Dubai-based port operator DP World says its profit rose 1.5 percent in the first half of the year as the slumping world economy slowed cargo traffic. A company statement Wednesday says pre-tax profit rose to 310 million for the six-month period ending June 30, compared with 306 million for the same period last year. It reported a 7.5 percent rise in gross container volumes for the first half of 2012, led by traffic in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a report of the Associated Press.
