South America’s largest and most modern container terminal on the west coast, DP World Callao, was officially inaugurated by Peruvian President Alan García Perez and DP World Chairman Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem.
Global port operator DP World’s newest marine terminal, situated close to Peru’s capital city, Lima, has opened a year ahead of schedule after 27 months of construction following the granting of the concession in July 2006. Also attending the high profile ceremony were the Minister of State of the UAE, Reem Al Hashimy, DP World CEO, Mohammed Sharaf, authorities of the Peruvian Government, representatives of the business community and top executives from DP World. In his speech, DP World Chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem said: “We are pleased and proud that DP World Callao has joined DP World’s global network and look forward to its bright future. We believe Peru to be exemplary in economic and political stability in South America. It is also the ideal entry point for the west coast of South America, which is a dynamic economy with a large cargo market and strong trade growth.”
DP World CEO Mohammed Sharaf added: “DP World helps create opportunities for the communities and economies in which it operates. DP World searches for, trains and employs local talent, and through its work brings in not only containers but more trade, more jobs and more income for the entire economy. This in turn is translated into more income for the government and better services for the people, which means more children going to school and more people accessing vital health care.”
DP World Callao has an operating annual capacity of around 850,000 TEU (twenty foot equivalent container units) and is located in the south zone of the port of Callao, covering an area of 225,000 square metres. Its two berths, each 350 metres with a 16 metre draft, are capable of handling two post-Panamax vessels of around 8,000 TEU at the same time. The terminal has six Super Post Panamax giant gantry cranes, 18 rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) and state-of-the-art information technology. Its construction represents the most important investment in the history of the Peruvian port industry, with hundreds of million dollars invested.
Global Environment award
Meanwhile, DP World’s London Gateway has been recognised for its outstanding commitment to the environment at a prestigious awards ceremony celebrating the best of the international maritime community. The team behind the developing deep-sea container terminal and one of Europe’s largest logistics parks on the Thames estuary in Essex were awarded the Environmental Protection prize in the Lloyd’s List Global Awards ceremony at the Dorchester Hotel in London on September 29. London Gateway’s Chief Executive, Simon Moore, said that the award was recognition of the outstanding hard work that has been put into the environmental management programme at London Gateway.
Global port operator DP World’s newest marine terminal, situated close to Peru’s capital city, Lima, has opened a year ahead of schedule after 27 months of construction following the granting of the concession in July 2006. Also attending the high profile ceremony were the Minister of State of the UAE, Reem Al Hashimy, DP World CEO, Mohammed Sharaf, authorities of the Peruvian Government, representatives of the business community and top executives from DP World. In his speech, DP World Chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem said: “We are pleased and proud that DP World Callao has joined DP World’s global network and look forward to its bright future. We believe Peru to be exemplary in economic and political stability in South America. It is also the ideal entry point for the west coast of South America, which is a dynamic economy with a large cargo market and strong trade growth.”
DP World CEO Mohammed Sharaf added: “DP World helps create opportunities for the communities and economies in which it operates. DP World searches for, trains and employs local talent, and through its work brings in not only containers but more trade, more jobs and more income for the entire economy. This in turn is translated into more income for the government and better services for the people, which means more children going to school and more people accessing vital health care.”
DP World Callao has an operating annual capacity of around 850,000 TEU (twenty foot equivalent container units) and is located in the south zone of the port of Callao, covering an area of 225,000 square metres. Its two berths, each 350 metres with a 16 metre draft, are capable of handling two post-Panamax vessels of around 8,000 TEU at the same time. The terminal has six Super Post Panamax giant gantry cranes, 18 rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) and state-of-the-art information technology. Its construction represents the most important investment in the history of the Peruvian port industry, with hundreds of million dollars invested.
Global Environment award
Meanwhile, DP World’s London Gateway has been recognised for its outstanding commitment to the environment at a prestigious awards ceremony celebrating the best of the international maritime community. The team behind the developing deep-sea container terminal and one of Europe’s largest logistics parks on the Thames estuary in Essex were awarded the Environmental Protection prize in the Lloyd’s List Global Awards ceremony at the Dorchester Hotel in London on September 29. London Gateway’s Chief Executive, Simon Moore, said that the award was recognition of the outstanding hard work that has been put into the environmental management programme at London Gateway.