News / DP World 'well positioned' in tough and uncertain markets, as first-half profits soar

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DP World has reported robust first-half results from its global portfolio of container terminals, saying despite the challenging market, it expects an equally strong performance in H2.

Sales grew by 10.2% in the first six months, compared with the same period of 2015, to $2.094bn, supported by the acquisitions of the Jebel Ali Free Zone in the UAE and the Prince Report container terminal in Canada.

On a like-for-like basis, turnover increased by 2.5%, driven by a 4% improvement in average revenue per ...