The container ports giant said new volumes at London Gateway in the UK and Embraport in Brazil contributed to the increase.

The UAE delivered another strong performance, it added, handling 7.4m teu, up 14.1%.

Chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem said: “As anticipated, we have seen a return to healthy volume growth in 2014 due to the addition of new capacity and a pick-up in global trade.

“After