DP World says it is well placed to meet market expectations for 2017 after pushing up its volumes in the first half of the year.

The global terminal operator handled 34m teu from January to June, an increase of 8.2% year-on-year.

Ahmed Bin Sulayem, chairman of DP World, said: “Our portfolio has delivered ahead-of-market growth benefiting from the improved trading environment in 2017 and market share gains from the new shipping alliances, driving volumes in the second quarter.”