News / DP World's optimism is renewed as it reports growth in container volumes

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DP World struck a more optimistic tone this week as it announced its latest results, with full-year container volumes growing 1.9% year on year.

In October, the terminal operator warned of a deceleration in the market bearing responsibility for a third-quarter year-on-year decline of 1.4%.

But with full-year volumes up, not to mention a marginal decline of 0.1% in Q4, chief executive Ahmed Bin Sulayem appeared optimistic for the year ahead.

“We are pleased to see that our global portfolio has delivered growth ...