Container volumes in the third-quarter climbed 8 percent, on a consolidated basis, to 7.3 million TEU, or "twenty-foot equivalent container units", it said in a statement to the Nasdaq Dubai bourse.
"Container volumes have remained strong during the third quarter of the year with DP World's container volumes back in line with 2008 peak levels with many of our regions delivering double digit growth over the third quarter last year," Chief Executive Mohammed Sharaf said.
Sharaf added that despite strong container volumes a lower contribution from non-container operations is expected for the second half of 2010.
Container volumes for the first nine-months of the year climbed 7 percent on a consolidated basis to 20.5 million TEU.
The port operator's new developments in Vallarpadam in India and Karachi in Pakistan remain on schedule to open later this year, it said in the statement.
DP World's first-half net profit after tax from continuing operations rose 10 percent to $206 million.
DP World is one of the largest port operators in the world and is 77 percent owned by Dubai World. The company is seeking a listing on the London stock exchange after publishing its financial results next March. (Reuters)
