Over the past decade, DP World has invested more than $11 billion in new port infrastructure, expansions, and acquisitions. In 2024 alone, the company surpassed 100 million TEUs handled since its founding. This remarkable achievement reflects a 33% increase in operational capacity over the last decade, with the past year alone seeing a 5% growth in global gross container handling capacity.
For the past 20 years, DP World has concentrated its efforts on ports and terminals in traditionally less developed markets. One standout project in 2024 was the revitalisation of the Port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Previously plagued by severe operational inefficiencies, including vessel wait times exceeding one month, DP World’s interventions over the past six months have drastically reduced delays, opening up new opportunities for local trade. The company has secured a 30-year concession to manage and modernise the port, with an initial investment of over $250 million, potentially rising to $1 billion over the concession period.
In 2024, DP World also bolstered its presence in Europe with a €130 million investment in the Port of Constanța on the Black Sea in Romania. This project includes a new heavy-duty cargo terminal, a ro-ro terminal with an 80,000-vehicle capacity, a multimodal platform set to be operational by 2025, and an eight-hectare intermodal hub in the city of Aiud.
In the United Kingdom, the company inaugurated the first fully electrified berth at London Gateway, marking a pivotal step towards enhanced environmental sustainability and closer integration with the Thames Freeport. London Gateway also saw the addition of a $450 million fourth berth, increasing annual capacity by 900,000 TEUs. Further investments are planned to expand the terminal’s current capacity of approximately two million TEUs annually by the end of the decade.
In Turkey, the merger of DP World Yarimca with Evyapport has created a logistics hub on the Sea of Marmara, boosting the company’s capacity in the country by 500,000 TEUs annually. Meanwhile, in South America, the Port of Callao in Peru benefited from a $400 million expansion project completed in June 2024. This initiative doubled the pier length and increased the South Terminal's capacity by 80%, from 1.5 million to 2.7 million TEUs per year.
In India, the ICTT terminal in Cochin saw the installation of new STS and electrified RTG cranes, along with expanded operational space, bringing the terminal’s total capacity to approximately 1.4 million TEUs annually. In Indonesia, DP World took over the management of the BNCT terminal in Belawan and launched a major expansion project to increase capacity from 600,000 to 1.4 million TEUs per year. This terminal serves as a strategic link to the Strait of Malacca, one of the world’s busiest shipping routes. Finally, in Malaysia, DP World partnered with Sabah Ports to manage the Sapangar Bay container port. Launched in April 2024, this project aims to increase the port’s capacity from 500,000 TEUs to 1.25 million TEUs by 2025.
