Dubai - Mubasher: DP World chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem met top officials from India’s Tata Group to discuss matters of mutual concern and explore investment and cooperation opportunities, according to a company statement released on Wednesday.
Dubai-based ports operator World operates across 40 countries and provides industry-leading services including the Jebel Ali model of integrated port and free zone.
“Tata Group have been an integral part of India’s growth story for 150 years and we also have a deep-rooted relationship with India that has recently expanded our horizons to develop logistics infrastructure,” Bin Sulayem said.
The world's fourth-biggest ports operator has major business interests in India, which includes six container terminals, Inland Container Depots (ICD), warehouses, and container rail freight services.
“We aim to share insights on our successful business model in line with the Dubai government’s 2021 policy, and the UAE's post-oil strategy to create a sustainable knowledge-based economy,” the chairman commented.
Indian container imports at Jebel Ali Port grew annually to 254,000 Twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2017 from 205,000 TEUs in 2013.
With 114 units, the Tata Group operates on six continents and exports its products and services to over 80 countries.
