DP World Antwerp

Type
Business expansion
Country
Belgium
Region
Vlaams Gewest; Prov. Antwerpen; Arr. Antwerpen
Location of affected unit(s)
Antwerpen
Sector
Transportation / Storage
52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation
52.2 - Support activities for transportation
52.24 - Cargo handling
300 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
13 November 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2020

Description

Terminal operator DP World will invest some 270 million Euro in Antwerp which will create 300 new jobs between now and 2020. At this moment, DP World Antwerp has 850 employees handling some 2 million containers per annum. The new employees will increase handling capacity to 2,7 million containers per annum. The initial phase of the plan involves 100 new jobs, mainly in 'skip-loading'.  

Sources

  • 13 November 2015: De Standaard
  • 13 November 2015: De Tijd

Citation

Eurofound (2015), DP World Antwerp, Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 85551, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/85551.