DP World has expanded its GCC logistics operations with the acquisition of 700 trucks, strengthening its road freight network to provide customers with faster, more reliable, and efficient cargo transportation across the region.
The investment forms part of DP World’s long-term strategy to develop an integrated logistics ecosystem that seamlessly connects ports, terminals, economic zones, and digital platforms.
By strengthening these links, the company aims to deliver end-to-end supply chain solutions that enhance efficiency, improve connectivity, and provide customers with greater visibility and reliability across the movement of goods.
Ahmad Yousef Al-Hassan, CEO and Managing Director, DP World GCC, said that, “This is a long-term investment in our multimodal network and the customers that trade in the GCC. As regional demand grows, we are scaling our capabilities to provide customers with an integrated network they can depend on at every stage.”
The fleet will add up to 35,000 truck trips a month, supporting both domestic and cross-border trucking for DP World’s customer base in the GCC. The fleet will cater to first, middle, and last mile requirements across the region and support the efficient movement of containerized and non-containerized cargo.
DP World scales up sustainable road freight
Raveen Guliani, COO – Logistics, DP World GCC, stated that, “Our customers want certainty, reliability, efficiency, and more sustainable supply chain solutions. The capability to move goods, containers, vehicles, and perishables across our connected network of warehouses and ports provides exactly that. These new trucks are fuel-efficient and meet the Euro V emissions standard, and we will explore green-energy vehicles in the future.”
According to the statement, the new trucks are being deployed progressively across the operation. They complement DP World’s current network fleet capacity, which has scaled to around 3,000 truck movements per day across the region.
In recent months, DP World has opened fast-track bonded corridors connecting east coast gateways directly into Jebel Ali Port, established a bonded corridor from Sohar in Oman, and leveraged Red Sea routing options through Jeddah Islamic Port’s South Container Terminal, routing more than 350,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) overland following maritime disruption.
