DUBAI-based DP World hit a new high at its South Pier Terminal in Callao, Peru after setting a handling record of 2m teu in 2025 – the first for any terminal in the West Coast of South America.
This marks a 5% increase from 2024 and a 22% rise in port handling compared to 2023. The launch of the $400m Bicentennial Pier in 2024 boosted throughput in both 2024 and 2025. This expanded terminal capacity by 80% to 2.7m teu.
“The achievement reflects sustained infrastructure investment, expanded capacity, and operational efficiencies that continue to strengthen Callao’s role as a leading regional logistics hub,” said DP World in a statement.
The terminal operator also saw vessel-handling capacity grow by 89% and productivity, assessed in teu per hour, grow 70% in 2024.
Peruvian economic research and advisory firm Apoyo Consultoría estimates that DP World’s South Pier Terminal contributed more than $316m to Peru’s gross domestic product in 2024.
Apoyo also estimates that $23.6bn in total cargo value flowed through DP World’s Callao terminal in 2024 based on an economic impact study.
In the same year, the terminal handled $3.66bn in agricultural exports. This makes up 40% of Peru’s total agricultural shipments, including 80% of national blueberry exports.
In 2025, DP World moved $438.3m of avocado exports on a free on-board basis. This is around 60% of Peru’s avocado shipments through Callao.
As of November 2025, the Port of Callao handled 55.8% of Peru’s total agricultural exports, with 35.2% moving through DP World’s terminal.
“Just a decade ago, 2m teu represented the total volume handled by all ports in Peru combined. Today, this volume is being reached by a single terminal, reflecting how strategic investment in modern port infrastructure can transform a country’s trade capacity and strengthen its position within global supply chains,” said DP World Colombia, Ecuador and Peru chief executive Carlos Merino.
DP World has invested around $8bn in Latin America since 2010. It plans for another $1.5bn by 2028.
