<p data-path-to-node="5">Global smart end-to-end supply chain solutions provider <b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="81">DP World</b> has announced a major capacity expansion at its flagship multi-modal terminal located in the <b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="183">Port of Santos, Brazil</b>, increasing its annual container handling throughput capability to <b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="273">2.1 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units)</b>.</p><p data-path-to-node="6">The expansion program represents a critical milestone in DP World’s long-term investment strategy in Latin America's largest and busiest maritime container gateway. The multi-million-dollar capital expenditure project incorporates extensive quay deepening, berth frontage extensions, modern terminal operating technology, and the commissioning of high-capacity quayside and yard handling equipment to accommodate Ultra-Large Container Vessels (ULCVs) and serve burgeoning South American EXIM trade corridors.</p><h3 data-path-to-node="8">Key Operational Highlights &amp; Terminal Capabilities</h3><ul data-path-to-node="9"><li><p data-path-to-node="9,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="9,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Substantial Throughput Capacity Scale-Up:</b> The infrastructure development program elevates the terminal’s continuous operational capacity to 2.1 million TEUs per year, addressing chronic regional supply chain bottlenecks and securing berth availability for mainline transcontinental ocean carriers.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="9,1,0"><b data-path-to-node="9,1,0" data-index-in-node="0">Expanded Quayside and Deep-Water Drafting:</b> The quayside quay has been extended to over 1,300 meters, paired with enhanced berth depth capabilities, allowing the private terminal to berth and simultaneously service multiple mega-boxships calling on trans-Atlantic and Asia-South America trade lanes.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="9,2,0"><b data-path-to-node="9,2,0" data-index-in-node="0">Electrified Yard Equipment and Automation:</b> Under DP World’s global decarbonization mandate, the Santos facility has incorporated additional energy-efficient electric Rubber-Tyred Gantry (e-RTG) cranes, high-capacity quay cranes (STS), and automated terminal operating systems (TOS) to drive up gross crane rates while cutting diesel emissions.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="9,3,0"><b data-path-to-node="9,3,0" data-index-in-node="0">Dual Multi-Commodity Hub Integration:</b> In addition to its expanded container handling footprint, DP World Santos remains one of the world's most modern export hubs for bulk and breakbulk wood pulp (cellulose), operating in direct partnership with leading producers via integrated, weather-protected rail-to-ship conveyor systems.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="9,4,0"><b data-path-to-node="9,4,0" data-index-in-node="0">Strengthening Intermodal Hinterland Connectivity:</b> The terminal’s direct on-dock rail infrastructure facilitates swift container and bulk agro-commodity transfers, linking the coastal gateway with the agricultural and industrial powerhouses of São Paulo state and central-western Brazil.</p></li></ul>