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London Gateway Berth 4 goes live

DP World has opened its fourth berth at London Gateway, billed as the world’s first all-electric facility. The MSC Sena was serviced by a fleet of battery-powered vehicles and equipment, including four of Europe’s largest quay cranes, straddle carriers, and automatic stacking cranes. The new 430m berth also adds a further 200 permanent jobs at London Gateway, which is a part of Thames Freeport, and will play a key role in ... [+]

London Gateway expansion is on, after all

DP World has confirmed that it will build a fifth and sixth berth at London Gateway port as part of a £1bn expansion over the next five years. The investment will also include a second rail terminal. It follows a turbulent weekend, during which Dubai-owned DP World was reported to be ... [+]

Two more years for GB Railfreight at London Gateway

GB Railfreight has agreed a new two-year contract extension with DP World to provide staff to prepare all freight trains departing from its London Gateway terminal. A total of 5,000  services depart and arrive at London Gateway every year, removing around 150,000 HGV movements from the roads and reducing carbon ... [+]

New cranes put London Gateway on the right lines

DP World has taken delivery of two new rail-mounted gantry (RMG) cranes for its London Gateway rail terminal. They will go into operation in mid-August and will help meet growing demand for increased rail connections and a more sustainable supply chain. The new cranes will also increase box handling capacity at ... [+]

Europe’s largest quay cranes arrive at London Gateway

DP World London Gateway took delivery of Europe’s largest quay cranes on 21 February. Weighing more than 2,000 tonnes, they will come into service at London Gateway’s new £350m fourth berth, set to open this summer.  They are sized to service the largest vessels currently in operation around the world – ... [+]

It’s all stacking up at London Gateway

DP World has received four new Konecranes automated stacking cranes (ASCs) for London Gateway. The ASCs, an investment of £56 million, will move containers from the port yard onto trucks and will service the £350m all-electric new fourth berth – the first of its kind in the world – which will ... [+]

Two tenants for London Gateway

DP World has announced the first tenants for its London Gateway Logistics Park, part of the Thames Freeport. Ranson, a Belgian food and catering products business, and Destiny Entertainments, which imports and modifies audio and video products, will move to the Freeport in the first quarter of 2024. As well as having ... [+]

DP World buys eight electric straddles

DP World is investing £12m in eight electric straddle carriers at its new fourth berth at its London Gateway logistics hub. They will be part of the first all-electric fleet in the world. Each carrier reduces carbon emissions by 54% compared with non-electric machine, a figure that will increase over ... [+]

DP World sends out powerful green message

DP World has carried out a successful trial of new solar energy units at London Gateway. The installation of sunlight-converting photovoltaic panels on the canopy of the gatehouse building has generated 29.95 megawatt hours (MWH) of electricity over the first two months with a highest daily peak of 120 KWH. DP ... [+]

Oasis Group seeks freeport advantage

Oasis Group has become the second business to move to DP World’s port-centric logistics park at London Gateway since it became a freeport. The Dubai-owned ports and logistics operator says that the 9 million sq ft site 28 miles from central London continues to attract major investment.  The information management services ... [+]

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