April 25 (Reuters) - DP WORLD DPW.DI :
* DP WORLD REPORTS FLAT GROSS VOLUME IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2019
* DP WORLD PLC HANDLED 17.5 MILLION TEU IN Q1
* UAE HANDLED 3.5 MILLION TEU IN 1Q 2019, DOWN 8.8% YEAR-ON-YEAR, DUE TO THE CHALLENGING MACROENVIRONMENT AND LOSS OF LOWER-MARGIN CARGO
* SAYS GROSS LIKE-FOR-LIKE VOLUMES DECLINED BY 0.7% IN 1Q 2019 DUE TO THE HIGHER YEAR-ON-YEAR COMPARABLES AND SOFTER VOLUMES IN THE UAE AND AUSTRALIA
* AT A CONSOLIDATED LEVEL, TERMINALS HANDLED 9.2 MILLION TEU DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2019
* SAYS GROSS LIKE-FOR-LIKE VOLUMES DECLINED BY 0.7% IN 1Q 2019 ALSO DUE TO SOFTER VOLUMES IN THE UAE AND AUSTRALIA
* COSOL TEU DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2019 DOWN 0.8% ON A REPORTED BASIS AND DOWN 3.0% YOY ON A LIKE-FOR-LIKE BASIS Source:(https:// Further company coverage: DPW.DI