DP World’s recent strategic investments in Latin America reveal a clear and deliberate pattern focused on securing and strengthening its presence in critical transshipment and nearshoring hubs, in line with broader global trade shifts toward supply chain diversification and regionalization.
At the heart of DP World’s latest move is a US$760 million investment in the Dominican Republic, aimed at expanding the Port of Caucedo and developing a sprawling 225-hectare Free Trade Zone. Once completed, Caucedo’s capacity will rise from 2.5 million to 3.1 million TEUs, capable of handling the largest container vessels.
But DP World’s ambitions go far beyond moving boxes.
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