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DP World Moves 1 Million TEU via Land Corridors Amid Hormuz Disruption

DP World has handled over 1 million TEU using alternative multimodal land corridors to bypass maritime disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. Container shipping rates between China and Dubai rose sharply from $2,000 to between $10,000 and $12,000 per box due to the rerouting.

Published Source: Seatrade Maritime News
Illustration: Editorial photograph of long rows of commercial freight trucks lined up at an intermodal container logistics terminal near Jebel Ali, lo
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DP World confirmed on November 11, 2026, that it has handled more than 1 million TEU through alternative multimodal land corridors to bypass maritime disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by Seatrade Maritime News.

Speaking at a media briefing in Dubai, Ahmad Yousef Al-Hassan, CEO of DP World GCC, stated that the operator scaled a managed trucking fleet to 3,000 units to shuttle cargo from East Coast ports to Jebel Ali. The logistics rerouting has driven container freight rates between China and Dubai from $2,000 up to between $10,000 and $12,000 per box.

DP World coordinated with authorities in Oman and the UAE to maintain the flow of Chinese manufactured goods into Gulf markets. Al-Hassan noted that the disruption emphasizes the critical need to accelerate cross-border GCC rail connectivity.

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