<h3 data-path-to-node="0">Accelerating the shift from highway transit to sea corridors, DP World's Marine Services arm, Shipping Solutions, has significantly expanded its domestic maritime capacity by acquiring the <b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="205">DP World Indus</b>. The newly added vessel is a high-capacity, India-flagged container ship capable of carrying over <b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="318">2,500 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units)</b>, and it will be permanently dedicated to supporting short-sea and coastal trade operations connecting key industrial centers along the Indian coastline.</h3><p data-path-to-node="6">The strategic vessel acquisition expands the terminal operator's active Indian coastal transport fleet to <b data-path-to-node="6" data-index-in-node="106">10 dedicated vessels</b>, opening a high-predictability marine alternative for heavy industrial cargo owners seeking to bypass congested interstate road corridors.</p><h3 data-path-to-node="8"><b data-path-to-node="8" data-index-in-node="0">Maiden Jeddah Call Integrates Regional Terminals and Coastal Networks</b></h3><p data-path-to-node="9">The integration of the new mainline feeder vessel strengthens DP World's intermodal network across South Asia and the Middle East:</p><ul data-path-to-node="10"><li><p data-path-to-node="10,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="10,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">The Scale of Coastal Operations:</b> DP World's Shipping Solutions network in India currently handles containerized freight across <b data-path-to-node="10,0,0" data-index-in-node="127">14 major and minor ports</b>. The expanded fleet builds directly on a strong operational baseline set in 2025, during which the business unit processed more than <b data-path-to-node="10,0,0" data-index-in-node="285">473,000 TEUs</b> solely via domestic coastal shipping runs.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="10,1,0"><b data-path-to-node="10,1,0" data-index-in-node="0">Maiden Terminal Call:</b> Marking its entry into active service, the <i data-path-to-node="10,1,0" data-index-in-node="65">DP World Indus</i> executed its maiden commercial port call at the Jeddah South Container Terminal in Saudi Arabia a facility directly operated by DP World. The strategic routing highlights a broader corporate effort to seamlessly tie vessel assets with landside gateway terminals.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="10,2,0"><b data-path-to-node="10,2,0" data-index-in-node="0">Supporting Maritime Vision 2030:</b> The inclusion of an India-flagged vessel directly supports the Central Government's <i data-path-to-node="10,2,0" data-index-in-node="117">Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2030</i> roadmap, which seeks to maximize short-sea cargo volumes. The investment follows actionable recommendations outlined in DP World's 2025 whitepaper, <i data-path-to-node="10,2,0" data-index-in-node="297">“Enhancing India's Ship Registry: Pathways to Global Competitiveness,”</i> which focuses on strengthening domestic ship registry systems.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="10,3,0"><b data-path-to-node="10,3,0" data-index-in-node="0">Lowering Supply Chain Carbon Footprints:</b> By providing reliable, high-volume sea options between primary manufacturing hubs and consumer markets, the service enables shippers to take substantial pressure off long-haul trucking grids, lowering localized highway transit emissions and slashing per-container transport overheads.</p></li></ul>