Gulftainer US affiliate receives heavy fine

Sharjah Ports, Customs and Free Zones Authority and Gultainer have reached agreement to extend the latter’s core interests in the Emirate for 35 years

Gulftainer will invest up to $600M at the Port of Wilmington, Delaware, including a new 1.2M TEU container terminal.

Dubai-based DP World is one of the world’s leading operators of container terminals, running 78 marine and inland terminals in 30 countries.

This month, Gulftainer signed an agreement through its US subsidiary GT USA Wilmington LLC, with the Diamond State Port Corporation (DSPC)
in Delaware to build a new container terminal at DuPont’s former Edgemoor site on the Delaware River in Wilmington.

The year has started well for the Middle East region, with volumes on several trades well up year-on-year, and box ports posting robust throughput performances

Adnoc Logistics and Services, the shipping and services arm of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), has signed a contract with Borouge, a leading producer of high-value polymers for the plastics industry, to handle its Ruwais container terminal operations. Adnoc takes over from Sharjah-based Gulftainer