DP World Cargo Services officially launched

One of the historic old
names of the shipping
world has finally
disappeared from the
shores of SA.
P&O Ports Nationwide
Cargo Terminals
(POPNCT) has changed its
name to DP World Cargo
Services – reflecting a
shareholding change in
2006 when the global
marine terminal operator
DP World acquired all the
shares in POPNCT’s
parent P&O.
The name change also
reflects the company’s
focus on the valueenhancing
additional cargo
services it offers customers
beyond its core port
stevedoring business.
“It goes without saying
that a holding company
of the size of DP World
offers its subsidiaries huge
financial, educational,
operational, managerial
and safety support along
with our BBBEE Partners
Nationwide, who are still
very much on board,” said
Ian Hall, MD of DPWCS.
“And we are able to
supply the SA port market
with a full range of
stevedoring and ancillary
services – like lashing,
securing and tally stuffing/
destuffing of containers
– in the head office Port
of Durban, Richards Bay,
Cape Town, Mossel Bay
and Port Elizabeth.”
Container stevedoring
remains a key focus for
DPWCS – being part
of the global DP World
operation that focuses
primarily on container
terminal management and
operation – but it also
continues to place a strong
emphasis on bulk and
breakbulk commodities for
liner principals in addition
to major shippers and
importers.
“We also operate unique
conveyor hopper systems
for the effective discharge
of bulk cargoes into both
road and rail, with three
new third-generation
hopper systems having
been positioned in Durban,
two in Richards Bay and
one in Cape Town,”
Hall added.
The company has a fleet
of some 20 forklift trucks,
ranging from 4-t to 25-t,
12 payloaders, and other
bulk-handling equipment.
“Our connection to DP
World gives us access
to centuries’ worth of
experience, information
technologies, support
and services,” said Hall,
“coupled with local
experience and practices to
provide the best possible
services to our clients.”
The company employs
244 permanent staff
and approximately 200
outsourced workers on a
monthly basis.