Dubai Ports and DPI Terminals merge

Dubai Ports Authority (DPA) and DPI Terminals (DPI) have been merged to form DP World in a move aimed at creating one of the largest port operators in the world.

Last updated: September 29, 2005 | 01:00

By Kokila Jacob, Staff Reporter

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Dubai Ports Authority (DPA) and DPI Terminals (DPI) have been merged to form DP World in a move aimed at creating one of the largest port operators in the world.

The Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (Jafza) and its global arm, Jafza International, have been fused into a single entity the Jafza and Business Parks.

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From left: Mohammad Sharaf, Chief Executive Officer of DP World; Jamal Majid Bin Thaniah, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Ports and Free Zones and CEO of Dubai Ports and Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority; Sultan Ahmad Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman, Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, and Salma Hareb, Chief Executive Officer of Jafza and Business Parks, at the unveiling of the new logo of DP World at the Madinat Jumeirah hotel.

The Dubai Ports and Jafza has been formed as a new regulator to oversee the regulation and administration of Dubai's port and free zone operations.

A Board of Ports and Free Zones has also been formed to oversee the development of the ports and free zone businesses.

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