Global marine terminal operator DP World on December 12th welcomed Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), one of the world’s largest container transportation companies,

as a new customer at Aden Container Terminal (ACT), in Yemen.

Hong Kong-based OOCL has added ACT as a port of call on its new route between the Far East and the Red Sea ports of Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Sokhna in Egypt, where DP World also operates major marine terminals.

Arthur Flynn, General Manager, DP World Aden, said: “We welcome OOCL to our marine terminals in Aden, a historic port strategically located halfway between Asia and Europe. We will continue to work to deliver top quality services that improve efficiency for OOCL and our other valued customers , to the benefit of Yemen’s importers and exporters.”

Captain SC Chan, Managing Director, OOCL West and South Asia Region, said: “We are very pleased to be entering this growing market and to be working with DP World and Aden Container Terminal to develop and grow our business in the Republic of Yemen.”

Source: DP World