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The Port of London Authority has acquired Masthouse Terrace Pier on the Isle of Dogs in East London with a view to increasing light freight on the river. With good connections to the nearby Canary Wharf office area it plans to make it the first in the capital with space dedicated to the transportation of parcels and similar cargo.
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Traffic through the Port of London reached 53.2 million tonnes in 2018, a level last seen more than a decade ago. It followed strong growth in containerised cargoes, particularly at DP World London Gateway, which attracted a number of new services. Container trades led the growth, up by 3.4 million ...
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The world’s largest short sea ro ro freight vessel, CLdN’s 8,000 lane-metre Celine called at Port of London’s Purfleet terminal during the first week of November. She is the first ship in a series of eight ships by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea and operates on CLdN’s weekly service ...
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The Port of London Authority says that 66 ships calling at Thames terminals Thames qualified for the UK’s first port charge discount for cleaner ships in the first three months of the year. Introduced by the Port of London Authority (PLA) on 1 January, the discount is available to ships ...
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Trade in the Port of London in 2016 reached the highest this decade, rising 10% to top 50 million tonnes for the first time since 2008. Containers, oil and building materials all rose markedly, said the Port of London Authority, pointing out that prior to 2016, port throughput had been ...
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The Port of London Authority has produced the 2016 edition of its handbook, which highlights the diversity of the port terminals and wharves on the River Thames. It includes details and maps of the different terminals, key contacts, maritime businesses, suppliers and agents and information on shipping services. www.pla.co.uk/assets/2016handbook.pdf
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The Port of London handled its largest ships ever in 2015 while cargo tonnage climbed to 45.4 million tonnes, up 2% on 2014. PLA chief executive, Robin Mortimer said the record breakers included container ship, UASC Barzan - the 400 metre ship called at London Gateway Port in September. Since ...
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The port of London could be handling its largest ever cargo traffic in 20 years – up to 80 million tonnes a year – if the ideas contained in the Thames Vision come to fruition. The plan, published on 14 December, envisages that London, could almost double its cargo throughput ...
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Cargo trade at port terminals on the River Thames grew 3% or 1.3 million tonnes (3%) in 2014, says the Port of London Authority. The figure included a 7.4% rise in containers and trailers to 16.2 million tonnes; aggregates and cement went up 10.1% to 9.7 million tonnes; and other ...
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The Secretary of State for Transport has confirmed the Port of London Authority’s (PLA) application to buy Orchard Wharf in Tower Hamlets, east London. Orchard Wharf has been unused for over 15 years. The case for the ‘compulsory purchase’ of the wharf was heard at a public inquiry last year. ...
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