DP World is considering options to establish a container gateway on the UAE’s east coast that would allow cargo to move without transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the Financial Times reported on July 13, citing sources, in a report carried by Reuters.
The options under review are a new multipurpose port on the Fujairah coast on the Gulf of Oman or a new container terminal at the existing Fujairah port. The report said the project structure and financing have not been finalized.
According to the Financial Times, the review follows disruption to shipping through the strait, with sources describing a 90% to 95% drop in activity at Jebel Ali after the closure. Fujairah already serves as an outside-Hormuz export location for UAE energy flows through existing pipeline infrastructure, and other UAE logistics operators have used Fujairah and nearby east-coast ports to reroute cargo during the disruption.
DP World said in its 2025 annual report that it operated 109.5 million TEU of gross terminal capacity with utilization of 85.3% across its network.