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    Dubai’s DP World shows how to connect the world

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    Dubai’s DP World shows how to connect the world

    Beyond containers, Dubai logistics giant keeps global trade moving with e-commerce


    Published:  May 16, 2021 14:01 Jay Hilotin, Senior Assistant Editor  and  Devadasan K P, Chief Visual Editor

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    RICH MARITIME TRADITION: The sea and all things maritime is etched in Dubai's DNA. Pearls have been traded in Dubai since as early as the 7th century. Born as a city on the sea to become a city of merchants, Dubai’s association with the maritime industry has stretched across time. Maritime trade was the original growth engine of Dubai's economy. Jebel Ali Port in 1984. Image Credit: WAM
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    Port Rashid in 1971. In 1972, DP World began with a single port, Port Rashid in Dubai in the UAE. Seven years later, in 1979, Dubai opened its second port, in Jebel Ali. By 1991 these two original Dubai ports were combined to create the larger Dubai Ports Authority. Image Credit: Gulf News File
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    EXPANSION: Jebel Ali Port was Sheikh Rashid’s answer to the unprecedented rate at which Dubai's trade was expanding. The visionary leader understood that Dubai was located at the crossroads between the east and the west and an efficient logistics facility would turn it into a gateway to a growth-hungry region. It was future proofing at its very best. Image Credit: Gulf News File
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    NEW AGE OF TRADE AND COMMERCE: It was with this in mind that in 1975 Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum decided that as the UAE's non-oil trading centre, Dubai needed to be brought into a new age of trade and commerce. Image Credit: Gulf News Archive
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    QUEEN'S VISIT IN 1979. Since then, Dubai has grown from strength to strength. What eventually became DP World added numerous ports and terminals to its roster — from ports in Saudi Arabia and the UK to Romania and India, and as well as others on six continents. Image Credit: Gulf News Archive
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    QUEEN ELIZABETH ON A TOUR OF THE DUBAI CREEK. Jebel Ali Port formally opened on February 26, 1979. Image Credit: Gulf News Archive
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    FIRST SHIP TO CALL: The first ship to call Jebel Ali Port was the ‘HMY Britannia’ with Queen Elizabeth II on board. Image Credit: Gulf News Archive
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    THEN AND NOW: Jebel Ali port in 1980. Since then, Dubai has built up to be the largest seaport in the Middle East and remains in the ranks of the Top 10 container ports of the world. Image Credit: Gulf News File
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    In 1975, the late Dubai ruler, Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum decided that as the UAE's non-oil trading centre Dubai needed to be brought into a new age of trade and commerce. Did you know that JAFZA is also home to several thousands of blue-collared workers in the freezone. Worker accommodations are available within JAFZA. In fact, there are over 4,850 rooms in Jafza North and over 4,600 rooms in Jafza South within close proximity to mosques, shops, supermarkets, laundry services, tennis court, volleyball court, football court and cricket court. Such is the advanced logistics and infrastructure within the development. Image Credit: Supplied
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    SINGLE PORT: In 1972, it began with a single port, Port Rashid in Dubai in the UAE. Seven years later, in 1979, Dubai opened its second port, in Jebel Ali. By 1991 these two original Dubai ports were combined to create the larger Dubai Ports Authority. Image Credit: Supplied
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    A SEAFARER'S VIEW OF DUBAI: Dubai's skyline has changed over the decades. The UAE posted a per capita GDP of $31,947 in 2020, according to Statista. Dubai contributed $102.67 billion to the country's GDP in 2018, and constitutes the UAE's commercial platform, mostly due to its port and airport infrastructures. Image Credit: Courtesy: DP World
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    JEBEL ALI PORT IS BORN. On February 26, 1979 Jebel Ali Port opened, with the British royal yacht, “HMY Britannia” with Queen Elizabeth II on board entering the new port to inaugurate it, 40 km south of Dubai. It was the largest man-made harbour in the world visible to the naked eye from space. Image Credit: WAM
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    TERMINAL 3: In 2014, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, opened Terminal 3, with a capacity of 4 million TEU. It’s one of the largest and most technologically advanced anywhere, with remotely operated quay cranes, automated gantry cranes to stack container boxes and robotic ITVs (Internal Transfer Vehicles). Jebel Ali Port can simultaneously handle 18 container ships, including those of 20,000 TEU capacity and above. Image Credit: Gulf News Archives
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    INCREASING FOOTPRINT: Since then, its has has grown from strength to strength, adding numerous ports and terminals to its roster — from ports in Saudi Arabia and the UK to Romania and India, and as well as others on six continents. Image Credit: Gulf News Archive
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    GLOBAL OPERATIONS: DP World Ltd now operates 78 marine and inland terminals, and supported by 50 related businesses. Operations are conducted in over 40 countries. DP World employs a global staff, with 50,000 employees from about 110 nations. Image Credit: Supplied
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    PORTFOLIO: Today, 49 years later, the Dubai-based company has become one of the world’s largest port terminal operators. It handled more than 19.1 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent unit, the unit used to measure cargo capacity for container ships and container terminals) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the last quarter of 2020, up 7.6%. In 2020, the company handled 71.2 million TEUs, a 0.2% increase despite the pandemic, though volume was initially down 3.9% in the first half. Image Credit: Supplied
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    SPIKE IN CONTAINER VOLUME: In the first quarter of 2021, DP World handled 18.9 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals, a 10.2% year-on-year on a reported basis and up 9.6% up on a like-for-like basis. Image Credit: Gulf News Archives
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    STRONG START TO 2021: Dubai’s Jebel Ali (UAE) terminal handled 3.5 million TEU in the first quarter of 2021, up 2.6% year-on-year. The first quarter witnessed a "strong" start to the year with the company’s terminals in India and Australia being the key drivers of growth, the company said. Image Credit:
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    ADDING VALUE: Anywhere DP World is present, its people and operations add value and long-lasting positive impact on economies and society through the harbours, terminals and container ports it operates. Image Credit: Supplied
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    CARGO HANDLING EXPERTISE: Through the years, its globe-spanning network of ports and terminals, parks and economic zones, maritime services and logistics business help customers handle their cargo movement — from points of production to points of sale in an almost unrivalled efficiency. Image Credit: Gulf News File
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    FORAY INTO E-COMMERCE, FIRST AFRICA...AND THEN THE WORLD: DP World earlier this month (May 2021) made an audacious entry into the online world through ‘Dubuy’. The ecommerce platform is going live in key African markets, where digital commerce is underserved, and then scaled up to other parts of the world. Image Credit: Dubay.com
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    CONNECTING THE DOTS: This job of “connecting the dots” on the world map — moving raw materials, finished products — is no mean feat. Throughout its nearly 50-year history DP World demonstrated the ability to continuously improve across its global network of ports and terminals, processes and technology. Image Credit: DP World Website

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