DP World handles 70m teu over global portfolio

DP World handled 70.1m teu across its global portfolio of container terminals in 2017, with gross container volumes up by 10.1% on a reported basis and by 9.7% on a like-by-like basis.

Both growth figures significantly exceeded Drewry Maritime’s global container throughout growth estimate of 6% for 2017.

In the fourth quarter, the global portfolio grew 10.3% year-on-year on a reported basis and 9.9% on a like-for-like basis with particularly strong contributions from  terminals in Europe, the Americas and the Middle East and Africa.