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DP World expands GCC road freight network
DP World has acquired 700 trucks to expand its road freight network in the GCC. The investment is part of the company’s long-term strategy to build an integrated logistics network that connects ports and terminals, economic zones and digital platforms to give customers end-to-end solutions across the supply chain. The fleet will add up to 35,000 truck trips a month, supporting both domestic and cross-border trucking for DP World’s customer base in the GCC.
According to Raveen Guliani, COO, Logistics, DP World GCC, “Our customers want certainty, reliability, efficiency and more sustainable supply chain solutions. The capability to move goods, containers, vehicles and perishables across our connected network of warehouses and ports provides exactly that. These new trucks are fuel-efficient and meet the Euro V emissions standard and we will explore green-energy vehicles in the future.”
In recent months, DP World has opened fast-track bonded corridors connecting east coast gateways directly into Jebel Ali Port. The company has also established a bonded corridor from Sohar in Oman and developed Red Sea routing options through Jeddah Islamic Port’s South Container Terminal. It is estimated that around 350,000 TEU of container traffic has been rerouted overland following recent maritime disruption in the Gulf region.
