Dubai Ports World is moving ahead with its ambitious plans to enhance its operational and logistics capabilities while pursuing sustainable digital growth in the global trade framework. Since the start of this year, the company has announced a series of strategic projects and international expansions with total investments amounting to approximately $4.56 billion.
The distribution of these investments spans several key markets across Africa, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, illustrating the group’s commitment to sustainable growth and balanced expansion on a global scale.
In January 2025, the Peruvian government and Dubai Ports World revealed a new expansion project for the Port of Callao, investing nearly $1 billion, following previous developments completed in 2024 at a cost of $400 million.
The aim of this initiative is to boost exports of grains and vegetables, increasing productivity by 80% through the expansion of berths and the adoption of modern electric operating equipment.
Simultaneously, Dubai Ports World announced a joint investment with NSW Ports in Australia amounting to AUD 400 million (approximately USD 265 million) to expand the railway terminal at Port Botany in Sydney, intending to raise its capacity from 400,000 to 1 million standard containers annually.
By May 2025, the group unveiled a global investment program worth $2.5 billion, which targets the development of key ports in five essential countries. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, work continues on the Banana deep-water port along the Atlantic coast, which will have an annual capacity of 450,000 standard containers. In Senegal, the company is pressing ahead with the development of the new Ndayane port on West Africa’s coastline, with an initial investment of $830 million, poised to handle 1.2 million standard containers annually.
In Ecuador, the group has initiated a wharf expansion project at the Port of Posorja worth $140 million, which will increase its total length to 700 meters, allowing it to accommodate two Post-Panamax vessels simultaneously.
The investment program also covers the United Kingdom, where Dubai Ports World is committing $1 billion to expand the London Gateway, which includes constructing two new shipping berths and an additional railway station to bolster European trade connections.
Construction has commenced on a new container terminal in Tuna Tekra, Gujarat, India, with an investment of $510 million, featuring a berth of 1.1 kilometers long and an annual capacity of 2.19 million standard containers.
This terminal will connect extensive inland areas of India with global markets through an integrated network of roads and railways, facilitating quicker and more efficient access for Indian businesses to international trade chains.
In July 2025, Dubai Ports World signed an agreement with the Syrian government for the redevelopment of the Tartous port under a 30-year Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model, involving an investment of $800 million that includes the establishment of a multipurpose terminal and free industrial and commercial zones to enhance trade connectivity between Syria and the region, thereby supporting regional supply chains.
Alongside its geographical expansions, Dubai Ports World has launched digital and environmental initiatives across various operational sites. At Jebel Ali port, a new fleet of electric trucks has been introduced to transport around 204,000 standard containers annually, further solidifying the group’s commitment to sustainability and emission reduction.