DP World 1st quarter volume up 8.5%

DP World 1st quarter volume up 8.5%    Dubai-based terminal operator DP World said Wednesday it handled 6.8 million TEUs in the first quarter of 2011, 8.5 percent growth year-on-year.
   The volume figures represent DP World's full or partial stakes in the 49 global terminals in which it operates. The company also said it is pressing forward with plans for a public listing on the London stock exchange in late May or early June. The listing will release shares worth roughly 20 percent of the company's value.