DP World is a multinational logistics company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It specialises in cargo logistics, port terminal operations, maritime services and free trade zones. Formed in 2005 by the merger of Dubai Ports Authority and Dubai Ports International, DP World handles 70 million containers that are brought in by around 70,000 vessels annually. This equates to roughly 10% of global container traffic accounted for by their 82 marine and inland terminals present in over 40 countries. Until 2016, DP World was primarily a global port operator, but since then, it has acquired other companies up and down the value chain.

DP World
موانئ دبي العالمية
Company typePrivate[1]
IndustryLogistics
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
HeadquartersDubai, United Arab Emirates
Key people
ProductsLogistics services, port services, marine services, freezones
RevenueIncrease US$18.25 billion[2] (2023)
Increase US$5.1 billion[2] (2023)
Increase US$1.03 billion (2023)[2]
Number of employees
101,440[3]
Websitedpworld.com

History

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Early history

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Dubai Ports International (DPI) was founded in 1999.[4] Its first project was at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, collaborating with a local partner on the South Container Terminal (SCT). DPI then began operations at the ports of Djibouti in 2000, Vizag, India in 2002 and Constanța, Romania in 2003.[4] In January 2005, DPI acquired CSX World Terminals (CSX WT).[5] In September 2005 Dubai Ports International officially merged with the Dubai Ports Authority to form DP World.[6] The rapid expansion through acquisition continued in March 2006 when DP World purchased the fourth largest ports operator in the world, P&O, for £3.9 billion.

2006: US Port security

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The ownership of various US ports by DP World (which had been acquired as part of the P&O deal) was seen as controversial by many in the United States even though it was supported by the US president George W. Bush; the US ports were sold shortly afterwards.

P&O operated major US port facilities in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Orleans, and Miami. Before the deal was secured, the arrangement was reviewed by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States headed by the US Treasury Department and including the Departments of State, Commerce, and Homeland Security. It was given the green light, but soon after, both Democratic and Republican members of Congress expressed concern over the potential negative impact the deal would have on port security.

On 22 February 2006, President George W. Bush threatened to veto any legislation passed by Congress to block the deal, which would be the first time in his presidency he would exercise the privilege. In a statement to reporters, Bush claimed, "It would send a terrible signal to friends and allies not to let this transaction go through."[7] On 23 February 2006, DP World volunteered to postpone its takeover of significant operations at the seaports and on 9 March 2006, is said that it would transfer its operations of American ports to a "US entity".[8]

The United States House of Representatives held a vote on 16 March 2006 on legislation that would have blocked the DP World deal, with 348 members voting for blocking the deal, and 71 voting against.[9] DP World later sold P&O's American operations to American International Group's asset management division, Global Investment Group for an undisclosed sum.[10]

In August 2006, DP World signed an agreement with the Port Qasim Authority, to invest in a new container terminal at Port Muhammad Qasim near Karachi and announced that it was in discussions with the Pakistani Government about the development of a container terminal at Gwadar in Balochistan.[11] DP World had been favourite to win the Gwadar concession, but withdrew from the bidding.[12] Gwadar Port was subsequently awarded to PSA (Port of Singapore Authority) and opened in March 2007.[13]

2007–2010: NASDAQ Dubai listing

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In June 2007 the company raised $3.25 billion in Islamic and conventional bond sales to refinance existing debt and fund expansion[14] and issued 3.818 billion shares, representing 20% of the company on the NASDAQ Dubai stock exchange in November 2007 in what was the Middle East's largest initial public offering (IPO) which raised 4.96 billion dollars.[15]

By 2008 the company was handing 46.8 million TEU worldwide, up 8% on 2007, with expansion and development projects in India, China, the Middle East, and elsewhere. Capacity was expected to rise to around 95 million TEU over the next ten years.[4]

In December 2009 Moody's downgraded DP World's financial status to junk after the Dubai 2009 debt standstill.[16]

2010–2022: COVID-19 and corporate rebrand

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DP World's English logo from 2016 until 2021

In the second quarter of 2010 DP World gave the go-ahead for construction of the £1.5 billion London Gateway port.[17][18] Work started in February 2010[19] with the port due to open in the fourth quarter of 2013. By April 2011, Moody's upgraded DP World's financial status to 'investment grade'.[20] Since December 2010, DP World has undertaken a series of asset disposals, exiting markets where it does not have a significant presence and seeking to redeploy funds in fast-growing markets.[21]

On 20 February 2019, DP World announced it had repurchased P&O Ferries from Dubai World in a £322m deal.[22]

In June 2019 DP World signed agreements with the Russian Direct Investment Fund, ROSATOM, and Norilsk Nickel aiming to develop the Northern Sea Route.[23]

In March 2021, the company said that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it had witnessed a drop of its profits by 29% comparing to 2019.[24]

In May 2021, Abdulla Bin Damithan was appointed as CEO and managing director of UAE business.[25]

In October 2021, coinciding with the launch of Expo 2020, DP World unveiled its new corporate identity.[26] DP World is an official premier partner of Expo 2020.

2022: UK mass redundancy

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On 17 March 2022, P&O Ferries sacked its entire British work force and abruptly suspended its operations, cancelling all sailings and offloading passengers and cargo. Eight hundred UK staff were told in a video call that their employment was "terminated with immediate effect due to redundancy", and that their work would in future be undertaken by staff contracted to a third-party supplier. A spokesman for the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers said that there had been no consultation with the staff or trade unions.[27] Staff on some ferries refused to leave their vessels. Some replacement staff, unaware of the circumstances or location of their deployment, declined to work,[28] and a recruitment agency who supplied replacement staff said that they were unaware of the plans.[29]

The method of the expulsion, overseen by ex-military security guards, has been criticised by government and business leaders, and Mark Russell, a non-executive director of DP World, resigned afterwards in disagreement. P&O Ferries had recently seen losses during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as deficits in its pension fund. Industry sources have also cited its high overheads and competition from Irish Ferries as contributory factors. Verity Slater, expert in maritime employment law at Stephens Scown, commented that P&O may not have to follow UK employment laws, since some of its ships are not registered in Britain.[30]

2023: Cyberattack in Australia

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In November 2023, a cyberattack on DP World paralysed imports and exports in Australia for several days. DP World accounts for about 40% of Australia's imports and exports, leading to a 30,000-container backlog; additionally, data was stolen.[31][32][33]

Location of DP World's operations

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Qingdao Qianwan Container Terminal
 
Qingdao New Qianwan Container Terminal
 
Qingdao Qianwan United Container Terminal
 
Qingdao Qianwan United Advance Container Terminal
 
Tianjin Orient Container Terminal
 
Yantai International Container Terminal
 
DP World Hong Kong
 
Terminal Petikemas Surabaya
 
ATI Batangas
 
Port of Manila – South Harbor (MNS)
 
Pusan Newport Company
 
Laem Chabang International Terminal (LCIT)
 
Saigon Premier Container Terminal (SPCT)
 
DP World Chennai
 
DP World Cochin
 
DP World Kulpi
 
Mundra International Container Terminal MICT
 
DP World Nhava Sheva
 
Visakha Container Terminal
 
DP World Karachi
 
Terminales Rio de la Plata
 
Empresa Brasileira de Terminais Portuários (EMBRAPORT)
 
DP World Vancouver – Stevedoring Division
 
DP World Vancouver – Container Division
 
DP World Nanaimo
 
DP World Saint John
 
DP World Caucedo
 
DP World Callao
 
DP World Paramaribo
 
DP World Paramaribo
 
DP World Brisbane
 
DP World Fremantle
 
DP World Melbourne
 
DP World Sydney
 
DP World Djazair
 
DP World Djen Djen
 
Port Autonome International de Djibouti PAID
 
Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT)
 
Maputo Intermodal Container Deport (MICD)
 
DP World Cargo Services Mozambique
 
DP World Maputo
 
DP World Dakar – Terminal à Conteneur
 
DP World Cargo Services – Cape Town
 
DP World Cargo Services – Durban
 
DP World Cargo Services – Port Elizabeth
 
DP World Cargo Services – Richards Bay
 
DP World Dakar – Port du Futur
 
Antwerp Gateway
 
DP World Antwerp – Delwaide
 
Beverdonk Container Terminal
 
EUROFOS
 
FOS 2xL
 
Terminal de France
 
Quai des Amériques
 
Quai de l'Europe
 
DP World Germersheim
 
Rotterdam World Gateway
 
DP World Constanța
 
DP World Novi Sad
 
DP World Tarragona
 
DP World Yarimca
 
DP World London Gateway
 
DP World Southampton
 
DP World Sokhna
 
DP World Sokhna (new development)
 
DP World Jeddah
 
DP World Berbera
 
DP World Prince Rupert Inc
 
Al Hamriya Port
 
Port Rashid
 
DP World Jebel Ali – Terminal 1
 
DP World Jebel Ali – Terminal 2
 
DP World Jebel Ali Terminal 3
 
DP World Fujairah
 
DP World Limassol
DP World's portfolio – as of 1 March 2019

  Container terminals
  Non-container terminals

  New developments and major expansions

DP World has a portfolio of 78 operating marine and inland terminals supported by over 50 related businesses in 40 countries across six continents.[34]

The table below lists current[when?] terminals and new developments managed by DP World.[35]

Port City Country Type
DP World Hong Kong Hong Kong   Hong Kong Container Terminal
Terminal Petikemas Surabaya Surabaya   Indonesia Container Terminal
ATI Batangas Batangas   Philippines Container Terminal
Port of Manila – South Harbor (MNS) Manila   Philippines Container Terminal
Pusan Newport Company Pusan   South Korea Container Terminal
Laem Chabang International Terminal (LCIT) Laem Chabang   Thailand Container Terminal
Saigon Premier Container Terminal (SPCT) Ho Chi Minh City   Vietnam Container Terminal
DP World Chennai Chennai   India Container Terminal
DP World Cochin Kochi   India Container Terminal
DP World Kulpi Kulpi   India New Development and Major Expansion
Mundra International Container Terminal MICT Mundra   India Container Terminal
DP World Nhava Sheva Nhava Sheva   India Container Terminal
Visakha Container Terminal Visakhapatnam   India Container Terminal
Qingdao Qianwan Container Terminal Qingdao   China Container Terminal
Qingdao New Qianwan Container Terminal Qingdao   China Container Terminal
Qingdao Qianwan United Container Terminal Qingdao   China New Development and Major Expansion
Qingdao Qianwan United Advance Container Terminal Qingdao   China New Development and Major Expansion
Tianjin Orient Container Terminal Tianjin   China Container Terminal
Yantai International Container Terminal Yantai   China Container Terminal
DP World Karachi Karachi   Pakistan Container Terminal
Terminales Rio de la Plata Buenos Aires   Argentina Container Terminal
Empresa Brasileira de Terminais Portuários (EMBRAPORT) Santos   Brazil New Development and Major Expansion
DP World Vancouver – Stevedoring Division Vancouver   Canada Non-Container Terminal
DP World Vancouver – Container Division Vancouver   Canada Container Terminal
DP World Nanaimo Nanaimo   Canada Container Terminal
DP World Saint John Saint John   Canada New Development and Major Expansion
DP World Caucedo Caucedo   Dominican Republic Container Terminal
DP World Callao Callao   Peru Container Terminal
DP World Paramaribo Paramaribo   Suriname Non-Container Terminal
DP World Paramaribo Paramaribo   Suriname Container Terminal
DP World Brisbane Brisbane   Australia Container Terminal
DP World Fremantle Fremantle   Australia Container Terminal
DP World Melbourne Melbourne   Australia Container Terminal
DP World Sydney Sydney   Australia Container Terminal
DP World Djazair Algiers   Algeria Container Terminal
DP World Djen Djen Jijel   Algeria Container Terminal
Port Autonome International de Djibouti PAID Djibouti   Djibouti Container Terminal
Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT) Doraleh   Djibouti Container Terminal
Maputo Intermodal Container Deport (MICD) Maputo   Mozambique Non-Container Terminal
DP World Cargo Services Mozambique Maputo   Mozambique Non-Container Terminal
DP World Maputo Maputo   Mozambique Container Terminal
DP World Dakar – Terminal à Conteneur Dakar   Senegal Container Terminal
DP World Cargo Services – Cape Town Cape Town   South Africa Non-Container Terminal
DP World Cargo Services – Durban Durban   South Africa Non-Container Terminal
DP World Cargo Services – Port Elizabeth Port Elizabeth   South Africa Non-Container Terminal
DP World Cargo Services – Richards Bay Richards Bay   South Africa Non-Container Terminal
DP World Dakar – Port du Futur Dakar   Senegal New Development and Major Expansion
Antwerp Gateway Antwerp   Belgium Container Terminal
DP World Antwerp – Delwaide Antwerp   Belgium Container Terminal
Beverdonk Container Terminal Antwerp   Belgium Container Terminal
EUROFOS Fos   France Container Terminal
FOS 2xL Fos   France New Development and Major Expansion
Terminal de France Le Havre   France Container Terminal
Quai des Amériques Le Havre   France Container Terminal
Quai de l'Europe Le Havre   France Container Terminal
DP World Germersheim Germersheim   Germany Container Terminal
Rotterdam World Gateway Rotterdam   Netherlands New Development and Major Expansion
DP World Constanța Constanța   Romania Container Terminal
DP World Novi Sad Novi Sad   Serbia New Development and Major Expansion
DP World Tarragona Tarragona   Spain Container Terminal
DP World Yarimca Yarimca   Turkey New Development and Major Expansion
DP World London Gateway Stanford-le-Hope   United Kingdom New Development and Major Expansion
DP World Southampton Southampton   United Kingdom Container Terminal
DP World Sokhna Sokhna   Egypt Container Terminal
DP World Sokhna (new development) Sokhna   Egypt New Development and Major Expansion
DP World Jeddah Jeddah   Saudi Arabia Container Terminal
DP World Berbera Berbera   Somalia New Development and Major Expansion
DP World Prince Rupert Inc Prince Rupert   Canada New Development and Major Expansion
Al Hamriya Port Dubai   United Arab Emirates Non-Container Terminal
Port Rashid Dubai   United Arab Emirates Container Terminal
DP World Jebel Ali – Terminal 1 Dubai   United Arab Emirates Container Terminal
DP World Jebel Ali – Terminal 2 Dubai   United Arab Emirates New Development and Major Expansion
DP World Jebel Ali – Terminal 3 Dubai   United Arab Emirates New Development and Major Expansion
DP World Fujairah Fujairah   United Arab Emirates Container Terminal
DP World Limassol Limassol   Cyprus Container Terminal

Corporate affairs

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Supply chain security

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DP World has been certified as a partner in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C‑TPAT) initiative by US Customs and Border Protection – to date, the only international port operator to have achieved this recognition. This certification is primarily based on DP World's commitment to the independently audited international ISO 28000 security standards. DP World was the first global maritime terminal operator to achieve ISO 28000 supply chain security certification and is rolling out the standard to all its terminals.[36]

Counter-piracy

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In June 2012, DP World convened the second high-level, public-private counterpiracy conference, in Dubai.[37] The Washington Post reported "Diplomats and business leaders...are pushing for stronger partnerships between the public and private sectors in combating piracy off the coast of Somalia".[38]

The April 2011 conference was the first time companies rather than governments had contributed financial support to the UN counter-piracy trust fund.[39] The inaugural conference was attended by more than 65 governments and representatives of international organisations, including the United Nations[40] and more than 120 leaders from maritime industry related companies.

Berbera operations

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New DP World Berbera Container Terminal Port.

In 2016 a US$442 million agreement was reached between DP World and the government of Somaliland.[41] The deal involves enhancing and operating the regional trade and logistics hub at the Port of Berbera.[42] The project, which will be phased in, will also involve the setting up of a free zone.

On 1 March 2018, Ethiopia became a major shareholder following an agreement with DP World and the Somaliland Port Authority. DP World holds a 51% stake in the project, Somaliland 30% and Ethiopia the remaining 19%. As part of the agreement, the government of Ethiopia will invest in infrastructure to develop the Berbera Corridor as a trade gateway for the inland country, which is one of the fastest-growing countries in the world. There are also plans to construct an additional berth at the Port of Berbera, in line with the Berbera master plan which DP World has started implementing, while adding new equipment to further improve the efficiencies and productivity of the port.[43]

The agreement comes as part of a larger government-to-government memorandum of understanding between the Government of the United Arab Emirates and the Government of Somaliland to further strengthen their strategic ties.[44] Somalia's attempts to obstruct and block the deal were frustrated and failed to stop the project from commencing.[45]

DP World Dakar

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On 3 January 2022, construction began on the US$1.13 billion deep-water port at Ndayane, around 50 km (31 miles) south of the Senegalese capital Dakar, when President Macky Sall laid the foundation stone. DP World Dakar is a joint venture between DP World and the Port Authority of Dakar. The first phase of the project will include 840 metres of quay and a 5 kilometres marine channel designed to handle 366-metre vessels. The second phase will add 410 metres of container quay and further dredging to handle 400-metre vessels.[46]

Russo-Ukrainian War

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Because of company's continued business with Russia amid Russian invasion of Ukraine, DP World is listed among International Sponsors of War by Ukrainian National Agency on Corruption Prevention.[47]

Sport sponsorship

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DP World sponsored the European Tour's season ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, played at Jumeirah Golf Estates.[48] DP World also supported the Hong Kong Open and the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club. In November 2021, DP World invested US$400 million in the European Tour to become the tour's new title sponsor, with the tour being renamed as the DP World Tour.[49][50]

In the 2020 Formula One Season, DP World and Renault F1 Team have signed an agreement making DP World the Global Logistics Partner and title sponsor for Renault, renaming the team as Renault DP World F1 Team.[51]

In the 2020 season of the Indian Premier League, DP World is the Global Logistics Partner for the Royal Challengers Bangalore team.[52]

DP World sponsored the yacht Maiden on her world tour 2021–24.[53]

Dubai Turf is also sponsored by DP World in 2022.

DP World was also the title sponsor for 2022 Asia Cup.

DP World has signed a deal to become the title sponsor of the ILT20 for five years.[54]

DP World announced a partnership agreement with McLaren in February 2023. DP World will also become the lead partner of McLaren APEX, McLaren’s off-track business-to-business event programme, promoting influential collaborations across McLaren’s expansive partner network and beyond.[55]

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