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DP World to invest US$ 414mn in new fourth berth at London Gateway Logistics Hub
Move to strengthen UK’s Supply Chain
DP World recently announced that it will begin work in October 2021 on a new fourth berth at its London Gateway logistics hub to increase supply chain resilience and create more capacity for the world’s largest vessels.
The £300mn (US$ 414mn) sum which builds on the £2bn (US$ 2.76bn) investment DP World has made in Britain over the last decade and represents the next step by the leading global provider of smart logistics in delivering integrated supply chain solutions for customers.
“As a central pillar of Thames Freeport, London Gateway’s new fourth berth will allow even more customers to benefit from world class ports and logistics, with unrivalled global connectivity, on the doorstep of Europe’s largest consumer market,” remarked Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO, DP World.
“Our new freeports will create national hubs of trade, innovation and commerce, and attract more investment to regenerate communities and level up the UK,” said Rishi Sunak, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer.
In the first six months of 2021 London Gateway saw record throughput of 888,000 TEU, more than 23 per cent increase on the previous best performance for the first half of a year. The new fourth berth will raise capacity by a third and completion will coincide with the delivery of a new wave of 24,000 TEU vessels in 2023/2024, which will all be operated between Asia and Europe, a press communiqué concluded.
DP World and FESCO to jointly study development Northern Sea Route
Northern Route will increase resilience in global trade and reduce shipping time between East Asia and North-West Europe
DP World has agreed to jointly study with FESCO, Russia’s largest intermodal transport operator, the technical and economic conditions for developing a new container berth in the far east of Russia, according to a press communiqué.
The new berth will help to expand Vladivostok Commercial Seaport as a major transshipment hub connecting cargo from countries in East Asia to North-West Europe via the Northern Sea Route. It follows an earlier agreement between DP World and Rosatom to explore sustainable development of the route, which will increase the resilience of global trade.
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO, DP World, signed the agreement at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok with Andrey Severilov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, FESCO.
“The Northern Sea Route will increase the resilience of world trade. It has great potential to develop economic activity and prosperity in Russia’s far north. It must be done sustainably to protect the pristine waters of the Arctic,” affirmed Bin Sulayem.
“We are delighted to be working closely with a company such as DP World that is handling roughly 10 percent of the global container traffic,” asserted Severilov.
The berth in Vladivostok is part of the infrastructure needed for full development of the northern route. Under the plan cargo will be brought to Vladivostok by feedering ships and rail from countries in East Asia and loaded onto Arctic-class container ships.
Murmansk will be further developed as a trans-shipment hub in the west to connect cargo to ports in North- Western Europe. DP World’s feedering operations will serve both Vladivostok and Murmansk offering faster and cleaner cargo transport solutions to customers and improving supply chain resilience.
The Northern Sea Route will allow DP World to continue to offer customers end-to-end logistics solutions.
A record 33mn tonnes of cargo was carried along the route in 2020 and Russia has set a target of 80mn tonnes by 2024. The project cuts some 4,000 nautical miles from voyages between East Asia and North-Western Europe, cutting shipping time by around two weeks and reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
DP World, UAE Region adopts Zodiac Training to improve Supply Chain efficiencies
DP World, UAE Region has introduced the ZODIAC training programme, led by in-house Emirati calibres in The Ports and Terminals Training Centre (P&TTC).
The programme accredited by City & Guilds is now a recognised benchmark for effective training programmes to improve supply chain utilisation globally.
This announcement comes post the successful implementation of the ZODIAC automation system in Jebel Ali Port’s Container Terminal 3 (CT3), and exclusively training employees on effectively operating the automated system on 16 different areas using 18 internally integrated systems.
The primary aim of the training program is to bridge the users’ knowledge gap and spread awareness of the capabilities provided by ZODIAC to businesses and companies, enabling them to better access the supply chain. The training will also target customers, agents, contractors, consultants and other stakeholders.
“In DP World, UAE Region, we have always emphasised on automation and digital transformation. The cornerstone in building these capabilities is by qualifying our employees and users so they can benefit from our digital systems and adopt them in their operations and transactions,” affirmed Mohammad Belshalat, Director–Operations Support, DP World, UAE Region.
The ZODIAC digital system also manages the rail and inland container depot (ICD), provides full fleet management and offers control to the container freight station. Additionally, it provides real-time container location tracking, clearance, and delivery with billing systems, all supported by the Internet of Things.
