In the third trimester the harbour terminals of DP World have 15,4 million container (+9.0%)



In the third trimester of this year the managed harbour terminals from the DP World group of Dubay have enlivened a traffic of the container pairs altogether to 15,4 million teu, with a progression of +9.0% regarding 14,2 million teu in the period July-september of 2013. In particular, the terminals of the group in Europe, Africa and Middle East have enlivened 6,5 million teu (+11.1%), of which 4,0 million teu in single United Arab Emirates (+9.9%), the terminals in Asia and Oceania 7,1 million teu (+9.6%) and the terminals in the Americas and Australia 1,8 million teu (- 0.2%). To consolidated level the total traffic is piled to 7,3 million teu (+8.8%).

In the first nine months of the 2014 enlivened gross traffic from the harbour terminals of the group it has been pairs to 44,8 million teu, with a progression of +10.1% regarding the period January-september last year, of which 18,7 million teu in Europe, Africa and Middle East (+11.6%) with 11,4 million teu enlivened in single United Arab Emirates (+12.6%), 20,9 million teu in Asia and Oceania (+10.3%) and 5,3 million teu in the Americas and Australia (+4.0%). The volume total of consolidated traffic has been pairs to 21,2 million teu (+8.4%).

"The increase of the volume in the first nine months of 2014 - the president of DP World has commented, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem - has been impressive and is encouraged by the results of the third trimester that has grown of 8.4% year on year on consolidated base. It is obvious that the meaningful investments of the last years are contributing to determine the strong increase of the volumes. Our main port of Jebel Ali - it has added - has obtained another new enlivened record with 4,0 million teu in the third trimester. The ability to the port almost is entirely used and is therefore pleased to announce that Terminal 3 is time operating and adds an ability to two million teu to the port of Jebel Ali. Others two million would have to be available in the second half of the year of 2015 elevating the ability total of Jebel Ali to 19 million teu. This takes part of our engagement of investments in order to satisfy the requirements of future abilities to Dubay. The remarkable performance of the nine months - it has emphasized the president of the Middle Eastern group - places to us in condition for exceeding the performances of the market that is previewed will grow of about 5% in 2014".