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DP World revenue jumps 13.1% despite disruption to Middle East trade flows. Global growth offsets weaker Jebel Ali traffic while DP World plans $3 billion investment Last updated: August 13, 2026 | 11:14 Dubai: DP World's revenue rose 13.1% to $12.7 billion in the first half of 2026, with growth across its global ports, logistics and marine businesses helping offset lower activity at Jebel Ali following disruption to Middle East trade flows. Jebel Ali remains fully operational and has suffered no physical damage, DP World said, although the regional conflict has temporarily reduced vessel traffic through the port. The company has expanded inland connectivity and introduced other measures across its regional network to keep critical cargo moving. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here. Revenue increased from $11.2 billion in the first half of 2025, while adjusted EBITDA stood at $2.86 billion, down 5.6% from $3.03 billion a year earlier. Growth outside Jebel Ali. Container volumes excluding Jebel Ali increased 5.4% on a reported basis and 6.5% on a like-for-like basis, supported by growth across Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Americas. SPONSORED LINKS BY PROJECT AGORA Gross container throughput across the entire group reached 42.8 million twenty-foot equivalent units during the first six months, down 5.7% from 45.4 million TEUs a year earlier. Excluding Jebel Ali, throughput increased to 39.7 million TEUs from 37.7 million. In the UAE, we are expanding our gateway network with two new terminals in Fujairah, extending the Jebel Ali ecosystem through an integrated supply chain. This will provide cargo owners with greater flexibility, more choice and enhanced supply chain resilience, while reinforcing our confidence in the UAE's future as a leading global trade and logistics hub. Essa Kazim, Chairman of DP World Fujairah to expand UAE gateway network. DP World is planning two new terminals in Fujairah under a 50-year concession, extending its UAE gateway network beyond Jebel Ali and giving cargo owners another route through the country. The company said the terminals will form part of an integrated supply chain linked to the wider Jebel Ali ecosystem, with the aim of giving customers more flexibility in moving goods through the UAE. $3 billion investment planned this year. DP World invested $1.5 billion across its global portfolio during the first half and expects total capital expenditure of about $3 billion in 2026. Investment is being directed towards new capacity and trade infrastructure in markets including the UAE, UK, India, Saudi Arabia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. "Excluding Jebel Ali, Container volumes increased by 6.5% on a like-for-like basis, and adjusted EBITDA increased by 9.7%, with growth across Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe," said DP World Group CEO Yuvraj Narayan. "This performance reflects the strength of our global network and our ability to provide cargo owners with efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions." Narayan said the company continues to focus on capital allocation, costs and operational efficiency while maintaining its balance sheet and liquidity position. DP World said near-term uncertainty remains, but the company continues to have a positive medium- to long-term view of global trade, supported by its international network and expanding logistics business. Nivetha Dayanand is Assistant Business Editor at Gulf News, where she spends her days unpacking money, markets, aviation, and the big shifts shaping life in the Gulf. Before returning to Gulf News, she launched Finance Middle East, complete with a podcast and video series. Her reporting has taken her from breaking spot news to long-form features and high-profile interviews. Nivetha has interviewed Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed Al Saud, Indian ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and N. Chandrababu Naidu, IMF's Jihad Azour, and a long list of CEOs, regulators, and founders who are reshaping the region's economy. An Erasmus Mundus journalism alum, Nivetha has shared classrooms and newsrooms with journalists from more than 40 countries, which probably explains her weakness for data, context, and a good follow-up question. When she is away from her keyboard (AFK), you are most likely to find her at the gym with an Eminem playlist, bingeing One Piece, or exploring games on her PS5. Get updates on topics you choose. YOU MAY LIKE

The UAE has announced $168 billion for Africa's ports and minerals. The continent now has to decide what it keeps. 10 August 2026 03:49 PM The UAE has built one of the continent's largest investment pipelines across ports, mines, farms and renewable energy. The next stage is whether those projects leave African countries with infrastructure, processing capacity and local businesses that can outlast the deal. UAE-backed logistics groups are expanding their presence across African ports, inland terminals and trade corridors. * The Financial Times reported that UAE entities have announced more than $168 billion in African projects since 2017, across mining, ports, agriculture and green energy. * DP World and Abu Dhabi Ports are expanding their footprint across African trade routes, linking ports, inland terminals and logistics networks. * The consequence is whether African countries turn foreign capital into shared infrastructure, industrial capacity and local suppliers, or simply speed up exports of raw materials and goods. Read also. The United Arab Emirates has become one of the most important foreign investors in African ports, mines, agriculture and green energy. Its companies are moving beyond individual projects into the infrastructure that connects mines, factories and farms to international markets. DP World is expanding Mozambique's Maputo port and developing the Democratic Republic of Congo's first deep-water port, while other Emirati groups are pursuing energy and mining opportunities across the continent. The attraction for African governments is clear. New ports, roads, power projects and logistics networks can reduce trade costs and help countries move more goods. The record of Gulf investment across the continent has also made the UAE a serious rival to China, Europe and the United States for strategic assets. A recent Financial Times analysis found that UAE entities have announced more than $168 billion in projects in Africa since 2017. The projects span mining, ports, agriculture and green energy. The figure is an announced pipeline, not a measure of money that has already entered African economies, and some projects have faced delays or not progressed. Ports are becoming the centre of the contest. The biggest consequence of the UAE's expansion is control over the routes through which African commodities and imports move. DP World operates or is developing ports, inland terminals and free zones in 13 African countries, according to the Financial Times. That makes logistics more than a transport story. A port concession can lower shipping delays and improve access to global markets. It can also give a foreign operator a central position in trade corridors that link exporters, manufacturers and consumers. African countries are already weighing competing Gulf bids for strategic port assets. Saudi Arabia's interest in a Cape Town terminal shows how Gulf capital is now competing for the infrastructure that shapes regional trade. The value is not only at the port. The same question applies to the UAE's interest in minerals and energy. Countries with critical minerals are trying to avoid an old pattern in which raw material leaves the country while refining, manufacturing and the higher-value customer relationships sit elsewhere. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah signed new cooperation agreements covering energy, mining, infrastructure and critical minerals during talks in Beijing. Governments can negotiate for local processing, training, reliable power and procurement from domestic companies alongside royalties and export earnings. Ports can help make those commitments real if they serve local producers as well as mines and export projects. A new terminal linked only to a foreign-owned mine can make raw-material exports faster. A terminal connected to industrial zones, rail networks and local suppliers can lower costs for manufacturers, farmers and smaller exporters. The UAE's investment push gives African governments another source of capital at a time when infrastructure financing remains difficult. It also gives them more leverage. Competition between Gulf investors, China, Europe and the United States gives governments room to compare offers on ownership, employment, local content and access to shared infrastructure. The outcome will be decided project by project. Announced investment can create jobs and trade capacity, but it does not automatically create domestic industry. The countries that retain more value will be those that secure clear terms before port concessions, mining rights and long-term supply contracts are signed.

DP World is expanding its Western European operations as global supply chain pressures mount. The Dubai-based logistics company will build a €100 million hub at the Port of Antwerp focusing on pharmaceuticals and fresh produce. It's also acquiring six warehouses from Connecticut's GXO that serve UK and Northern Ireland supermarket chains. The expansion comes as activity at DP World's Jebel Ali port in Dubai has plunged 90% following the Strait of Hormuz closure amid the Iran conflict, according to the Financial Times. To reduce reliance on the waterway, the company plans to develop two terminals on the UAE's east coast.