Bananas in refrigerated containers will arrive in Southampton this week as part of a new reefer service DP World is offering fruit suppliers across the globe. Ernst Schulze, UK chief executive of DP World, said: “Following on from last week’s ne…
DP World handled more than one million TEU at London Gateway in the first six months of the year – a record for the port. Between January and June, it saw throughput of 1,013,000 TEU, a 10% increase on its previous best half-yearly performance i…
DP World has announced the arrival of the first ever all-electric terminal tractor at a British port. The Terberg YT203-EV will primarily be used at London Gateway for transporting goods the two-mile distance from the quayside to a distribution …
DP World’s container terminal at Southampton has eliminated fossil diesel from its operations in favour of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), which it estimates will cut 14,000 tons of CO2 annually. The move follows a trial of HVO at the port las…
P&O’s decision to sack 800 workers and suspend services across the Dover Straits without warning has highlighted how vulnerable the UK’s major supply route across the Channel is to being cut off by “boardrooms on the other side of the world”…
Oasis Group has taken on a long-term lease on a 108,973 sq ft warehouse at DP World’s logistics park at London Gateway. Work will begin next spring with the distribution hub due to open in October. It will be built to BREEAM “outstanding” criter…
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget was an “olive branch” for logistics firms who have finally heard some good news from the government, according to parcel delivery service ParcelHero. It claimed that the measures outlined in the speech yesterday w…
DP World has opened an 11.5-acre empty containers park at Southampton to increase storage capacity and help keep customers supply chains moving during the peak pre-Christmas season. The new facility will be able to hold additional empty containe…