DP World is spending big in London

DUBAI. DP World will invest £300 million on a fourth berth at its London Gateway hub. The investment aims to increase supply chain “resilience and create more capacity for the vessels”.

The new funds add to the £2 billion investment that DP World has made in Britain in the last 10 years .

“As a central pillar of Thames Freeport, London Gateway’s new fourth berth will allow customers to benefit from ports and logistics on the doorstep of Europe’s largest consumer market,” said Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO of DP World. “DP World plans to be at the heart of Britain’s trading future and this investment shows that we have the ambition and the resources to boost growth, support businesses, create jobs and improve living standards.”