India is a strategic market in the company’s expansion plans

The DP World Group has played a pivotal role in developing the infrastructure for maritime transport and logistical capabilities in India, to establish one of the most prominent international operators in the ports sector in India, consuming about 26% of the container shipping sector.

The Chairman and CEO of the Dubai Ports World Group, Sultan bin Salim, stressed that India represents a pivotal strategic market in the company’s expansion plans in the world, and that its investments there reflect a long -term commitment to contribute to the development of the maritime and logistical transport sector. The “Dubai Ports World” trip in India began in 1997, when it became the first ports partner in the country in the country, with the opening of the Nava Sheva Container Station in Mumbai.

In 2005, “Dubai Ports World” signed an agreement with the Port Authority of “Kushin” in the state of “Kerala” to develop the International Container Station in “Valverdam” with an investment of about 243 million dollars, while in 2013 he witnessed the signing of a franchise contract with the Port Authority of “Jawaher Lal Nehru” with an investment of 200 million dollars, and the opening took place in 2015.

In 2018, “Dubai World Ports” acquired an internal logistical services company working in the transfer of containers, storage and distribution, and in February 2023 it signed a concession agreement with the Dindial Port Authority with an investment of $ 510 million. During the “Gojarat International Summit” in January 2024, “Dubai World Ports” signed five memoranda of understanding with the Gujarat State government with a total value of up to three billion dollars. In addition to its operations in the ports, DP World runs three free trade storage areas, five million square feet of storage spaces, five container shipping stations, and a quick logistical network. Dubai Ports World Group «DPDDRED» announced this month that the start of the construction of the global “Bharat Mart” market, which provides a commercial platform for Indian manufacturers and exporters, enables them to reach global markets. The “Mart Mart” market extends over an area of ​​2.7 million square feet, and it features a strategic location in the free zone of Jabal Ali “Jafza”.