Blog and insights

50 years after the first British container ship set sail, we have teamed up with P&O Heritage to look back at one of the greatest revolutions in global trade - and what the next revolution could look like.

The late Easter and May bank holidays will create a lot of short working weeks for UK businesses this year. Let us help you plan for this.

When a well-known furniture brand’s supply chain was under pressure and their customer promise at risk, who did they turn to?

DP World’s businesses in the UK are getting involved in projects to help clean our waterways and make the marine environment healthier.

Article about how DP World's UK infrastructure can support changes that may be brought about by Brexit

Fellowship Blog by Theo Cohn for Lloyd's List

The human diet is changing and fast. The food that populates our plates is coming from an increasingly diverse array of sources and technologies.

Last week was a good one for Jeff Bezos. Amazon’s founder owns 78.83 million share in the tech giant,

“Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.” (Mark Twain 1835 -1910).  In the transport and logistics sector this historical proverb enables the use of those words we fear most: ‘congestion’ and ‘logjam’.

“You’re only as good as your last performance” and this is as true in the world of business as it is in sport. This mantra proved crucial last month when DP World Southampton experienced its busiest month ever.

In August DP World Southampton experienced a greater demand on its Vehicle Booking System (VBS) and landside operations as our customers arranged to collect their containers. To some customers and their hauliers trying to book, it also appeared that vehicle appointments had become unavailable.

Logistics sector turns the seasons upside down