THE WORLD'S LEADING PROVIDER OF SMART LOGISTICS
We are the leading provider of worldwide smart end-to-end supply chain & logistics solutions, enabling the flow of trade across the globe. Our comprehensive range of products and services covers every link of the integrated supply chain – from maritime and inland terminals to warehousing services and industrial parks as well as technology-driven customer solutions.
We deliver these services through an interconnected global network of 295 business units in 78 countries across six continents, with a significant presence both in high-growth and mature markets. Wherever we operate, we integrate sustainability and responsible corporate citizenship into our activities, striving for a positive contribution to the economies and communities where we live and work.
In India, DP World handles a quarter of the country’s total container trade volumes. DP World has an extensive portfolio of Express & Third-Party Logistics Services, Rail Services, Ports & Terminals, Economic Zones, Inland Rail Terminals, Container Freight Stations, Cold Chain, and Feeder Services. We provide best-in-class supply chain & logistics solutions across all modes of transportation, all types of warehousing, and all types of bulk, domestic, EXIM, and temperature-controlled cargoes.
Timeline of DP World India Journey
1997 Pilot Public-Private Partnership with Government of India In 1997 we collaborated with the Government of India through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to take the country’s Export & Import (EXIM) trade to new horizons of growth. Through this historic partnership at India’s largest gateway port – Jawaharlal Nehru Port Terminal (JNPT), Mumbai – we became the first private container terminal operator in India. | |
1999 DP World Ports & Terminals Nhava Sheva We commenced operations of Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT) at JNPT, Mumbai in 1999. We built state-of-the-art infrastructure and brought cutting-edge technology to the country’s largest container port. | |
2001 DP World Ports & Terminals Chennai We added the Chennai Container Terminal (CCT) to our portfolio in 2001. Equipped with a Container Freight Station with 6,500 sq. m. of covered area, it caters to southern India’s container market of 4.5 million TEUs and also enables transshipment of cargo to hinterland destinations such as Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kochi, Pondicherry and the wider region. | |
2003 DP World Ports & Terminals Mundra Commencing operations in 2003, the Mundra Port in Gujarat allowed us to give our customers access to trade opportunities in north and northwest India. Mundra International Container Terminal (MICT) was the first greenfield project in a Minor Port to offer container terminal services. The terminal has an integrated Container Freight Station (CFS) of 20 hectares, an enclosed warehousing space of 1.9 hectares, and an open container yard of 9.95 hectares. | |
2005 DP World Ports & Terminals Kochi India’s first and only transshipment terminal at the port of Kochi was set up in 2005. With an investment of USD 243 million, India Gateway Terminal Private Limited (IGTPL) serves as the gateway to the vast industrial and agricultural markets of the south and west. | |
2007 More than a terminal operator: DP World’s integrated supply chain solutions In keeping with our endeavor to reach out to customers beyond terminal gates and offer integrated supply chain solutions, we invested in seven brand-new BLC rakes that commenced operations in 2007. Today, we have added many more rakes to our fleet, which connect major hinterland depots across Delhi NCR, Ludhiana and Ahmedabad to key gateway ports on the West Coast. | |
2013 Expansion at JNPT, Mumbai In 2013 we signed a concession agreement to build the Nhava Sheva (India) Gateway Terminal (NSIGT), our second container terminal at JNPT, embarking on a capacity expansion drive. Semi-automated and equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure and digital technology, the container terminal commenced operations in 2015. | |
2017 DP World became the first container port operator in India to successfully handle 50 million TEUs of cargo. We consolidated our existing ports and rail assets through the creation of Hindustan Ports Private Limited (HPPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of DP World. | |
2018 Multifold expansion of services We created Hindustan Infralog Private Limited (HIPL), a USD 3 billion investment platform in partnership with the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) for the development of the logistics sector in India. We acquired a 90% stake in the logistics company Continental Warehousing Corporation Nhava Sheva Limited (CWCNSL) and Delex Cargo India Private Limited, its wholly owned subsidiary. We also acquired Winter Logistics Private Limited, adding cold storage warehousing and transportation to our portfolio. We also won the bid for the construction of the Free Trade & Warehousing Zone (FTWZ) at JNPT, Mumbai. | |
2019 DP World acquired a 76% stake in Kribhco Infrastructure Limited (KRIL) in India, adding three more inland rail terminals to our portfolio and the capability to operate double stack rail operations. | |
| 2020 We entered new business segments with Freight Forwarding, Contract Logistics and Domestic Rail services. | |
| 2021 DP World launched our digital logistics platform CARGOES.com, offering a broad array of digital logistics products including trade finance. | |
| 2022 We extended our partnership with the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), making it a shareholder in HPPL. |