DP World throughput up by more than 10% in 2017

Last year DP World experienced its highest throughput growth rate since 2011 as container volumes rose by 10.1% to 70.1m teu.

The operator’s consolidated throughput, from terminals the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) recognises as being controlled by DP World, rose by 24.7% to 36.5m teu.

DP World group chairman and CEO, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, said: “As we look ahead into 2018, geopolitical headwinds in some regions pose a challenge but we expect to continue to grow ahead of the market and see increased contributions from our recent investments.”