Dubai: Dubai Port World has signed an agreement to operate the Djendjen cargo terminal in Algeria. As per the agreement, a joint UAE-Algeria company will be set up in the first quarter of 2009 to take over operations. The port is expected to see calls from up to two million ships annually.
DP World currently operates 45 terminals, in addition to 13 new developments in the pipeline, across 29 countries. In the first nine months of the year, Djendjen handled 1,760,000 tonnes of cargo up from1,222,000 tonnes seen the year before. [04/11/08]
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