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    • Wednesday, 9 August, 2023
      Tanzania
      Tanzania accused of silencing critics over port deal with Dubai

      Lawyers say intergovernmental deal over Dar es Salaam port is too generous to Emirati interests

      Dar es Salaam, shot from above
    • Friday, 19 August, 2022
      P&O Ferries
      P&O Ferries escapes criminal prosecution over mass sackings

      UK Insolvency Service concludes ‘no realistic prospect of conviction’ over treatment of crew

      A demonstration in March against the dismissal of P&O Ferries workers at the terminal in Cairnryan, Scotland
    • Thursday, 18 August, 2022
      P&O Ferries parent DP World reports record profits

      Figures for Dubai-based group come from same period as sackings of crew on UK services

      A demonstration at the port of Portsmouth after P&O Ferries sacked 800 seafarers without notice on March 1
    • Monday, 6 June, 2022
      Lex
      DP World/CDPQ: value of Dubai deal is beyond dubiety Premium content

      Fund set to gain exposure to flagship port in return for generous outlay that will cut logistics group’s debt

      Geese fly over DP World at Southampton, England
    • Monday, 6 June, 2022
      Canadian pension fund makes $2.5bn bet on Dubai Ports

      Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec will take a 22% stake in a joint venture with DP World

      Jebel Ali harbour
    • Friday, 25 March, 2022
      P&O Ferries
      P&O in dispute with pension fund over value of ships guaranteeing debt

      Wide discrepancy in valuations between company and trustees for three ferries pledged against £146mn deficit

    • Tuesday, 22 March, 2022
      P&O Ferries
      P&O Ferries offered payouts of up to £170,000 to sacked crew members

      Company also warns in letter to Kwarteng of possible further round of staff redundancies

      Placards protesting the P&O job cuts
    • Monday, 21 March, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      P&O’s scant regard for employee protections

      Government should rethink relations with ferry operator and its owner

      People hold banners and placards during a demonstration against the sacking of 800 P&O workers
    • Friday, 18 March, 2022
      P&O Ferries
      Regulator probes concerns over P&O Ferries pension payments

      MP calls on watchdog to investigate £146mn debt owed to scheme

    • Friday, 18 March, 2022
      DP World risks UK reputational damage with P&O sackings

      London unlikely to reprimand Dubai-based group that has invested huge sums in Britain

    • Thursday, 17 March, 2022
      Shipping
      P&O Ferries sacks 800 sailors and halts crossings for days

      Unions hit out over lack of consultation as company warns it is not ‘a viable business’

      A P&O cross-Channel ferry at Dover, England
    • Monday, 21 February, 2022
      Hyperloop One
      Virgin Hyperloop axes half its staff to focus on freight

      Pandemic prompted strategic shift for superfast transport system, says company

      Virgin Hyperloop’s experimental transport system propels pods through low-pressure tubes at speeds of up to 670mph
    • Thursday, 14 October, 2021
      Supply chains
      DP World head says supply chain problems could last for two years

      Chair of one of the biggest container port operators cites soaring production and labour costs

      A crane carries a shipping container at a London port
    • Tuesday, 12 October, 2021
      African economy
      UK development arm in $1.7bn joint venture with Dubai operator

      CDC Group to invest $720m for minority stake in project in Egypt, Senegal and Somaliland

    • Tuesday, 30 June, 2020
      Dubai World
      Dubai World ends historic restructuring with final payment

      State-backed conglomerate was at the heart of Gulf state’s debt crisis a decade ago

    • Wednesday, 19 February, 2020
      LexShipping
      DP World: goodbye, sailor Premium content

      Investors should welcome the chance to bail out for a 29% premium to Friday’s $13 undisturbed closing price

    • Monday, 17 February, 2020
      Dubai’s port operator DP World to return to private hands

      Premium offered for shares as group seeks to pay back debt owed by its parent company

    • Tuesday, 22 October, 2019
      Rail
      London station to become freight hub in green goods plan

      Service would help logistics companies avoid emissions and congestion charges

      Cranes move containers at the London Gateway dock in Stanford Le Hope, Essex.
    • Monday, 1 July, 2019
      DP World acquires Topaz Energy & Marine in $1.1bn deal

      Dubai-based ports operator ramps up presence in maritime logistics services

      A worker looks out onto the Ludwigshafen Express container vessel, operated by Hapag-Lloyd AG, as it arrives on the dockside at the container terminal operated by DP World Ltd., at the Port of Southampton, in Southampton, U.K., on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016. Export optimism in the U.K. has risen to the highest in two-and-a-half years thanks to the pound's depreciation since the Brexit vote, according to the Confederation of British Industry. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
    • Thursday, 14 March, 2019
      DP World profits rise by a tenth despite ‘geopolitical challenges’

      Dubai ports operator expects further growth in 2019 following acquisitions

      The Ludwigshafen Express container vessel, operated by Hapag-Lloyd AG, stands sails into the dock at the container terminal operated by DP World Ltd., at the Port of Southampton, in Southampton, U.K., on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016. Export optimism in the U.K. has risen to the highest in two-and-a-half years thanks to the pound's depreciation since the Brexit vote, according to the Confederation of British Industry. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
    • Tuesday, 12 February, 2019
      Brexit
      British port operator readies plan to boost capacity after Brexit

      DP World chief says its London Gateway terminal could quickly raise volumes by 30%

      An employee watches as ship to shore cranes load containers onto the CMA CGM SA Marco Polo container ship at the Port of Southampton, jointly operated by DP World Ltd. and Associated British Ports Holdings Plc, in Southampton, U.K., on Monday, Oct. 14, 2013.
    • Tuesday, 18 December, 2018
      Indian business & finance
      Global port operators jostle for dominance in India

      Singapore’s PSA accuses Maersk and DP World of trying to hinder its growth in Mumbai

      Cargo Ships are docked at the Mumbai Port in India, Sunday September 18, 2005. Indian ports need to double capacity within the next five years to cope with India's rising demand for raw materials while handling increased exports. Photographer: Amit Bhargava/Bloomberg News
    • Monday, 17 December, 2018
      Shipping
      Container storage breakthrough promises to triple ports capacity

      Stacking technology allows operators to access any container without moving others

    • Tuesday, 30 October, 2018
      Special ReportNew Trade Routes: Arab World
      Djibouti row with DP World embodies Horn of Africa power struggle

      Ethiopia’s reforming new leader shakes up regional dynamics

      People stand next to a ship loaded with containers at the Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT) in Djibouti, on July 4, 2018. - East Africa's smallest country Djibouti launched on July 5, the first phase of Africa's biggest free-trade zone, seeking to capitalise on its strategic position on one of the world's busiest trade routes located at the intersection of major international shipping lines connecting Asia, Africa and Europe, the gateway to the Suez canal. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP) (Photo credit should read YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)
    • Monday, 29 October, 2018
      African economy
      Somaliland port development highlights Horn of Africa potential

      Unrecognised state set to benefit from vital position on Red Sea Corridor

      Local fishermen's boats moor at Berbera port of Somaliland on July 21, 2018. - The soporific seaside town of Berbera is slowly transforming as it takes on a major role on the Red Sea shipping route, allowing breakaway Somaliland to dream of prosperity and even recognition. (Photo by MUSTAFA SAEED / AFP) (Photo credit should read MUSTAFA SAEED/AFP/Getty Images)
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