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Record first half for DP World UK

DP World says its two UK ports handled a record volume of cargo in the first half of 2021, thanks to its investment in capacity to meet demand. Between January and June this year, London Gateway saw throughput of 888,000teu. An increaser of over 23% on the previous first-half record set in 2020. At DP World Southampton, throughput in the first six months of the year was 995,000teu, the second best ... [+]

Swain to set up stone terminal at London Gateway

DP WORLD has signed an agreement with Swain Group for a 2.25 acre distribution facility at its London Gateway freight and logistics hub. Under the three year agreement, Swain Group will use the quayside site for the temporary storage of imported construction materials such as stone and offsite manufacturing before onward ... [+]

London Gateway makes more room for furniture

Lifestyle and furniture retailer made.com is to exercise an option to more than double its capacity at London Gateway’s Logistics Park. The company will open an additional 350,000sq ft. of new warehousing over two phases, with the first phase complete by August this year and the second in April 2022. This ... [+]

Unifeeder links Gdynia with London

DP World’s shortsea arm Unifeeder has added a weekly service from Gdynia, Poland to its London Gateway/St Petersburg service. Departure from Gdynia is on Monday with arrival in London the following Friday. [+]

London Gateway to fast track new warehouse

DP World is to fast-track the delivery of a speculative 146,000sq ft warehouse at its London Logistics Park before the end of 2021 to meet demand space from online retailers in the South East of England. It follows the letting upon completion of LG231, a 230,000sq ft warehouse facility, to ... [+]

Two new routes for London Gateway

DP World London Gateway has added two new liner services. It has replaced Felixstowe as the UK call for Maersk’s service which calls at East Mediterranean including Limassol, Ashdod, Alexandria, Haifa, Mersin, and Port Said East. In January, it became the UK port of call for Unifeeder’s new St Petersburg ... [+]

Work starts on London Gateway’s biggest warehouse yet

DP World London Gateway has started building its largest site to date at the port’s logistics park, for DHL Supply Chain. Work to prepare the plot for the 482,000 sq ft warehouse is underway, with main building work due to start in early 2021. On completion, DHL will lease the ... [+]

Big Banana for London Gateway

Banana importer Compagnie Fruitière UK has taken occupation of a 69,718 sq ft ripening facility at DP World London Gateway. It will replace its existing operation in Dartford and is expected to be fully operational by 2021. Compagnie Fruitière managing director Keith Sadler, said: “The port centric location, combined with the ... [+]

London Gateway shines for DP World

DP World handled 71.2 million teu across its global container terminals in 2019, with gross container volumes flat year-on-year on a reported basis and up +1.0% on a like-for-like basis. Like-for-like gross volumes in the fourth quarter of 2019 accelerated to 2.1% with growth driven by Asia Pacific and Africa.  ... [+]

Top diplomat sees London Gateway at first hand

New UAE ambassador to the UK, Mansoor Abulhoul, visited DP World London Gateway on 14 November. Mr Abulhoul enjoyed a tour of deep sea port and rail terminal alongside the largest logistics park in Europe. He stated: “The scale of the operation that DP World has created as well as ... [+]

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