26 Apr 2013
(MENAFN) DP World chairman, Sultan Ahmad Bin Sulayem, stated that the port operator took on 12.8 million twenty-foot equivalent units in the first quarter, a 7-percent drop from a year before, reported Gulf News.
Lower volume numbers were the cause of a decline in container handling in most of the world, except Australasia and the Americas.
The economic depression from developed regions such as Europe and the Americas, have affected trade volumes in the Middle East and Africa.
It’s worth noting that the majority of the trade volumes out of the Middle East are oil exports, which depends on the economic prospect of importing countries
13 Apr 2026
BBK launches the Youth Advisory Council (YAC) to empower youth and advance innovation
08 Apr 2026
BBK awards over BD 1 Million to 273 winners in the February Al Hayrat Grand Prizes draw
01 Mar 2026
BBK activates partial remote working system for its workforce to ensure employee and customer safety and service continuity
24 Feb 2026
BBK discloses its financial results for the year ended 31st December 2025
05 Feb 2026
BBK announces December Al Hayrat Grand Prize winners and another wave of Grand prizes for February
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