DP World UAE region records 19% growth in 2007

DP World’s UAE region announced yesterday that it has recorded a 19 per cent growth in throughput with the handling of 11 million TEUs at its marine terminals during 2007, as compared to 2006.

A substantial increase in throughput has also been recorded at Dubai’s two ports, Jebel Ali and Port Rashid, showing a growth of 20 percent compared with 2006, to reach 10.7 million TEUs.