Zibb reported that DP World’s new marine terminal development at Callao, Peru has been honored by a visit from top officials from the UAE and Peru including His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan UAE minister of foreign affairs.
Mr Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem chairman of Dubai World and DP World and Mr Mohammed Sharaf CEO of DP World hosted the official delegation which included Mr Enrique Cornejo Peru’s minister of transportation and communications.
Earlier in the day, Mr Sheikh Abdullah UAE officials and DP World representatives met with Mr Alan Garcia Pérez president of the Republic and Mr José Antonio García Belaúnde minister of foreign affairs. The purpose of the meetings was to discuss commercial relations and investments between both countries as well as the achievements of the Peruvian economy internationally.
The new terminal at Muelle Sur, Callao in Lima the capital of Peru is set to open early 2010 a year ahead of schedule. The concession was granted to DP World Callao in July 2006 and construction works started in April 2008. Around 98% of the reclamation works have been completed to date, consisting of the yard and main stacking area. DP World Callao will be a modern 650 meters long quay Terminal with two 325 meters moorings able to receive Super Post Panamax vessels. Dredging to a 14 meters depth from the original average depth of 10 meters will allow the facility to handle some of the biggest container vessels in the market. By the end of 2009 the first gantry cranes and yard cranes are due to be commissioned, besides other port vehicles and state of the art equipment. The terminal will have an annual capacity of around 850,000 TEUs in the Phase I and a maximum of around 1.4 million TEUs in the Phase II.
(Sourced from Zibb.com)
