DP World has reported ‘record’ container volumes for 2011 with 54.7m-teu handled by ports within the London-listed group.

Mohammed Sharaf
The growth was driven by an “exceptionally strong performance” in the UAE region which delivered volume growth of 12% handling 13mteu, it said.

“The UAE region has gone from strength to strength during 2011 with each quarter delivering yet another record performance culminating in 16% volume growth in the final quarter of 2011.”

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