New fleet to accelerate cargo movement across Gulf supply chains.
Dubai: DP World has added 700 trucks to its road freight network across the GCC, expanding its capacity to transport cargo between ports, warehouses, economic zones, and final delivery destinations.
The fleet expansion is aimed at supporting businesses with faster and more efficient cargo movement across key supply chain routes in the region.
The investment is expected to add up to 35,000 truck trips each month, strengthening domestic and cross-border cargo movement across the region. The expanded fleet will support first-mile, middle-mile, and last-mile logistics needs, handling both containerised and non-containerised shipments.
DP World said the additional trucks will enable customers to transport goods with greater reliability, efficiency, and flexibility across interconnected trade routes.
Expanding land freight network
The new fleet is part of DP World’s broader strategy to develop an integrated logistics network that connects ports and terminals, economic zones, and digital platforms to create smoother cargo flows across the region.
“This is a long-term investment in our multimodal network and the customers that trade in the GCC,” said Ahmad Yousef Al-Hassan, CEO and Managing Director of DP World GCC. “As regional demand grows, we are expanding our capabilities to deliver an integrated network that customers can rely on at every stage of their supply chains.”
The trucks are being introduced gradually across the business and will add to DP World’s existing regional fleet capacity, which has reached around 3,000 truck movements per day.
The company said the expanded fleet will enhance port-to-door services and support time-sensitive cargo movements, which are increasingly important for retailers, manufacturers, food importers, and businesses transporting goods across multiple Gulf markets.
More options amid shipping disruptions
DP World has been strengthening its overland transport routes in recent months to provide customers with additional options when maritime routes experience pressure or disruptions.
The company has introduced fast-track bonded corridors linking east coast gateways directly to Jebel Ali Port, established a bonded route from Sohar in Oman, and utilised Red Sea alternatives through Jeddah Islamic Port’s South Container Terminal.
These routes enabled the movement of more than 350,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) by land following maritime disruptions, providing cargo owners with alternative solutions to keep shipments moving when sea schedules were affected.
The latest truck investment further strengthens this network, allowing DP World to transport more cargo efficiently between ports, inland logistics hubs, and customer locations across the GCC.
“Our customers are looking for certainty, reliability, efficiency, and more sustainable supply chain solutions. The ability to move goods, containers, vehicles, and perishables across our connected network of warehouses and ports provides exactly that,” said Raveen Guliani, COO – Logistics, DP World GCC. “These new trucks are fuel-efficient and comply with the Euro V emissions standard, while we continue to explore the adoption of green-energy vehicles in the future.”
The Euro V-compliant trucks will strengthen DP World’s road freight operations as the company evaluates future opportunities to introduce greener transport solutions.
DP World said the expanded fleet will provide customers with a larger and more flexible land freight network while enhancing the resilience and efficiency of logistics operations across the GCC.
