# DP World expands Berbera port with new 400m quay and terminal extension

> Somaliland Sun reported on 12 December 2020 that DP World finished a 400m quay and 250,000sqm extension at Berbera port…

- By: Editorial Team, Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com/about)
- Published: 30 September 2026
- Format: News story (reported from one named public source)
- Publication: Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com)
- Subject: Infrastructure and Services
- Tags: ports, drainage
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/dp-world-berbera-port-400m-quay-extension

## Key points

- On 12 December 2020, Somaliland Sun reported that DP World had finished a 400m quay and 250,000 square metre extension at the Port of Berbera.
- The report attributed a 50% capacity increase and 70% volume rise to DP World Vice President Federico Banos-Linder, without primary baseline data.
- No official completion record or evidence of what has happened at Berbera port since that date is available.

On 12 December 2020, Somaliland Sun reported that DP World had finished a 400-metre quay and 250,000 square metre extension at the Port of Berbera. The outlet wrote that the project is part of a USD 442 million scheme to transform the port into a leading regional facility.

DP World, an Emirati logistics company, has managed the Port of Berbera since 2017, according to the same report. The extension is said to include an expanded storage area and new equipment such as gantry cranes and reach stackers.

DP World Vice President of External Relations Federico Banos-Linder told Somaliland Sun that the project began in three phases and that the first phase had already been completed. He was quoted as saying the completed phase increased container capacity by 50% and pushed volumes by 70%.

Somaliland Sun also reported that the port's current capacity is around 150,000 twenty-foot equivalent units, and that capacity is foreseen to reach approximately 450,000 TEUs after project completion.

The report does not establish what has happened at Berbera since its publication. No handover certificate, official announcement, or commissioning data confirms the quay and extension were completed as an established fact. The USD 442M figure is not broken down; whether it is a total project cost, budget, or investment value is not stated.

The claimed 50% capacity increase and 70% volume rise come from a DP World spokesperson without baseline throughput data. The 150,000 TEU current capacity lacks a source or measurement date. There is no completion date for the projected 450,000 TEU capacity.

Somaliland Sun also mentioned DP World's intention to create an economic free zone around the port and a USD 100M road corridor connecting Berbera with Wajaale in Ethiopia. The report gives no approvals, funding, land area, or timeline for either initiative.

## Questions

### What is the scope of the new 400m quay and 250,000 sq metre extension?

According to Somaliland Sun, the extension includes a 400m quay, a 250,000 square metre terminal expansion, an expanded storage area, and new gantry cranes and reach stackers. No primary technical details are given.

### What is the total project cost and funding structure?

Somaliland Sun reported the project is part of a USD 442 million scheme, but the figure's composition or funding structure is not specified.

### When is the expansion expected to be completed?

Somaliland Sun's report of 12 December 2020 claimed the quay and extension were finished, but there is no official completion date or primary record. No status update beyond that date is available.

## Sources

- [Somaliland: DP World Increases Berbera Port Terminal Capacity with new 400m Quay and 250,000sq Metre Extension](https://somalilandsun.com/somaliland-dp-world-increases-berbera-port-terminal-capacity-with-new-400m-quay-and-250000sq-metre-extension/) — Somaliland Sun, 2020-12-12