DP World has expanded its automotive logistics capacity to meet growing demand at Jebel Ali Port in the UAE.
DP World has added 13,000 ceu of capacity with the introduction of a 2.6 million sq ft (241,547.9 sq m) vehicle storage yard at terminal 4 of the port. This comes after a strong H1 2025 in vehicle volumes at the port.
The expansion, which includes an 800 m quay that can handle up to three ro-ro vessels concurrently, brings the port’s total storage capacity to 75,000 ceu. With this expansion, ro-ro operations at Jebel Ali have been relocated from terminal 1 to terminal 4. DP World believes that this will both improve berth availability and improve turnaround times.
In the first half of 2025, Jebel Ali handled 545,000 vehicles at the port – up 28 percent year-on-year. Imports made up 65 percent of the total, primarily from China, Japan, Thailand, India and South Korea.
