within the perimeter of consolidation of the group accounting principles IFRS have enlivened 27,8 million teu, with an increment of 9% regarding 2009.
Last year the traffic enlivened in the single terminals of the group in the United Arab Emirates (ports of Jebel Ali, Port Rashid and Fujairah) is piled to 11,6 million teu (+4%).
"Handling of 50 million teu in all our group - the managing director of the company of Dubay has commented today, Mohammed Sharaf - constitutes an important milestone for DP World and places our traffic very anniversary of 2010 to beyond the recorded historical peak in 2008 (the 46,8 million one teu, ndr) as consequence of the fast increase of the emergent markets that are to the center of our pocketbook".
"The region of the United Arab Emirates - it has continued the CEO of DP World - has gone more and more strengthening itself in the course of 2010 closing the year with a performance record in the second half of the year. We are pleased to see that the region is returned to the levels of 2008 and this reflects the strong increase is in the United Arab Emirates that in the other economies of the Middle East served by our terminals. These results reflect the consolidated position of Jebel Ali which first gateway for the goods in Middle East".
"The excellent performance of the second half of the year - it has concluded Mohammed Sharaf - will translate in a better performance financial institution and previews than to record turned out of the fiscal year of the entire year online with the expectations and however considerably advanced regarding those of the year precedence". The managing director of the terminalistico group has manifested confidence about the future evolution of the activity and for the perspectives in the long term of the field of the container terminal. (iM)
DP World
Volumes for the fourth quarter and full hand year 2010
2010 Year Full hands (2010 Q4)
2009 Year Full hands (2009 Q4)
Gross Volumes
Asia Pacific and Indian Subcontinent
22.0 million (5,7 million)
18.5 million (5,0 million)
Europe, Africa, Middle East*
21.7 million (5,5 million)
20.3 million (5,2 million)
Americas and Australia
5.8 million (1,7 million)
4.6 million (1,3 million)
Total TEU
49.6 million (12,9 million)
43.4 million (11,6 million)
Consolidated Volumes
Asia Pacific and Indian Subcontinent (notes ATI Manila moved to JV portfolio in 2009)
5.5 million (1,4 million)
5.5 million (1,3 million)
Europe, Africa, Middle East*
17.5 million (4,5 million)
16.5 million (4,2 million)
Americas and Australia
4.8 million (1,4 million)
3.5 million (1,0 million)
Total TEU
27.8 million (7,3 million)
25.6 million (6,5 million)
*UAE volumes incorporated in the Middle East volumes
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