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DP World continues expansion across Europe as part of multimodal supply chain ambitions
DP World, a global leader in supply chain solutions, has embarked on a significant growth strategy across its European operations, including a phased expansion of the Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) terminal, in agreement with its co-shareholders CMACGM/Terminal Link, HMM and MOL and the Port of Rotterdam Authority.
The first phase included an extra berth for deep-sea activities and, in addition to further capacity expansion, a focus on future-oriented facilities in which automation, sustainability and connectivity are central. With a total investment of approximately €500 million, the expansion plans initially included civil works, quay cranes, storage modules with automatic stacking cranes and guided vehicles. The berth is expected to be operational at the end of Q4 2025 with a commercial rollout in 2026.
DP World’s rapid expansion across its European portfolio, with plans underway at six of the company’s 10 deeppsea terminals across the continent, responds to customer demands for faster, more resilient solutions. As the world contends with rising inflation, the increased cost of living and geopolitical uncertainties, DP World is evolving its operations to futureproof its and customers’ businesses against future supply chain shocks.
Central to the expansion strategy is DP World’s transformation to an end-to-end supply chain partner. The aim is to lead global trade into a more resilient, efficient and sustainable future for customers.
At Antwerp World Gateway, the latest milestone in a €200 million expansion plan saw the unveiling of three new quay cranes in April. The cranes, which can handle up to a width of 26 container rows on a ship, and join a strong network of 10 cranes at the DP World terminal on the eastern side of the Deurganck dock. The ongoing enhancements, including increased leveraging of digital technology and automation, have significantly strengthened container stacking abilities and increased throughput capacity to 3.5 million TEUs annually.
May marked three new openings in Romania - a state-of-the-art RO-RO terminal, a project cargo terminal for heavy, large and complex cargo in Constanta and an intermodal logistics hub connecting rail and road in Aiud. These developments underscore DP World’s unwavering commitment to boost trade and enable economic growth throughout the region.
Strategically situated at the Black Sea port, the newly opened RO-RO terminal is part of a 119,000 sqm multimodal transport terminal, complete with extensive storage facilities. Its establishment follows a substantial commitment made in May 2023 by the Ministry of Transport and European Union to support Constanta’s transformation into a global trade hub, with a cash injection of €38
million. It joins a further multimodal terminal in the north-west of the country at Aiud, which links them to neighbouring countries and the wider continent and, together, increases cargo flow by around two million tonnes per annum.
Expansion efforts extend further beyond the ports in Romania and Belgium, encompassing strategic investments in key ports including London Gateway in the UK, Yarimca in Turkiye, and Novi Sad in Serbia. Notably, in the UK, GBP 350 million is being invested to create a new fourth berth at the London Gateway logistics hub, boosting the local economy by bolstering supply chain resilience and increasing capacity to accommodate the world’s largest vessels. In Turkiye, DP World have collaborated with Evyap Group to develop a strategic equity partnership between Yarimca Port and the Evyap Port, with aims to enhance and grow trade infrastructure by focusing on improving container port facilities and enhancing efficiencies in the key Marmara gateway market.
Meanwhile, in Novi Sad, on the other side of the continent, DP World is investing in the construction of a new container terminal, vertical quay and silo, to support the Serbian agricultural industry.
Investment doesn’t just lie at coastal ports and terminals. In Europe, DP World is also realising its end-to-end multimodal logistics ambitions through investment in its inland terminals. The company’s 13 sites, which sit across Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and the Alsace region of France and Romania and Serbia, are interconnected by a network of road, rail, and barge solutions and represent a crucial cornerstone in DP World's overarching strategy to enhance supply chain resilience and sustainability. In fact, rail or barge solutions are now available at virtually all of DP World’s European terminals, reflecting efforts to provide more resilience and sustainability and do away with supply chain vulnerabilities.
Through its commitment to expansion in the region, DP World aims to be better equipped to serve its customers with an extensive and diversified transport network across the valuable European market. By focusing on expanding their footprint, DP World aims to significantly boost overall throughput, supply chain resilience, efficiency and sustainability, and ensuring comprehensive end-to-end logistics solutions.
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