DP World has officially opened its new Doraleh Container Terminal in Djibouti, East Africa - a major port in the Gulf of Aden.
DP World and the Djibouti government established a joint venture in 2000, with DP World being awarded a twenty-year concession to operate the Port of Djibouti, and the joint venture invested in building the nearby Doraleh Container Terminal.
The biggest and most modern terminal in East Africa, the Doraleh terminal can handle 1.2 million TEU per year, with the potential to expand capacity to around three million TEU over time.
With its 18 metre draft and 1,050 metre quay, the terminal can easily accommodate the largest ships in service, including the 15,000 TEU Super-Post-Panamax vessels.